Thanksgiving occurs on the:
fourth Thursday in November
The first Thanksgiving lasted how many days:
7 days
4 days
5 days
3 days
Which Indian tribe taught the Pilgrims how to cultivate the land and were invited to the Thanksgiving meal?
Iroquois
Cherokee
Wampanoag
Apache
Approximately how many turkeys are eaten each year on Thanksgiving in the United States?
370 million
280 million
500 million
100 million
What is a snood?
The loose skin under a male turkey’s neck.
What utensil was not used by the Pilgrims to eat Thanksgiving dinner?
spoon
knife
fork
The best place to put the meat thermometer in the turkey is:
the middle of the back
the thigh
the breast
Which president is believed to be the first to pardon a turkey and start this annual tradition?
President Lincoln in 1863
President Harry Truman in 1947
President Roosevelt in 1939
What is a baby turkey called?
a nestling
a poult
a turklet
a chick
It has been estimated that how many Americans eat turkey at Thanksgiving.
88%
75%
72%
50%
A full grown turkey has about how many feathers?
7,500
too many to count
3,500
a million
True or False: All turkeys gobble.
False. Only male turkeys gobble. They do so to attract female turkeys.
True or False: The first department store to hold a Thanksgiving parade was Macy’s.
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.
False
True
True or False: Turkeys can see behind themselves.
True - They can see 270 degrees.
