Combined: Awesome Thanksgiving Fun Facts + Algebra Rate of Change Thanksgiving Edition (MATH)

Question 1

Which of the following linear functions, when graphed, would be least steep?

Accepted Answer

𝒚 = (¼)𝒙

Question 2

A full grown turkey has about how many feathers?

Accepted Answer

3,500

Question 3

The average person consumes an average of ________ calories at Thanksgiving.

Accepted Answer

3 thousand

Question 4

Which of the following linear functions, when graphed, would be steepest?

Accepted Answer

𝒚 = −5𝒙 + 4

Question 5

Which choice represents the unit rate for cups of cubed sweet potato per serving of casserole?

Accepted Answer

1/3 cup per serving

Question 6

According to the Census Bureau, which state is the top in turkey producing in the country?

Accepted Answer

Minnesota

Question 7

What is the rate of change of hours to thaw a frozen turkey with respect to weight, in pounds?

Accepted Answer

6 hours per pound

Question 8

Wild turkeys can run more than 20 miles per hour when they are:

Accepted Answer

scared.

Question 9

Which word best describes the slope of a vertical line?

Accepted Answer

undefined

Question 10

The bakery sells corn muffins at the following prices. What is the constant rate of change?

Accepted Answer

$0.85 per muffin

Question 11

T or F: Since the birds were imported by Turkish merchants, this is why we call them turkeys.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 12

The very first Thanksgiving celebration actually lasted:

Accepted Answer

three days

Question 13

The average weight of turkeys purchased for Thanksgiving is ______ pounds.

Accepted Answer

15

Question 14

The Friday after Thanksgiving is traditionally called:

Accepted Answer

Black Friday

Question 15

The tradition of football games on Thanksgiving began in 1934 when the Detroit Lions played:

Accepted Answer

Chicago Bears

Question 16

Which of these towns take their name from the traditional Thanksgiving bird?

Accepted Answer

All the above

Question 17

In a linear relationship, "rate of change" describes the slope of the line.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 18

Which of the following is used in a good luck/make a wish ritual on Thanksgiving?

Accepted Answer

Breaking the wishbone.

Question 19

Which of the following foods was primarily served at the feast?

Accepted Answer

ALL OF THE ABOVE

Question 20

Which linear function, when graphed, would be a horizontal line?

Accepted Answer

𝒚 = 2

Question 21

Grandma's on her way, and she's driving to your house! What is her constant rate of change?

Accepted Answer

50 miles per hour

Question 22

About ____________ turkeys are cooked for Thanksgiving each year in the US.

Accepted Answer

46 million

Question 23

The National Turkey Foundation says that around ____% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving.

Accepted Answer

88

Question 24

What is the main reason for people wanting to fall asleep after a Thanksgiving meal?

Accepted Answer

Consuming too much food.

Question 25

Some turkeys "cackle". Which are the turkeys that "gobble"?

Accepted Answer

MALE

Question 26

Which choice represents the unit rate for turkey cost with respect to the number of pounds?

Accepted Answer

$1.20 per pound

Question 27

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 28

T or F: Neil Armstrong's first meal in space after walking on the moon was roasted turkey.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 29

How can you tell if cranberries are ripe?

Accepted Answer

If you drop them................they bounce.

Question 30

Who actually wanted our national bird to be the turkey instead of the bald eagle?

Accepted Answer

Benjamin Franklin

Question 31

Black Friday has always been the busiest day of the year for:

Accepted Answer

Plumbers

Question 32

The food with the most calories eaten during Thanksgiving is none other than our beloved:

Accepted Answer

Pecan Pie

Question 33

Yes, it's true, turkeys can actually fly. But which ones?

Accepted Answer

wild

Question 34

Which president of the US officially declared Thanksgiving a national holiday?

Accepted Answer

Abraham Lincoln

Question 35

What presidential tradition is taking place here?

Accepted Answer

President Trump pardoning a turkey.

Question 36

Which giant balloon in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has appeared the most?

Accepted Answer

Snoopy

Question 37

According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the largest _______ ever, weighed in at 1 ton.

Accepted Answer

pumpkin pie

Question 38

Which of the following is the most popular way to serve leftover turkey?

Accepted Answer

SANDWICH

Question 39

Swanson frozen TV dinners and airline meals were actually created back in 1953 because:

Accepted Answer

they had 260 tons of extra turkey they didn't sell that year

Question 40

Traditionally, Thanksgiving is always celebrated on:

Accepted Answer

the fourth Thursday in November

Combined: Awesome Thanksgiving Fun Facts + Algebra Rate of Change Thanksgiving Edition (MATH)

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Combined: Awesome Thanksgiving Fun Facts + Algebra Rate of Change Thanksgiving Edition (MATH)

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