Thanksgiving always occurs on the?
Second Monday in November
First Saturday in November
Fourth Thursday in November
The first Thanksgiving lasted how many days:
55 days
3 days
15 days
Which Indian tribe taught the Pilgrims how to cultivate the land and were invited to the Thanksgiving meal?
Hononegah
Odawa
Wampanoag
Approximately how many turkeys are eaten each year on Thanksgiving in the United States?
370 billion
1 million
280 million
What is the turkey wattle?
Another name for a turkey egg
The loose skin under a male turkey’s neck.
The tail feathers
What utensil was not used by the Pilgrims to eat Thanksgiving dinner?
spoon
fork
knife
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 Obama in 1939
President Washington in 1761
President Harry Truman in 1947
What is a baby turkey called?
a nestling
a wombat
a poult
It has been estimated that how many Americans eat turkey at Thanksgiving.
88%
44%
2%
A full grown turkey has about how many feathers?
3,500
a million
too many to count
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?
Gimbel’s.
Marshall Field's
Target
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.
