Thanksgiving Trivia Quiz

1)   True of False.  The United States is the only country that celebrates

      Thanksgiving.

2)   Which department store sponsored the first Thanksgiving Day

      parade?

  a.   Macy’s

  b.   Gimbel’s

  c.    Sears & Roebuck

3)   Who was the chief of the Wampanoag Indians who were invited to

      the first Thanksgiving feast?

  a.   Massasoit

  b.   Squanto

  c.    Tonto

4)   Who was the captain of the Mayflower?

  a.   John Smith

  b.   Christopher Jones

  c.    Thomas Payne

5)   How many pilgrim women survived to cook the first Thanksgiving

      meal in 1621?

  a.   25

  b.   15

  c.    5

6)   Which utensil was not used at the first Thanksgiving?

  a.   Fork

  b.   Spoon

  c.    Knife

7)   True of False.  Thanksgiving is celebrated on Thursday because it

      was the midweek prayer day for the pilgrims.

8)   True of False.  Franklin Roosevelt moved Thanksgiving up one week

      in 1939 to extend the Christmas shopping season.

9)   True of False.  Roosevelt’s proclamation was extremely unpopular.

      After two early Thanksgiving holidays, Congress passed a resolution

      making the celebration on the fourth Thursday of the month.

10)  Who wanted the turkey

      as the official bird of the

      United States?

  a.   Benjamin Franklin

  b.   Thomas Jefferson

  c.    George Washington

11)  True of False.  The first

       Thanksgiving lasted for

       seven days.

12)  Who was the first

      president to proclaim a

      national day of Thanksgiving?

  a.   George Washington

  b.   Abraham Lincoln

  c.    Harry Truman

13)   Were the pilgrims beer drinkers?

14)   Why don’t we eat turkey eggs?

15)   What year did Swanson first produce turkey TV dinners?

To find out the answers, go to the Answer Page.