A
B
C
D
E
100

The most popular main course on Thanksgiving 

a) chicken

b) turkey

c) salmon

d) beef

b) turkey 

100

What sport do Americans like to play and watch on Thanksgiving day? 

a) basketball

b) baseball

c) football 

d) hockey 

c) football 

100

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.

100

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 

100

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



200

The way people typically prepare potatoes for Thanksgiving dinner 

a) French fries

b) baked potato

c) mashed potatoes

c) mashed potatoes

200

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 

200

The English separatists who came to the United States in 1620 are called...?

the Pilgrims

200

How many passengers were there on the the ship the Pilgrims boarded? 

A.) 56

B.) 102

C.) 166

D.) 238

B.) 102 passengers

200

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

300

Which state produces the most cranberries? 

a) Wisconsin 

b) California

c) Ohio

d) Texas

a) Wisconsin 

300

The president that made Thanksgiving a permanent national holiday?

A.) George Washington

B.) Abraham Lincoln

C.) Thomas Jefferson

B.) Abraham Lincoln

300

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

300

How long was the settler's voyage from England to America?  

A.) 40 days

B.) 66 days

C.) 125 days

 

B.) 66 days

300

Which Native American was especially helpful to the Pilgrims?

A.) Sacagawea 

B.) Pocahontas

C.) Squanto

C.) Squanto

400

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

400

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

400

What were "the three sisters"? 

A.) corn, squash, beans

B.) wheat, corn, soy

C.) berries, nuts, trees

A.) corn, squash and beans

400

The year of the first Thanksgiving was...

A.) 1621

B.) 1689

C.) 1701

D.) 1722

A.) 1621

400

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

500

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"

500

The speed that turkeys can run when scared.

A.) 17 MPH

B.) 20 MPH

C.) 25 MPH

B.) 20 MPH

500

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 

500

How many days did the first Thanksgiving last?

A.) 3 days

B.) 5 days

C.) 1 week

 

A.) 3 days

500

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.