26 November

Thanksgiving quizzes

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Question 1 路 Pick answer 路 Thanksgiving quiz

In which state did the first Thanksgiving take place in 1621?

  1. Florida
  2. New York
  3. Maine
  4. Massachusetts
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Answer:

Massachusetts

Fun fact: The 1621 harvest feast was held by the Plymouth colonists and the Wampanoag people in Plymouth, in what is now Massachusetts.

Question 1 路 Pick answer 路 The Great Gobble Quiz

In what year did the Plymouth harvest feast, often called the first Thanksgiving, take place?

  1. 1492
  2. 1620
  3. 1621
  4. 1776
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Answer:

1621

Fun fact: The 1621 harvest celebration lasted three days. The Pilgrims may not even have called it Thanksgiving.

Question 2 路 Pick answer 路 Thanksgiving quiz

The first Thanksgiving was a celebration of the bountiful harvest of what?

  1. Potatoes
  2. Wheat
  3. Corn
  4. Tomatoes
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Answer:

Corn

Fun fact: Corn was the key crop of the 1621 harvest, grown with the help of the Wampanoag. Barley and peas were harvested too.

Question 2 路 True or false 路 The Great Gobble Quiz

Thanksgiving in the US always falls on the last Thursday of November.

  1. True
  2. False
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Answer:

False

Fun fact: The Senate chose the fourth Thursday so that the holiday would work in years when November has five Thursdays.

Question 4 路 Pick answer 路 Thanksgiving quiz

Taking place in 1876, the first traditional Thanksgiving Day football game was a match between which two Ivy League schools?

  1. Yale & Princeton
  2. Columbia & Pennsylvania
  3. Harvard & Dartmouth
  4. Brown & Cornell
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Answer:

Yale & Princeton

Fun fact: Yale and Princeton met on Thanksgiving Day 1876 in the first of the college championship games that made football a Thanksgiving habit.

Question 3 路 Pick answer 路 The Great Gobble Quiz

Which Native American people shared the 1621 harvest feast with the Pilgrims?

  1. Cherokee
  2. Lakota
  3. Navajo
  4. Wampanoag
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Answer:

Wampanoag

Fun fact: Massasoit arrived with about ninety men, and the English fed them for three days.

Question 5 路 Pick answer 路 Thanksgiving quiz

Which department store has thrown the traditional Thanksgiving Parade in New York since 1924?

  1. Kohl's
  2. Target
  3. Bloomingdale's
  4. Macy's
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Answer:

Macy's

Fun fact: The first Macy's parade in 1924 featured live zoo animals. The giant balloons arrived in 1927.

Question 4 路 Fill in the blank 路 The Great Gobble Quiz

The Pilgrims sailed to America in 1620 aboard the ___.

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Answer:

Mayflower

Fun fact: The Mayflower set off with 102 passengers after the smaller Speedwell proved unseaworthy.

Question 6 路 Short answer 路 Thanksgiving quiz

What's this?

The slide shows a zoomed-in photo of a slice of pie with whipped cream.

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Answer:

Pumpkin pie

Also accepted: Pumkin pie

Fun fact: Pumpkin pie became a Thanksgiving staple in the 1800s, helped along by magazine editor Sarah Josepha Hale, who campaigned for a national holiday.

Question 5 路 True or false 路 The Great Gobble Quiz

Abraham Lincoln proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863.

  1. True
  2. False
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Answer:

True

Fun fact: Lincoln's proclamation of 3 October 1863 named the last Thursday of November as a day of thanksgiving, and it was written by Secretary of State William Seward.

About Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving in the United States falls on the fourth Thursday of November. The tradition looks back to the harvest feast shared in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag people in Plymouth, which many people call the first Thanksgiving. President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national day of thanks in 1863, and Congress fixed the date as the fourth Thursday in 1941.

Today the day is about food, family and friends. Turkey is the classic main dish, with sides such as stuffing, mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie to finish. Many families watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, which began in 1924, or settle in for an afternoon of American football.

Canada has its own Thanksgiving on the second Monday of October. A quiz is an easy way to bring a table, a classroom or a remote team together around the holiday, whether you are in the US or joining from elsewhere.

Hosting tips

  • Run the Great Gobble Quiz in two rounds, with a break for the leaderboard and a second helping of pie in between.
  • Hosting a mixed-age group? The official Thanksgiving quiz and the Great Gobble Quiz both stay friendly for families.
  • Playing remotely? Ask everyone to bring a favourite side dish and share it on screen before the first question.
  • Keep the history respectful. The Great Gobble Quiz names the Wampanoag people who shared the 1621 harvest feast, so you can talk about who they were.
  • Offer a small prize for the top three players, such as the first slice of pie.

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Thanksgiving quiz questions

How long does a Thanksgiving quiz take?

The Great Gobble Quiz takes about 25 minutes for its 20 questions in two rounds. The official Thanksgiving quiz has 20 questions across four rounds.

Can kids play?

Yes. The Great Gobble Quiz is written for families with mixed ages, and the official Thanksgiving quiz is easy to follow for younger players.

Can we play remotely?

Yes. Share your screen on Zoom or Teams and put the join code in the chat. Everyone answers on their own phone or laptop.

Can I change the questions?

Yes. Once you have your own copy, you can edit or delete any question before you present.

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