Thanksgiving Day Quiz
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1. Where was the first Thanksgiving feast?
2. What time of year was the feast really probably held?
3. Where were the Pilgrims from?
4. What was the name of the ship they came over on?
5. Besides the US, where else is Thanksgiving observed?
6. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Turkeys can’t fly
B. They can run up to 25 mph
C. The average male turkey is twice the weight of the female turkey
7. When George Bush pardoned two turkeys in 2007, he:
A. Gave them to his cousin to raise on his farm in Texas
B. Sent them to Disney World
C. Flew them on Air Force One to New Hampshire and released
8. True or False: Thanksgiving is the biggest drinking night of the year.
9. Which of the following people wanted the turkey to be the national bird:
A. Franklin Roosevelt
B. Abraham Lincoln
C. Benjamin Franklin
10. Thanksgiving wasn’t a national holiday until which of the following Presidents proclaimed it one:
A. Franklin Roosevelt
B. George Washington
C. Abraham Lincoln
11. How long did the feast between the Pilgrims and Indians last?
A. Three days
B. One day
C. Five days
12. The feast was held in what year:
A. 1617
B. 1620
C. 1621
13. How many Pilgrims came over in 1620?
A. 102
B. 152
C. 52
14. Who was the Indian who spoke English and could translate what was said between the Pilgrims and the Indians? Hint: It starts with an S.
15. Who was responsible for Thanksgiving being the fourth Thursday of the month?
A. Abraham Lincoln
B. Franklin Roosevelt
C. Theodore Roosevelt
16. Which of the foods listed were NOT served and eaten at the feast between the Pilgrims and the Indians: (may be more than one)
A. Corn
B. Eel
C. Pumpkin Pie
D. Stuffing
E. Cranberry Sauce
F. Lobster
G. Duck
H. Deer
I. Turkey
J. Potatoes
K. Sweet Potatoes
17. How long did it take the Plgrims to come over by the ship?
A. 28 days
B. 65 days
C. 8 months
D. 1 year
Answers
1. Plymouth Rock
2. Late Sept/early October (harvest)
3. England
4. Mayflower
5. Canada
6. A) Wild Turkeys can fly
7. B) Disney World
8. False- Thanksgiving Eve is the biggest drinking night of the year
9. C) Benjamin Franklin
10. C) Abraham Lincoln
11. A) 3 days
12. B) 1620
13. A) 102
14. Squanto
15. B) Franklin Roosevelt
16. Corn, Pumpkin Pie, Cranberry Sauce, Potaotes, Sweet Potatoes
17. A) 28 days
1. Where was the first Thanksgiving feast?
2. What time of year was the feast really probably held?
3. Where were the Pilgrims from?
4. What was the name of the ship they came over on?
5. Besides the US, where else is Thanksgiving observed?
6. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Turkeys can’t fly
B. They can run up to 25 mph
C. The average male turkey is twice the weight of the female turkey
7. When George Bush pardoned two turkeys in 2007, he:
A. Gave them to his cousin to raise on his farm in Texas
B. Sent them to Disney World
C. Flew them on Air Force One to New Hampshire and released
8. True or False: Thanksgiving is the biggest drinking night of the year.
9. Which of the following people wanted the turkey to be the national bird:
A. Franklin Roosevelt
B. Abraham Lincoln
C. Benjamin Franklin
10. Thanksgiving wasn’t a national holiday until which of the following Presidents proclaimed it one:
A. Franklin Roosevelt
B. George Washington
C. Abraham Lincoln
11. How long did the feast between the Pilgrims and Indians last?
A. Three days
B. One day
C. Five days
12. The feast was held in what year:
A. 1617
B. 1620
C. 1621
13. How many Pilgrims came over in 1620?
A. 102
B. 152
C. 52
14. Who was the Indian who spoke English and could translate what was said between the Pilgrims and the Indians? Hint: It starts with an S.
15. Who was responsible for Thanksgiving being the fourth Thursday of the month?
A. Abraham Lincoln
B. Franklin Roosevelt
C. Theodore Roosevelt
16. Which of the foods listed were NOT served and eaten at the feast between the Pilgrims and the Indians: (may be more than one)
A. Corn
B. Eel
C. Pumpkin Pie
D. Stuffing
E. Cranberry Sauce
F. Lobster
G. Duck
H. Deer
I. Turkey
J. Potatoes
K. Sweet Potatoes
17. How long did it take the Plgrims to come over by the ship?
A. 28 days
B. 65 days
C. 8 months
D. 1 year
Answers
1. Plymouth Rock
2. Late Sept/early October (harvest)
3. England
4. Mayflower
5. Canada
6. A) Wild Turkeys can fly
7. B) Disney World
8. False- Thanksgiving Eve is the biggest drinking night of the year
9. C) Benjamin Franklin
10. C) Abraham Lincoln
11. A) 3 days
12. B) 1620
13. A) 102
14. Squanto
15. B) Franklin Roosevelt
16. Corn, Pumpkin Pie, Cranberry Sauce, Potaotes, Sweet Potatoes
17. A) 28 days
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