Thanksgiving Trivia Time
Thanksgiving is one of the most important festival of United States. On this thanksgiving lets test your knowledge about this amazing festival!
- 1.
In what year did first Thanksgiving take place?
- A.
1603
- B.
1614
- C.
1621
- D.
1625
Correct Answer
C. 1621 -
- 2.
What was the name of the Native American who served as a liaison and interpreter for the Pilgrims and taught them how to grow corn?
- A.
Squanto
- B.
Geronimo
- C.
Pocahontas
- D.
Sacajawea
Correct Answer
A. Squanto -
- 3.
About how many Native Americans joined the Pilgrims for their feast?
- A.
20
- B.
50
- C.
70
- D.
90
Correct Answer
D. 90 -
- 4.
Turkey is the main course today, but what foods were likely the most plentiful at the first Thanksgiving?
- A.
Venison, Duck and Seafood
- B.
Chicken and Beef
- C.
Lamb and Owl
- D.
Buffalo and Chicken
Correct Answer
A. Venison, Duck and Seafood -
- 5.
How long did the first Thanksgiving feast last?
- A.
5 hours
- B.
9 hours
- C.
3 days
- D.
About two weeks
Correct Answer
C. 3 days -
- 6.
Which president declared Thanksgiving a national holiday?
- A.
George Washington
- B.
Martin Van Buren
- C.
Abraham Lincoln
- D.
Theodore Roosevelt
Correct Answer
C. Abraham Lincoln -
- 7.
Why did President Franklin Roosevelt move the holiday up a week in the late 1930s?
- A.
To avoid the cold.
- B.
To expand the Christmas shopping season during the Depression.
- C.
To move it closer to Halloween.
- D.
To mess with people.
Correct Answer
B. To expand the Christmas shopping season during the Depression. -
- 8.
In what year did the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade start?
- A.
1920
- B.
1924
- C.
1933
- D.
1938
Correct Answer
B. 1924 -
- 9.
President John F. Kennedy was the first president to decide not to kill and eat the annual Thanksgiving turkey given to the white house. But which president was the first to officially "pardon" a turkey at a Thanksgiving ceremony?
- A.
Jimmy Carter
- B.
Ronald Reagan
- C.
George H.W. Bush
- D.
Bill Clinton
Correct Answer
C. George H.W. Bush -
- 10.
About how many turkeys do America consume on Thanksgiving?
- A.
19 million
- B.
28 million
- C.
37 million
- D.
46 million
Correct Answer
D. 46 million -
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