Thanksgiving always occurs on the:
Third Thursday in November
Fourth Thursday in November
Last Thursday in November
Thursday closest to November 26th
The first Thanksgiving lasted how long?
7 days
1 month
12 days
3 days
Which Indian tribe taught the Pilgrims how to cultivate the land and were invited to the Thanksgiving meal?
Apache
Wampanoag
Cherokee
Chickasaw
Approximately how many turkeys are eaten each year on Thanksgiving in the United States?
120 million
315 million
280 million
570 million
Which southern state was the first to adopt a Thanksgiving Day in 1855?
Mississippi
Virginia
Georgia
South Carolina
What is the loose red skin under a male turkey's neck called?
wattle
flappit
berth
snood
What utensil was not used by the Pilgrims to eat Thanksgiving dinner?
Knife
Spoon
Fork
The best place to put the meat thermometer in the turkey is:
The breast
The thigh
The neck
The wing
Which president is believed to be the first to pardon a turkey and start this annual tradition?
President Nixon in 1969
President Lincoln in 1863
President Roosevelt in 1939
President Harry Truman in 1947
What is a baby turkey called?
A poult
A chick
A nestling
A turklet
It has been estimated that how many Americans eat turkey at Thanksgiving.
88%
92%
55%
73%
A full grown turkey has about how many feathers?
15,000
30,000
3,500
7,500
All turkeys gobble. True or False
False. Only male turkeys gobble. They do so to attract female turkeys.
The first department store to hold a Thanksgiving parade was Macy’s. True or False
False. It was Gimbel’s.
Every year the President of the United States pardons a turkey, who spends the rest of its life on a historical farm. True or False?
True
Turkeys can see behind themselves. True or False?
True - They can see 270 degrees.
