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It's Time to Gobble Up This Thanksgiving Trivia Quiz

1. What year did the First Thanksgiving take place in the US?

1546

1499

1777

1621

2. According to most Canadians, when was the first Thanksgiving celebrated in North America?

1881

1770

1621

1578

3. Which President legally made Thanksgiving a national US holiday?

Nixon

T. Roosevelt

Lincoln

Washington

4. Why did Franklin D. Roosevelt change the date?

To increase retail sales

To combat the bad weather

To make it closer to his mother's birthday

To make it easier for the soldiers to come home

5. What percent of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving?

6. Who is the last float to appear at each Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?

Madonna

Santa

Snoopy

Al Roker

7. What year did Canadians officially start celebrating Thanksgiving annually?

1866

1672

1901

1879

8. What is the only non-North American country to officially celebrate our traditional Thanksgiving?

Ireland

Japan

Brazil

Liberia

9. What was inspired by Thanksgiving leftovers?

TV Dinners

Casseroles

Stuffing

Tupperware

10. Which of these professions get the most business the day after Thanksgiving?

Baby sitters

Tech Support

Electricians

Plumbers

11. What are male turkeys called?

Toms

Roosters

Bobs

Bills

12. Who persuaded Lincoln to make Thanksgiving a holiday?

The founder of The Salvation Army

The governor of California

The writer of "Mary Had a Little Lamb"

His son, Tad

13. Which of these was for sure served at the first Thanksgiving in America?

Chicken

Pumpkin

Cranberries

Deer

14. Who wanted the national US bird to be a turkey?

Benjamin Franklin

Albert Einstein

Thomas Jefferson

George W. Bush

15. Over 20% of all of which food is eaten on Thanksgiving alone?

Green beans

Cranberries

Sweet potatoes

Corn

16. What day do Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving?

Third Thursday in November

First Monday in November

Third Thursday in October

Second Monday in October

17. What did the Native Americans use cranberries for?

Poison for traps

Paint/dye

Eating raw

Boiled in tea

18. When did the wishbone traditions begin?

322 BC

1932

3200 BC

1332

19. Americans have Macy's, but what is the most famous Thanksgiving Day parade in Canada?

Halifax Concurs de Castells

Ontario's Matchmaking Festival

Dunkin' Donuts Thanksgiving Day Parade

Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest

20. Who was the first president to pardon a turkey?

Thomas Jefferson

Bill Clinton

Abraham Lincoln

Harry Truman

21. Only wild turkeys can ______?

Eat meat

Jump

Gobble

Fly

22. Which US State provides the most turkey?

California

Minnesota

Arkansas

North Dakota

23. The first Thanksgiving in Texas was held in what year?

1541

1876

Texas doesn't celebrate Thanksgiving

1745

24. Which is NOT a common term for what you put in the bird?

Dressing

Filling

Innings

Stuffing

25. In the US, which is the favorite part of the bird during Thanksgiving?

Wings

Breasts

Thighs

Legs

26. Bred turkeys weigh in at about 50lbs on the top side, what is the heaviest general wild turkey?

10lbs

50lbs

75lbs

25lbs

27. What color did the Pilgrims wear at the First Thanksgiving?

All of the colors

Indian clothing, tan

Black and White

It is unknown

28. What type of furniture did the pilgrims have at the First Thanksgiving?

Extravagant furniture of all kinds from Europe

None whatsoever.

Their humble furniture from their homes in Europe

Only furniture made in the New World

29. Which rivalry began the tradition of Thanksgiving football?

Yale and Princeton

Boston Latin and the English High School of Boston

Michigan and Chicago

Lions and Cowboys

30. What did the first Black Friday refer to?

The deaths of many immigrants that could not adjust

The day after an unmarked battle in Virginia

Shopping spree the day after Thanksgiving

Crash in the gold market

31. How many calories does the average person consume during their Thanksgiving meal?

1500

4000

3000

2000

32. Speaking of, which of these has the most calories?

Pumpkin Pie

Turkey with Gravy

Cranberry Sauce

Pecan Pie

33. What was the first department store to host a Thanksgiving Day parade?

Gimbel's

Kohl's

JCPenney

Garfinckel's

34. Who created the green bean casserole?

An Amish woman named Rebecca

Julia Child

Swanson

Campbell's

35. On average, how many feathers does Thanksgiving turkey originally have?

22000

3500

10000

500

36. What do Canadians often call the American Thanksgiving to differentiate it from the Canadian?

The Other's Giving

Turkey Day

The lower Thanksgiving

Yanksgiving

37. What did two turkeys that were pardoned in 2007 receive aside from freedom?

Mates of their choosing

To be Thanksgiving dinner in 2008

A life at the President's nephews

A trip to Disney World

38. Who was the Native American chief that celebrated the First Thanksgiving in America?

Massasoit

Samoset

Squanto

Great Bear

39. Thanksgiving is the number one day of the year for...?

Not working

Watching TV

Staying at home

Traveling

40. Speaking of family, what percent of Americans spend Thanksgiving with theirs?

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