Thanksgiving Trivia
Quiz by Heidi Velthouse
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- Q1
The First Thanksgiving lasted how many days?
3 days
12 days
1 day
1 week
30s - Q2
A grown turkey has approximately how many feathers?
Turkeys don't actually have feathers
1,000,000
1,000
3,500
30s - Q3
What two football teams have always played on Thanksgiving since 1978?
Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys and New England Patriots
Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers
Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears
30s - Q4
What is the Thanksgiving bird?
Robin
Penguin
Turkey
Bald Eagle
30s - Q5
Which southern state was the first to adopt a Thanksgiving Day in 1855?
Virginia
Texas
South Carolina
Georgia
30s - Q6
What is a baby turkey called?
A poult
A chick
A bird
A nestling
30s - Q7
On average, how many pumpkin pies are eaten each year?
50,000,000
5,000,000
75,000,000
1,000,000,000
30s - Q8
What percent of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving?
100%
53%
22%
88%
30s - Q9
Which president is believed to be the first to pardon a turkey and start this annual tradition?
President Lincoln in 1863
President Truman in 1947
President Roosevelt in 1939
President Obama in 2008
30s - Q10
What was the name of the ship the Pilgrims sailed on?
Mayflower
May
Flower
May flour
30s - Q11
What utensil was not used by the Pilgrims to eat Thanksgiving dinner?
Fork
Spork
Knife
Spoon
30s - Q12
Thanksgiving always occurs on which day?
November 23
Third Thursday of November
November 1
Fourth Thursday of November
30s - Q13
Why is Thanksgiving celebrated?
There were just too many turkeys in the world.
The friendship between the pilgrims and Native Americans
People were really hungry
The birthday of Christopher Columbus
30s - Q14
Which Native American tribe helped the Pilgrims survive their first winter?
Wampanoag
Navajo
Potowatami
Sioux
30s - Q15
Which ship did the Pilgrims travel on to reach America?
Nina
HMS Victory
Titanic
Mayflower
30s