Thanksgiving quiz

1. In what year did the first Thanksgiving take place?

• A. 1492

• B. 1608

• C. 1621

• D. 1633

2. What was the name of the ship that the Pilgrims sailed to America?

• A. Constellation

• B. Mayflower

• C. Pinta

• D. Santa Maria

3. Who was the captain of that ship?

• A. Peter Biel

• B. Robert Irsay

• C. Christopher Jones

• D. John Smith

4. What was the name of the American Indian tribe that shared Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims?

• A. Cherokee

• B. Iroquois

• C. Mohawk

• D. Wampanoag

5. About how many American Indians and Pilgrims were at the first Thanksgiving?

• A. 50 Indians, 100 Pilgrims

• B. 70 Indians, 90 Pilgrims

• C. 90 Indians, 50 Pilgrims

• D. 100 Indians, 50 Pilgrims

6. Where did the first Thanksgiving take place?

• A. Boston

• B. Cape Cod

• C. Plymouth

• D. Salem

7. Which President declared the first "National Day of Thanksgiving?"

• A. Andrew Jackson

• B. Thomas Jefferson

• C. Abraham Lincoln

• D. George Washington

8. What President then made Thanksgiving a national holiday held every year?

• A. Dwight Eisenhower

• B. Abraham Lincoln

• C. Franklin Delano Roosevelt

• D. George Washington

9. What President pushed Thanksgiving back a week to the fourth week of November?

• A. Calvin Coolidge

• B. Dwight Eisenhower

• C. Herbert Hoover

• D. Franklin Delano Roosevelt

10. What team has played on Thanksgiving more than any other team in the NFL?

• A. Chicago Bears

• B. Dallas Cowboys

• C. Detroit Lions

• D. Green Bay Packers

11. Which two football rivals have played each other the most on Thanksgiving?

• A. Dallas Cowboys/Washington Redskins

• B. Detroit Lions/Chicago Bears

• C. Green Bay Packers/Dallas Cowboys

• D. Green Bay Packers/Detriot Lions

12. What was the nickname of the Lions' defensive group that sacked Bart Starr 11 times in the 1962 Thanksgiving game?

• A. Fearsome Foursome

• B. Iron Curtain

• C. Mean Machine

• D. Threatening Three

13. What is the name of the item in turkey that can make you sleepy?

• A. Cortizone-3

• B. Peptic Aminol

• C. Tryptophan

• D. Zinc

14. What are male turkeys called?

• A. Big Bird

• B. Jakes

• C. Roosters

• D. Toms

15. How fast can a turkey can fly?

• A. 10 miles per hour

• B. 25 miles per hour

• C. 50 miles per hour

• D. Turkeys can't fly

16. Turkey consumption has grown how much in the last 30 years according to the National Turkey Federation?

• A. 40 percent

• B. 25 percent

• C. 60 percent

• D. 50 percent

17. What historical politician lobbied to make the turkey our national bird?

• A. Aaron Burr

• B. Benjamin Franklin

• C. Alexander Hamilton

• D. Thomas Jefferson

18. Which country consumes the most turkey per year per capita?

• A. China

• B. England

• C. Israel

• D. United States

19. What country other than the United States celebrates Thanksgiving each year?

• A. Canada

• B. England

• C. Holland

• D. Mexico

20. Which of the following is not part of a turducken?

• A. Chicken

• B. Duck

• C. Goose

• D. Turkey