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Thanksgiving Trivia
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a #Thanksgiving quiz for #middle school age students
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1
What are male turkeys called?
Bobs
Timmys
Toms
Harrys
2
Which president is believed to be the first to pardon a turkey and start this annual tradition?
President Lincoln in 1863
President Roosevelt in 1939
George Washington in 1777
President Harry Truman in 1947
3
The first Thanksgiving lasted how many days?
5 days
1 day
7 days
3 days
4
T or F: More than half of the people in the Plymouth colony died that winter of 1621.
False
True
5
What is the most popular state for raising turkeys?
Missouri
Iowa
Minnesota
Indiana
6
T or F: TV dinners were created after Thanksgiving in 1953.
False
True
7
T or F: Like penguins, turkeys can't fly.
True
False
8
Turkey is responsible for drowsiness after the Thanksgiving meal.
True
False
9
T or F: The movement of the turkey inspired a ballroom dance.
False
True
10
Which Pawtuxet Indian was the interpreter between the pilgrims and the Wampanoag?
Samoset
Sitting Bull
Squanto
Pocahontas
11
What is the name of the skin that hangs off the turkey's neck?
gobbler
flappy skin thingy
snark
wattle
12
T or F: Only male turkeys "gobble".
False
True
13
T or F: Fossil evidence shows that turkeys roamed the Americas 10 million years ago.
True
False
14
T or F: Abe Lincoln's son had a pet turkey.
False
True
15
T or F: The Turducken originated in Louisiana.
False
True
16
T or F: America is the only country that celebrates "Thanksgiving".
True
False
17
T or F: Turkey has more protein than chicken or beef.
True
False
18
T or F: Turkey wasn't on the menu on the first Thanksgiving.
True
False
19
Though wild turkeys can only fly for short distances, they can sometimes reach speeds of:
55 mph
30 mph
25 mph
5 mph
20
T or F: Turkeys can have heart attacks.
True
False
21
T or F: Each year, the president pardons a turkey & spares it from being eaten.
True
False
22
The first Thanksgiving was held in what year?
1821
1621
1622
1722
23
According to the Butterball Company, how much turkey is consumed on Thanksgiving day?
800 million lbs.
175 million lbs.
500,000 lbs.
675 million lbs.
24
What is a baby turkey called?
nestling
duck
poult
chick
25
A full grown turkey has about how many feathers?
3,500
5,000
one million
4,750
26
T or F: Macy's was the 1st American department store to sponsor a Thanksgiving parade.
True
False
27
Which group of American Indians formed an alliance with the arriving pilgrims?
Mohegan
Massachusett
Wampanoag
Cherokee
28
T or F: Benjamin Franklin thought the turkey should be the national bird of the US.
True
False
29
Where is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade held?
Los Angeles
New York City
Philadelphia
Washington, D.C.
