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The Great Gobble Quiz

Twenty Thanksgiving questions in two rounds, from the Mayflower to the wishbone. Your table or team plays together on their phones.

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The rounds

Round 1

History and traditions

Pilgrims, proclamations and parades.

10 questions

  • Pick answer
  • True or false
  • Fill in the blank
  • Put in order
Round 2

Food and fun

Turkeys, trimmings and table traditions.

10 questions

  • Pick answer
  • True or false
  • Fill in the blank
  • Match pairs
  • Categorise

All questions and answers

Every question, grouped by round. Answers stay hidden until you tap.

Round 1: History and traditions10 questions
Question 1 · Pick answer

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 · True or false

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 3 · Pick answer

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 4 · Fill in the blank

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 5 · True or false

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.

Question 6 · Pick answer

Which country celebrates Thanksgiving on the second Monday of October?

  1. Australia
  2. Canada
  3. Mexico
  4. United Kingdom
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Answer:

Canada

Fun fact: The date has been fixed on the second Monday of October since 1957.

Question 7 · True or false

The first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade took place in 1924.

  1. True
  2. False
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Answer:

True

Fun fact: The first parade took place on 27 November 1924 in New York City, and over a quarter of a million people are said to have watched.

Question 8 · Put in order

Put these in order, oldest first

  1. Congress fixes the fourth Thursday
  2. First Macy's parade
  3. Lincoln's proclamation
  4. Mayflower reaches Plymouth
  5. The 1621 harvest feast
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Answer:
  1. Mayflower reaches Plymouth
  2. The 1621 harvest feast
  3. Lincoln's proclamation
  4. First Macy's parade
  5. Congress fixes the fourth Thursday

Fun fact: From the Mayflower landing to the law fixing the fourth Thursday is more than three centuries.

Question 9 · Fill in the blank

Sarah Josepha Hale, who campaigned for Thanksgiving, also wrote 'Mary Had a Little ___'.

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Answer:

Lamb

Fun fact: Hale began writing essays for a national Thanksgiving in 1827 and wrote to Lincoln on 28 September 1863.

Question 10 · Pick answer

Which president gave the first official presidential turkey pardon, in 1989?

  1. Abraham Lincoln
  2. Bill Clinton
  3. George H. W. Bush
  4. Ronald Reagan
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Answer:

George H. W. Bush

Fun fact: On 14 November 1989 George H. W. Bush told the bird it had been granted a presidential pardon as of right now.

Round 2: Food and fun10 questions
Question 11 · Pick answer

What's the most popular main dish at a US Thanksgiving dinner?

  1. Ham
  2. Roast beef
  3. Salmon
  4. Turkey
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Answer:

Turkey

Fun fact: About 90 per cent of people who celebrate Thanksgiving with a meal planned to serve turkey in a 2023 survey.

Question 12 · True or false

A female turkey is called a 'tom'.

  1. True
  2. False
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Answer:

False

Fun fact: A male turkey is a tom, also known as a gobbler.

Question 13 · Pick answer

What is a group of wild turkeys called?

  1. A murder
  2. A pod
  3. A pride
  4. A rafter
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Answer:

A rafter

Fun fact: Baby turkeys are called poults.

Question 14 · Fill in the blank

Cranberry ___ is the classic tangy side served with turkey.

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Answer:

sauce

Fun fact: In 1796 Amelia Simmons recommended serving roast turkey with cranberry sauce.

Question 15 · True or false

Wild turkeys can fly.

  1. True
  2. False
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Answer:

True

Fun fact: Wild turkeys fly in short, fast bursts, though domestic turkeys are too heavy to fly.

Question 16 · Match pairs

Match each dish to its main ingredient

Left: Mashed potatoes, Pumpkin pie, Stuffing, Cranberry sauce. Right: Potatoes, Pumpkin, Bread, Cranberries (shuffled in the slides).

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Answer:
  • Mashed potatoes → Potatoes
  • Pumpkin pie → Pumpkin
  • Stuffing → Bread
  • Cranberry sauce → Cranberries

Fun fact: Cranberry sauce is simply a sauce made from cranberries, and bread is the base of a classic stuffing.

Question 17 · Categorise

Sweet or savoury? Sort the dishes

Sort into Sweet or Savoury: Apple crumble, Gravy, Green bean casserole, Pecan pie, Pumpkin pie, Stuffing.

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Answer:
  • Sweet: Pumpkin pie, Pecan pie, Apple crumble
  • Savoury: Stuffing, Gravy, Green bean casserole

Fun fact: Green bean casserole was created at Campbell's in 1955 by Dorcas Reilly, using cream of mushroom soup and crispy fried onions.

Question 18 · Pick answer

What's the proper name for the wishbone?

  1. Clavicle
  2. Femur
  3. Furcula
  4. Sternum
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Answer:

Furcula

Fun fact: The wishbone forms when a bird's two collarbones fuse, and the English once called it the merrythought.

Question 19 · True or false

The red flap of skin hanging over a turkey's beak is called a snood.

  1. True
  2. False
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Answer:

True

Fun fact: A snood hangs from the forehead to the beak, and during breeding season it fills with blood and turns bright red.

Question 20 · Pick answer

Which two NFL teams traditionally host games on Thanksgiving Day?

  1. Bears & Packers
  2. Giants & Jets
  3. Lions & Cowboys
  4. Patriots & Bills
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Answer:

Lions & Cowboys

Fun fact: The Lions have hosted since 1934 and the Cowboys since 1966, except in 1975 and 1977 when the St. Louis Cardinals hosted.

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