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