What presidential tradition is taking place here?

President Trump pardoning a turkey.

The very first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade featured which balloon character?

Trick question.........there were none.

Traditionally, Thanksgiving is always celebrated on:

the fourth Thursday in November

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1
True or False: There are towns in the US that are named Turkey
True
False
2
Some turkeys "cackle". Which are the turkeys that "gobble"?
MALE
PREGNANT
NONE OF THE ABOVE
FEMALE
3
What presidential tradition is taking place here?
President Trump choosing his next meal.
President Trump adopting a pet.
President Trump pardoning a turkey.
A wild turkey landed during one of the president's speeches.
4
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the largest _______ ever, weighed in at 1 ton.
ham
Grandma
pumpkin pie
turkey
5
Which character has been a Macy's balloon the most?
Mickey Mouse
Snoopy
Spongebob
Spiderman
6
What state in the US consumes the most turkey?
New York
California
Montana
Alabama
7
The very first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade featured which balloon character?
Trick question.........there were none.
Spiderman
Tom Turkey
Mickey Mouse
8
Which President designated the 4th Thursday of November as Thanksgiving Day in 1941?
Abraham Lincoln
Jimmy Carter
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Thomas Jefferson
9
For how long did the alliance with the Wampanoag last?
200 years
50 years
10 years
100 years
10
What state consumes the most turkey on Thanksgiving Day?
California
Massachusetts
Florida
Texas
11
Which of the following is the most popular way to serve leftover turkey?
SANDWICH
STEW
CHILLI
BURGER
12
What is this a picture of?
Fruit
Horn of Plenty
A fruit holder
Cornucopia
13
Who actually wanted our national bird to be the turkey instead of the bald eagle?
Benjamin Franklin
Abraham Lincoln
President George Washington
President Barack Obama
14
Where did the Pilgrims spend their first frigid winter?
With the natives
In the woods
On board the ship
All of these
15
How many turkeys do Americans eat each Thanksgiving?
46 million
52 million
37 million
40 million
16
The average turkey weighs ____ pounds.
15
10
18
12
17
What year did " A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" air?
1973
1990
1969
1983
18
How many turkeys will Americans eat on Thanksgiving Day?
19 million turkeys
Most Americans eat ham on Thanksgiving
22 million turkeys
46 million turkeys
19
How much money is spent on turkeys each year?
$400 million
$652 million
$7 millon
Over $1 billion
20
What utensil was missing at the first Thanksgiving?
All of them
Fork
Spoon
Knife
21
How heavy was the world's heaviest turkey?
106 pounds
97 pounds
86 pounds
64 pounds
22
Were there more Pilgrims or Native Americans at the first Thanksgiving?
Native Americans
Pilgrims
23
What president set the date as the fourth Thursday in November?
Truman
Johnson
Lincoln
Buchanan
24
Which president of the US officially declared Thanksgiving a national holiday?
Abraham Lincoln
Donald Trump
Barack Obama
George Washington
25
What did the Pilgrims and Indians eat at the first Thanksgiving?
Pumpkin Pie
Venison
Mashed Potatoes
Turkey
26
Which of these towns take their name from the traditional Thanksgiving bird?
Turkey, North Carolina
Turkey Creek, Lousiana
All the above
Turkey, Texas
27
What two football teams play every Thanksgiving Day?
Cowboys & Steelers
Cowboys & Lions
Lions & Redskins
Eagles & Packers
28
Which turkeys gobble?
Female
Both
Male
29
Which of the following is used in a good luck/make a wish ritual on Thanksgiving?
Which lady can sing a Thanksgiving song.
Getting to eat the first slice of turkey.
Breaking the wishbone.
Whomever can eat the most squash among the men.
30
Traditionally, Thanksgiving is always celebrated on:
the fourth Thursday in November
the first Thursday in November.
the third Thursday in November.
the very last Thursday in November
31
What are baby turkeys called?
Tommies
Chicks
Turks
Poults
32
The Friday after Thanksgiving is traditionally called:
the after Thanksgiving Day sale!!
November 25th
a day to sleep in.
Black Friday
33
Thanksgiving is the _____ favorite holiday of Americans
6th
2nd
4th
1st
34
How long was the first Thanksgiving?
1 day
3 days
30 minutes
1 week
35
Yes, it's true, turkeys can actually fly. But which ones?
jive
wild
domesticated
baked
36
Who said this? "(Thanksgiving) the most ridiculous idea I've ever heard."
Abraham Lincoln
Justin Bieber
Lady Gaga
Thomas Jefferson
37
Black Friday has always been the busiest day of the year for:
Shop owners
Police Officers
Firemen
Plumbers
38
What is the main reason for people wanting to fall asleep after a Thanksgiving meal?
Consuming too much food.
Consuming too much alcohol.
L-Tryptophan (an amino acid in turkey that is a sleep aid).
Boring company.
39
What happened to the turkey that President Obama pardoned?
Went to Disneyland
Went to a petting zoo
Remained on the premises
Returned to his farm.
40
Which of the following foods was primarily served at the feast?
LOBSTER
SWAN
ALL OF THE ABOVE
SEAL
41
The average person consumes _______ calories on Thanksgiving
5,000
1,000
3,000
10,000
42
Who petitioned for Thanksgiving to become a national holiday?
Abraham Lincoln
Benjamin Franklin
Jordana Sarota
Sarah Josepha Hale
43
According to the Census Bureau, which state is the top in turkey producing in the country?
Minnesota
New Hampshire
Connecticut
California
44
What state produces the most turkeys per year?
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Colorado
Georgia
45
There were 50 Pilgrims and 90 Wampanoag Indians. How many women were present?
0
10
15
5
46
What was the name of the ship the pilgrims came to America on?
The Mayflour
The Santa Maria
The Nina
The Mayflower
47
What was the name of the ship that carried the pilgrims to the New World?
Mayflower
Santa Maria
Enterprise
Nina
48
Which pie is more popular on Thanksgving?
Pumpkin Pie
Apple Pie
49
A full grown turkey has about how many feathers?
1 million
1,000
3,500
It's actually fur, not feathers.
50
What is the most common Thanksgiving related injury?
Slip and fall in turkey guts
Knife cuts from carving the turkey
Crushed by frozen turkeys
Turkey fryer burns
51
What year did the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade start?
1933
1924
1967
1952
52
Who was the Native American tribe who attended the first Thanksgiving?
Shawnee
Wampanoag
Cherokee
Soux
53
Over 40 million turkeys are eaten on Thanksgiving
True
False
54
When was the first Thanksgiving held?
1803
1725
1690
1621
55
Where did the Pilgrims first land?
Plymouth Stone
Pilgrim Rock
Puerto Rico
Plymouth Rock
56
True or False: The Turkey was almost the national bird of the US instead of the Eagle
False
True
57
How did Squanto help the Pilgrims?
He taught them how to catch fish in the rivers.
He taught them how to extract sap from the maple trees.
He helped them build an alliance with the Wampanoag tribe.
He taught them how to plant corn.
58
Turkeys contain an amino acid that makes people sleepy.
False
True
59
What part of the turkey is saved and snapped for good luck?
wishbone
breastbone
drumstick
hambone
60
How fast can a turkey run?
12 mph
25 mph
7 mph
Turkeys can't run
61
T or F: Neil Armstrong's first meal in space after walking on the moon was roasted turkey.
FALSE
TRUE
62
In the spring, when the survivors moved to the shore, who was there to greet them?
a silent tribe of Abenaki people
a Wampanoag man who greeted them in his native language
Wampanoag people who spoke French
an Abenaki man who spoke English
63
The very first Thanksgiving celebration actually lasted:
one week
three days
one hour
one day
64
About ____________ turkeys are cooked for Thanksgiving each year in the US.
46 million
14 million
1 billion
101 million
65
How fast can wild turkeys run when they are scared?
25
20
15
10
66
How long was the voyage from England to the New World?
66 days
4 weeks
106 days
one year
67
Wild turkeys can run more than 20 miles per hour when they are:
trying to mate.
working out.
scared.
being made fun of.
68
The tradition of football games on Thanksgiving began in 1934 when the Detroit Lions played:
Minnesota Vikings
Dallas Cowboys
Green Bay Packers
Chicago Bears
69
How much does the average Thanksgiving turkey weigh?
15 pounds
18 pounds
10 pounds
13 pounds
70
T or F: Since the birds were imported by Turkish merchants, this is why we call them turkeys.
FALSE
TRUE
71
What is the dangling skin under a turkey's neck called?
Weedle
Widdle
Wattle
Wuddle
72
Which of the following were appropriate table manners at the first Thanksgiving?
All of these
To throw bones into the hearth
To eat with your hands
To spit on the floor
73
There were no _______ at the first Thanksgiving
Forks
Plates
Kinves
Spoons
74
Which 2 groups shared an autumn feast together, a meal considered to be the first Thanksgiving?
The Roanoke colonists and Squanto
The Plymouth colonists and the Roanoke colonists
The Pawtuxet tribe and the Roanoke colonists
The Plymouth colonists and the Wampanoag people
75
What occurred after the Pilgrims had their first successful corn harvest?
A feast between the Pilgrims and their Native allies
A festival which lasted for three days
The first Thanksgiving
A celebratory feast where both sides birthed a new tradition
76
What happens to the turkeys that are pardoned by the President of the United States?
They are eaten
They become the President's pet
They are sent to a farm to live out the rest of their days
They live in the White House
77
Swanson frozen TV dinners and airline meals were actually created back in 1953 because:
they had 260 tons of extra turkey they didn't sell that year
airplanes do not have kitchens to cook the meals.
bachelors wanted something fast and easy to cook.
TV's were fast coming into all homes back then.
78
Who traditionally appears at the end of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
Pilgrims
Snoopy
A turkey
Santa
79
Only half of the Mayflower’s passengers survived to see the spring.
False
True
80
Which giant balloon in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has appeared the most?
Sponge Bob
Thanksgiving Turkey
Santa Claus
Snoopy
81
Which president pardoned the first turkey?
Truman
Nixon
Ford
Roosevelt
82
Turkeys can fly
True
Thanksgiving
False
83
How many of the original 102 pilgrims survived to celebrate the first Thanksgiving?
50
15
all of them
101
84
The Pilgrims established a village called Plymouth. Where did they originally intend to land?
Massachusetts Bay
the mouth of the Delaware River
the mouth of the Hudson River
Virginia
85
10:What occurred after the Pilgrims had their first successful corn harvest?
A feast between the Pilgrims and the Native Americans
A celebratory feast which became a new tradition
The first Thanksgiving
A festival which lasted for three days
86
How long did it take for the passengers to reach the New World?
66 days
300 days
2 weeks
39 days
87
How can you tell if cranberries are ripe?
If you bite into them, they crunch.
If you drop them................they bounce.
If you bite into them and they ooze juice.
Only if they're green.
88
In September 1620, which ship left England carrying people seeking freedom in the New World?
The Pinta
The Mayflower
The Santa Maria
The Niña
89
The food with the most calories eaten during Thanksgiving is none other than our beloved:
Pecan Pie
Ham
Beets
Mashed potatoes with butter.
90
The National Turkey Foundation says that around ____% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving.
50
100
95
88
91
The average weight of turkeys purchased for Thanksgiving is ______ pounds.
25
15
100
50
92
The average person consumes an average of ________ calories at Thanksgiving.
2 thousand
1 thousand
10 thousand
3 thousand

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Answers

1
True or False: There are towns in the US that are named Turkey
True
False
2
Some turkeys "cackle". Which are the turkeys that "gobble"?
MALE
PREGNANT
NONE OF THE ABOVE
FEMALE
3
What presidential tradition is taking place here?
President Trump choosing his next meal.
President Trump adopting a pet.
President Trump pardoning a turkey.
A wild turkey landed during one of the president's speeches.
4
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the largest _______ ever, weighed in at 1 ton.
ham
Grandma
pumpkin pie
turkey
5
Which character has been a Macy's balloon the most?
Mickey Mouse
Snoopy
Spongebob
Spiderman
6
What state in the US consumes the most turkey?
New York
California
Montana
Alabama
7
The very first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade featured which balloon character?
Trick question.........there were none.
Spiderman
Tom Turkey
Mickey Mouse
8
Which President designated the 4th Thursday of November as Thanksgiving Day in 1941?
Abraham Lincoln
Jimmy Carter
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Thomas Jefferson
9
For how long did the alliance with the Wampanoag last?
200 years
50 years
10 years
100 years
10
What state consumes the most turkey on Thanksgiving Day?
California
Massachusetts
Florida
Texas
11
Which of the following is the most popular way to serve leftover turkey?
SANDWICH
STEW
CHILLI
BURGER
12
What is this a picture of?
Fruit
Horn of Plenty
A fruit holder
Cornucopia
13
Who actually wanted our national bird to be the turkey instead of the bald eagle?
Benjamin Franklin
Abraham Lincoln
President George Washington
President Barack Obama
14
Where did the Pilgrims spend their first frigid winter?
With the natives
In the woods
On board the ship
All of these
15
How many turkeys do Americans eat each Thanksgiving?
46 million
52 million
37 million
40 million
16
The average turkey weighs ____ pounds.
15
10
18
12
17
What year did " A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" air?
1973
1990
1969
1983
18
How many turkeys will Americans eat on Thanksgiving Day?
19 million turkeys
Most Americans eat ham on Thanksgiving
22 million turkeys
46 million turkeys
19
How much money is spent on turkeys each year?
$400 million
$652 million
$7 millon
Over $1 billion
20
What utensil was missing at the first Thanksgiving?
All of them
Fork
Spoon
Knife
21
How heavy was the world's heaviest turkey?
106 pounds
97 pounds
86 pounds
64 pounds
22
Were there more Pilgrims or Native Americans at the first Thanksgiving?
Native Americans
Pilgrims
23
What president set the date as the fourth Thursday in November?
Truman
Johnson
Lincoln
Buchanan
24
Which president of the US officially declared Thanksgiving a national holiday?
Abraham Lincoln
Donald Trump
Barack Obama
George Washington
25
What did the Pilgrims and Indians eat at the first Thanksgiving?
Pumpkin Pie
Venison
Mashed Potatoes
Turkey
26
Which of these towns take their name from the traditional Thanksgiving bird?
Turkey, North Carolina
Turkey Creek, Lousiana
All the above
Turkey, Texas
27
What two football teams play every Thanksgiving Day?
Cowboys & Steelers
Cowboys & Lions
Lions & Redskins
Eagles & Packers
28
Which turkeys gobble?
Female
Both
Male
29
Which of the following is used in a good luck/make a wish ritual on Thanksgiving?
Which lady can sing a Thanksgiving song.
Getting to eat the first slice of turkey.
Breaking the wishbone.
Whomever can eat the most squash among the men.
30
Traditionally, Thanksgiving is always celebrated on:
the fourth Thursday in November
the first Thursday in November.
the third Thursday in November.
the very last Thursday in November
31
What are baby turkeys called?
Tommies
Chicks
Turks
Poults
32
The Friday after Thanksgiving is traditionally called:
the after Thanksgiving Day sale!!
November 25th
a day to sleep in.
Black Friday
33
Thanksgiving is the _____ favorite holiday of Americans
6th
2nd
4th
1st
34
How long was the first Thanksgiving?
1 day
3 days
30 minutes
1 week
35
Yes, it's true, turkeys can actually fly. But which ones?
jive
wild
domesticated
baked
36
Who said this? "(Thanksgiving) the most ridiculous idea I've ever heard."
Abraham Lincoln
Justin Bieber
Lady Gaga
Thomas Jefferson
37
Black Friday has always been the busiest day of the year for:
Shop owners
Police Officers
Firemen
Plumbers
38
What is the main reason for people wanting to fall asleep after a Thanksgiving meal?
Consuming too much food.
Consuming too much alcohol.
L-Tryptophan (an amino acid in turkey that is a sleep aid).
Boring company.
39
What happened to the turkey that President Obama pardoned?
Went to Disneyland
Went to a petting zoo
Remained on the premises
Returned to his farm.
40
Which of the following foods was primarily served at the feast?
LOBSTER
SWAN
ALL OF THE ABOVE
SEAL
41
The average person consumes _______ calories on Thanksgiving
5,000
1,000
3,000
10,000
42
Who petitioned for Thanksgiving to become a national holiday?
Abraham Lincoln
Benjamin Franklin
Jordana Sarota
Sarah Josepha Hale
43
According to the Census Bureau, which state is the top in turkey producing in the country?
Minnesota
New Hampshire
Connecticut
California
44
What state produces the most turkeys per year?
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Colorado
Georgia
45
There were 50 Pilgrims and 90 Wampanoag Indians. How many women were present?
0
10
15
5
46
What was the name of the ship the pilgrims came to America on?
The Mayflour
The Santa Maria
The Nina
The Mayflower
47
What was the name of the ship that carried the pilgrims to the New World?
Mayflower
Santa Maria
Enterprise
Nina
48
Which pie is more popular on Thanksgving?
Pumpkin Pie
Apple Pie
49
A full grown turkey has about how many feathers?
1 million
1,000
3,500
It's actually fur, not feathers.
50
What is the most common Thanksgiving related injury?
Slip and fall in turkey guts
Knife cuts from carving the turkey
Crushed by frozen turkeys
Turkey fryer burns
51
What year did the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade start?
1933
1924
1967
1952
52
Who was the Native American tribe who attended the first Thanksgiving?
Shawnee
Wampanoag
Cherokee
Soux
53
Over 40 million turkeys are eaten on Thanksgiving
True
False
54
When was the first Thanksgiving held?
1803
1725
1690
1621
55
Where did the Pilgrims first land?
Plymouth Stone
Pilgrim Rock
Puerto Rico
Plymouth Rock
56
True or False: The Turkey was almost the national bird of the US instead of the Eagle
False
True
57
How did Squanto help the Pilgrims?
He taught them how to catch fish in the rivers.
He taught them how to extract sap from the maple trees.
He helped them build an alliance with the Wampanoag tribe.
He taught them how to plant corn.
58
Turkeys contain an amino acid that makes people sleepy.
False
True
59
What part of the turkey is saved and snapped for good luck?
wishbone
breastbone
drumstick
hambone
60
How fast can a turkey run?
12 mph
25 mph
7 mph
Turkeys can't run
61
T or F: Neil Armstrong's first meal in space after walking on the moon was roasted turkey.
FALSE
TRUE
62
In the spring, when the survivors moved to the shore, who was there to greet them?
a silent tribe of Abenaki people
a Wampanoag man who greeted them in his native language
Wampanoag people who spoke French
an Abenaki man who spoke English
63
The very first Thanksgiving celebration actually lasted:
one week
three days
one hour
one day
64
About ____________ turkeys are cooked for Thanksgiving each year in the US.
46 million
14 million
1 billion
101 million
65
How fast can wild turkeys run when they are scared?
25
20
15
10
66
How long was the voyage from England to the New World?
66 days
4 weeks
106 days
one year
67
Wild turkeys can run more than 20 miles per hour when they are:
trying to mate.
working out.
scared.
being made fun of.
68
The tradition of football games on Thanksgiving began in 1934 when the Detroit Lions played:
Minnesota Vikings
Dallas Cowboys
Green Bay Packers
Chicago Bears
69
How much does the average Thanksgiving turkey weigh?
15 pounds
18 pounds
10 pounds
13 pounds
70
T or F: Since the birds were imported by Turkish merchants, this is why we call them turkeys.
FALSE
TRUE
71
What is the dangling skin under a turkey's neck called?
Weedle
Widdle
Wattle
Wuddle
72
Which of the following were appropriate table manners at the first Thanksgiving?
All of these
To throw bones into the hearth
To eat with your hands
To spit on the floor
73
There were no _______ at the first Thanksgiving
Forks
Plates
Kinves
Spoons
74
Which 2 groups shared an autumn feast together, a meal considered to be the first Thanksgiving?
The Roanoke colonists and Squanto
The Plymouth colonists and the Roanoke colonists
The Pawtuxet tribe and the Roanoke colonists
The Plymouth colonists and the Wampanoag people
75
What occurred after the Pilgrims had their first successful corn harvest?
A feast between the Pilgrims and their Native allies
A festival which lasted for three days
The first Thanksgiving
A celebratory feast where both sides birthed a new tradition
76
What happens to the turkeys that are pardoned by the President of the United States?
They are eaten
They become the President's pet
They are sent to a farm to live out the rest of their days
They live in the White House
77
Swanson frozen TV dinners and airline meals were actually created back in 1953 because:
they had 260 tons of extra turkey they didn't sell that year
airplanes do not have kitchens to cook the meals.
bachelors wanted something fast and easy to cook.
TV's were fast coming into all homes back then.
78
Who traditionally appears at the end of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
Pilgrims
Snoopy
A turkey
Santa
79
Only half of the Mayflower’s passengers survived to see the spring.
False
True
80
Which giant balloon in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has appeared the most?
Sponge Bob
Thanksgiving Turkey
Santa Claus
Snoopy
81
Which president pardoned the first turkey?
Truman
Nixon
Ford
Roosevelt
82
Turkeys can fly
True
Thanksgiving
False
83
How many of the original 102 pilgrims survived to celebrate the first Thanksgiving?
50
15
all of them
101
84
The Pilgrims established a village called Plymouth. Where did they originally intend to land?
Massachusetts Bay
the mouth of the Delaware River
the mouth of the Hudson River
Virginia
85
10:What occurred after the Pilgrims had their first successful corn harvest?
A feast between the Pilgrims and the Native Americans
A celebratory feast which became a new tradition
The first Thanksgiving
A festival which lasted for three days
86
How long did it take for the passengers to reach the New World?
66 days
300 days
2 weeks
39 days
87
How can you tell if cranberries are ripe?
If you bite into them, they crunch.
If you drop them................they bounce.
If you bite into them and they ooze juice.
Only if they're green.
88
In September 1620, which ship left England carrying people seeking freedom in the New World?
The Pinta
The Mayflower
The Santa Maria
The Niña
89
The food with the most calories eaten during Thanksgiving is none other than our beloved:
Pecan Pie
Ham
Beets
Mashed potatoes with butter.
90
The National Turkey Foundation says that around ____% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving.
50
100
95
88
91
The average weight of turkeys purchased for Thanksgiving is ______ pounds.
25
15
100
50
92
The average person consumes an average of ________ calories at Thanksgiving.
2 thousand
1 thousand
10 thousand
3 thousand