Who was the president who made Thanksgiving an official holiday?
Theodore Roosevelt Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
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What was the name of the ship on which the Pilgrims traveled from England to the New World?
Titanic Mayflower
The Mayflower
100
Who wanted the turkey to be the National bird for the United States?
Barack Obama Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
100
What was the name of the Indian tribe that helped the Pilgrims?
Wampanoag Cherokee
Wampanoag
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What big store sponsors a Thanksgiving Day parade?
The Dollar Store Macys
Macys
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The first Thanksgiving in 1621 lasted how many days?
1 day 3 days
3 days
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The Pilgrims really did wear clothes with those funny buckles and big hats.
True False
False
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What part of the turkey is saved and snapped for good luck?
The leg The wishbone
The wishbone
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Who was the Indian chief of the tribe that helped the Pilgrims?
Sitting Bull Massasoit
Massasoit
200
A cornucopia is a horn of plenty.It is one of the symbols at Thanksgiving. Why to we use this symbol at Thanksgiving?
Because we have plenty of food
Because we like to blow a horn
Because we have plenty of food
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Is Thanksgiving celebrated only in the United States?
Yes No
No--it is also celebrated in Canada
300
About how many Pilgrims came from England to the New World on that very first trip?
About 50 About 100
100
300
A male turkey is called a Tom Turkey. What is a female turkey called?
Chick Hen
Hen
300
The Pilgrims walked off the ship at Plymouth Rock.
Is the real Plymouth Rock cracked now?
Yes No
Yes--it has actually cracked 3 different times
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On what day re the most people traveling in the United States?
The day after Thanksgiving The first day of summer
The day after thanksgiving
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Back when the first Thanksgiving was celebrated, which utensil did the Pilgrims NOT have:
forks spoons knives
Forks
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What ocean did the Pilgrims cross to get to the New World?
Atlantic Pacific
Atlantic
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All turkeys gobble. True or False
False--only male turkeys gobble
400
Thanksgiving is a religious holiday? True or False
False--it is a celebration of the harvest
400
The day after Thanksgiving is a big shopping day--what is that day called?
Silver Sales Day Black Friday
Black Friday
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The Pilgrims and Indians liked sports, but football had not yet been invented. What sport did they play?
Archery Shooting
Shooting
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What was the name of the rock the Pilgrims stepped on when they got off the Mayflower?
The Rock of Gibraltar Plymouth Rock
Plymouth Rock
500
The first meal eaten on the moon by astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldren was roasted turkey.
True or False
True--they had Tang too!
500
At the first Thanksgiving were there more Indians or more Pilgrims?
More Pilgrims More Indians
More Indians--many of the Pilgrims had died
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Which Thanksgiving food was NOT eaten at the first Thanksgiving?
Pumpkin Pie Potatoes
Potatoes--they thought potatoes were poison so they did not eat them