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