Thanksgiving Special Quiz

1. Thanksgiving occurs on the:

   A) Fourth Thursday in November
   B) Third Thursday in November
   C) November 26 each year
   D) November 16 each year

2. The first Thanksgiving lasted:

   A) One day
   B) Two days
   C) Three days
   D) Five days

3. Which of the following was NOT served at the Pilgrims Thanksgiving meal?

   A) Cranberries, corn, and mashed potatoes
   B) Rabbit, chicken, wild turkey, and dried fruit
   C) Venison (deer meat), fish, goose
   D) Rabbit and dried fruit

4. Which Indian tribe taught the Pilgrims how to cultivate the land and were invited to the Thanksgiving meal?

   A) Apache
   B) Wampanoag
   C) Cherokee
   D) Rabbit

5. Approximately how many turkeys are eaten each year on Thanksgiving in the United States?

   A) 100 million
   B) 46 million
   C) 500 million
   D) 700 million

6. Which southern state was the first to adopt a Thanksgiving Day in 1855?

   A) South Carolina
   B) Virginia
   C) Georgia
   D) USA

7. What utensil was not used by the Pilgrims to eat Thanksgiving dinner?

   A) Knife
   B) Fork
   C) Spoon
   D) Bowl

8. Which president is believed to be the first to pardon a turkey and start this annual tradition?

   A) President Lincoln in 1863
   B) President Roosevelt in 1939
   C) President Harry Truman in 1947
   D) President Harry Truman in 1847

9. A full grown turkey has about how many feathers?

   A) A million
   B) Too many to count!
   C) 3,500
   D) 6,500

10. Who was the Pilgrim leader who organized the first Thanksgiving feast in the year 1621

    A) Governor William Bradford
    B) William Bruce
    C) Christopher Bradford
    D) Christopher

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