Thanksgiving always occurs on the?
Fourth Thursday in November
Second Monday in November
First Saturday in November
The first Thanksgiving lasted how many days:
3 days
55 days
15 days
Which Indian tribe taught the Pilgrims how to cultivate the land and were invited to the Thanksgiving meal?
Hononegah
Wampanoag
Odawa
Approximately how many turkeys are eaten each year on Thanksgiving in the United States?
1 million
280 million
370 billion
What is the turkey wattle?
Another name for a turkey egg
The tail feathers
The loose skin under a male turkey’s neck.
What utensil was not used by the Pilgrims to eat Thanksgiving dinner?
knife
fork
spoon
The best place to put the meat thermometer in the turkey is:
the middle of the back
the breast
the thigh
Which president is believed to be the first to pardon a turkey and start this annual tradition?
President Obama in 1939
President Harry Truman in 1947
President Washington in 1761
What is a baby turkey called?
a poult
a wombat
a nestling
It has been estimated that how many Americans eat turkey at Thanksgiving.
88%
44%
2%
A full grown turkey has about how many feathers?
too many to count
a million
3,500
True or False: All turkeys gobble.
False. Only male turkeys gobble. They do so to attract female turkeys.
What department store was the first to hold a Thanksgiving parade?
Marshall Field's
Gimbel’s.
Target
Every year the President of the United States pardons a turkey, who spends the rest of its life on a historical farm.
True
False
True or False: Turkeys can see behind themselves.
True - They can see 270 degrees.
