November 19, 2008 Know a lot of Thanksgiving trivia? Take The Quiz And Find Out.
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1 1 In what year was the first Thanksgiving Day celebration held?
1610 1789 1621 1690 2
2 The first Thanksgiving celebration was held in which Massachusetts town?
Duxbury Plymouth Quincy Boston 3
3 Thanksgiving was officially proclaimed a national U.S. holiday by Congress in what year?
1621 1892 1941 1971 4
4 Which menu items are believed by historians to have actually been on the menu during the first Thanksgiving celebration?
Ham, pumpkin pie, sweet potatoes Chicken, corn on the cob, eggs Milk, cranberry sauce, cheese Lobster, nuts, vegetables 5
5 A male turkey is also called a:
Timmy Turkey-lurkey Tom Thomas 6
6 How many turkeys are consumed in the U.S. on Thanksgiving Day, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture?
1 million 30,000 2 billion 45 million 7
7 The first Thanksgiving was tough for men and women. Both helped prepare the food. Do you think men or women work harder now to prepare the Thanksgiving meal?
Men like me don't work hard on Thanksgiving, we sit back and watch the game!
I'm a girl and I don't think women work harder.
The men have to help too if they want to eat!
I help out and work so much harder to prepare the meal than the women do, and I'm a man!
Women like me work so much harder.
All the men do is sit around and sleep!
8 8 What were the two parties who celebrated the first Thanksgiving feast together?
The Catholics and the Jews The North American Italians and the Southern French The Irish and the Colonists The Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Indians 9
9 The Pilgrims sailed from England to North America in what famous ship?
The Nina The Pinta The Mayflower The Tall Ship 10
10 The Pilgrim's original clothing mainly included what material?
Metal buckles Plastic Silk Animal skins 11
11 The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade tradition began in what decade?
1920's 1930's 1940's 1950's 12
12 How long did the original Thanksgiving celebration last?
a couple of hours 1 day 3 days 1 week 13
13 What is the average amount of calories consumed by one person on Thanksgiving Day?
1500 2000 2500 4500
14 14 Cranberry sauce is a staple of a good Thanksgiving dinner. When making homemade cranberry sauce, how do you know a cranberry is of high quality and fresh?
When it is really shiny When you can smell a sweet cranberry smell through the skin When it bounces after being dropped When birds eat it directly out of the bog 15
15 What day is officially Thanksgiving Day every year?
November 24 The third Thursday of November Whichever day the President proclaims that year The fourth Thursday of November 16
16 A turkey under the age of 16 weeks is called a fryer. What is the name for a 5-7 month old turkey?
A flipper A roaster A broiler A turkeylette 17
17 What living museum recreates Pilgrim life in the 1620's?
Plymouth Rock Museum Plimoth Wax Museum Plymouth Colony Plimoth Plantation 18
18 Who was the Wampanoag Indians' translator for communicating with the Pilgrims?
Squanto Massasoit Sachem The great Translator of Peace 19
19 Why were the Wampanoag Indians invited to the first Thanksgiving celebration by the Pilgrims?
Because the Pilgrims had a lot of food and just wanted company for their feast Because the Pilgrims wanted to try to convert the Wampanoag Indians to live like Puritans Because the Wampanoag Indians threatened to stop helping the Pilgrims if they weren't invited Because the Wampanoag Indians had helped the Pilgrims survive their first winter and the celebration was a thanks for the harvest and the help
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