The most popular main course on Thanksgiving
a) chicken
b) turkey
c) salmon
d) beef
b) turkey
What sport do Americans like to play and watch on Thanksgiving day?
a) basketball
b) baseball
c) football
d) hockey
c) football
What's the meaning of pilgrimage?
A) a journey that someone makes to a place that is very important to them.
B) a moment of hardship and starvation.
C) becoming friends with people from different cultures.
D) learning how to grow your own food.
A pilgrimage is a journey that someone makes to a place that is very important to them.
The name of the ship the Pilgrims boarded to start their journey to Plymouth, Massachusetts was called the..?
a) Hope
b) Farewell
c) Mayflower
d) November rain
c) Mayflower
What's the name of the area the Pilgrims reached when they arrived in the USA?
A.) New York
B.) Maine
C.) Massachusetts
C.) Massachusetts
The way people typically prepare potatoes for Thanksgiving dinner
a) French fries
b) baked potato
c) mashed potatoes
c) mashed potatoes
A special parade in the US for Thanksgiving
a) Macy's parade
b) Kmart's parade
c) Zara's parade
d) Walgreens's parade
a) Macy's parade
The English separatists who came to the United States in 1620 are called...?
the Pilgrims
How many passengers were there on the the ship the Pilgrims boarded?
A.) 56
B.) 102
C.) 166
D.) 238
B.) 102 passengers
The United States of America is a federal republic consisting of _________states, a federal district (Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States), five major territories, and various minor islands.
a) 48
b) 50
c) 52
d) 54
b) 50
Which state produces the most cranberries?
a) Wisconsin
b) California
c) Ohio
d) Texas
a) Wisconsin
The president that made Thanksgiving a permanent national holiday?
A.) George Washington
B.) Abraham Lincoln
C.) Thomas Jefferson
B.) Abraham Lincoln
Black Friday isn't the only holiday the day after Thanksgiving. What's the other?
A.) Native American Heritage Day
B.) Veteran's Day
C.) All Saint's Day
A.) Native American Heritage Day
How long was the settler's voyage from England to America?
A.) 40 days
B.) 66 days
C.) 125 days
B.) 66 days
Which Native American was especially helpful to the Pilgrims?
A.) Sacagawea
B.) Pocahontas
C.) Squanto
C.) Squanto
Which two NFL teams have played a game on Thanksgiving Day since 1966?
A.) Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers
B.) Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys
C.) Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos
B.) Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys
Thanksgiving Day is an annual Canadian holiday, held when?
A.) The fourth Monday in September
B.) The second Monday in October
C.) The first Monday in November
B.) The second Monday in October
What were "the three sisters"?
A.) corn, squash, beans
B.) wheat, corn, soy
C.) berries, nuts, trees
A.) corn, squash and beans
The year of the first Thanksgiving was...
A.) 1621
B.) 1689
C.) 1701
D.) 1722
A.) 1621
What's the name of the colony the Pilgrims started in the USA?
A.) Plymouth Colony
B.) Bay Colony
C.) New England Colony
A.) Plymouth Colony
Which U.S. president was the first to officially pardon a turkey making it an annual event?
A.) Ronald Reagan
B.) Richard Nixon
C.) George H.W. Bush
C.) George H.W. Bush. In 1989 he "presented a Presidential pardon" to a "fine tom turkey"
The speed that turkeys can run when scared.
A.) 17 MPH
B.) 20 MPH
C.) 25 MPH
B.) 20 MPH
The loose red skin attached to the underside of a turkey’s beak is called the...?
a) wattle
b) snood
c) trunk
d) fin
a) wattle
How many days did the first Thanksgiving last?
A.) 3 days
B.) 5 days
C.) 1 week
A.) 3 days
How many colonists were living in America in 1620?
A.) 1,200
B.) 1,999
C.) 2,499
C.) Approximately 2,499, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.