Thanksgiving trivia questions and answers

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• 1. In what year did Plymouth colonists and the Wampanoag share the harvest feast many people call the first Thanksgiving?
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  1. 1492
  2. 1776
  3. 1621 ✓
  4. 1863

  The Plymouth colonists and the Wampanoag shared a harvest feast in autumn 1621. The colonists did not call it Thanksgiving at the time. Source
• 2. What was the name of the ship that carried the Pilgrims to America in 1620?
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  1. The Santa Maria
  2. The Mayflower ✓
  3. The Nina
  4. The Half Moon

  The Mayflower left Plymouth, England, in September 1620 carrying 102 passengers. Source
• 3. About how many passengers sailed on the Mayflower in 1620?
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  1. 12
  2. 52
  3. 502
  4. 102 ✓

  The Mayflower carried 102 passengers on its voyage to America in 1620. Source
• 4. How long did the Mayflower's crossing of the Atlantic take?
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  1. 66 days ✓
  2. 6 days
  3. 16 days
  4. 166 days

  The Mayflower's crossing took 66 days. Source
• 5. Where was the Mayflower originally headed before it reached Cape Cod?
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  1. Boston Harbor
  2. The mouth of the Hudson River ✓
  3. Chesapeake Bay
  4. Newfoundland

  The ship anchored near the tip of Cape Cod, north of its intended destination at the mouth of the Hudson River. Source
• 6. The Mayflower first anchored near the tip of which Massachusetts landmark?
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  1. Cape Cod ✓
  2. Cape Ann
  3. Cape Fear
  4. Cape May

  After crossing the Atlantic, the Mayflower anchored near the tip of Cape Cod before the colonists settled at Plymouth. Source
• 7. Who was the captain of the Mayflower?
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  1. Miles Standish
  2. William Bradford
  3. John Carver
  4. Christopher Jones ✓

  Captain Christopher Jones commanded the Mayflower, a ship about 80 feet long. Source
• 8. Why did the Mayflower's sister ship, the Speedwell, turn back in 1620?
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  1. It ran out of food
  2. It lost its captain
  3. It leaked ✓
  4. It hit an iceberg

  The Speedwell began to leak almost immediately, so both ships returned to Plymouth and everyone moved onto the Mayflower. Source
• 9. How many men signed the Mayflower Compact before the colonists went ashore?
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  1. 41 ✓
  2. 12
  3. 102
  4. 250

  Forty-one passengers signed the Mayflower Compact, promising to follow just and equal laws in their new settlement. Source
• 10. About what fraction of the Mayflower's passengers were still alive at the time of the 1621 harvest feast?
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  1. Nearly all
  2. About a tenth
  3. About half ✓
  4. Only a handful

  Of the 102 Mayflower passengers, about half were alive at the time of the 1621 harvest celebration. Source
• 11. Who wrote the letter that describes the 1621 harvest celebration?
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  1. Benjamin Franklin
  2. Paul Revere
  3. John Adams
  4. Edward Winslow ✓

  Plimoth Patuxet says Winslow was at the celebration and is the only person known to have written about what happened. Source
• 12. Edward Winslow's letter describing the Plymouth harvest is dated December of which day?
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  1. December 4, 1621
  2. December 11, 1621 ✓
  3. December 18, 1621
  4. December 25, 1621

  Winslow's letter about the Plymouth harvest celebration is dated December 11, 1621. Source
• 13. According to Winslow, how many days did the English feast with their Wampanoag guests?
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  1. One
  2. Seven
  3. Three ✓
  4. Ten

  Winslow wrote that the English entertained and feasted their guests for three days. Source
• 14. Winslow wrote that Chief Massasoit came with about how many men?
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  1. About 9
  2. About 90 ✓
  3. About 190
  4. About 900

  Winslow wrote that the Wampanoag leader Massasoit came with some 90 men. Source
• 15. How many deer did the Wampanoag guests bring to the 1621 feast, according to Winslow?
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  1. Five ✓
  2. One
  3. Twelve
  4. Fifty

  Winslow wrote that the Wampanoag guests went out and killed five deer, which they gave to the colonists. Source
• 16. In Winslow's letter, how long would the birds caught by four men sent fowling feed the colony?
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  1. One dinner
  2. About two days
  3. A whole month
  4. Almost a week ✓

  Winslow wrote that four men went fowling and killed enough birds to serve the colony almost a week. Source
• 17. The Wampanoag name means 'People of the ...' what?
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  1. Tall Trees
  2. Big Water
  3. First Light ✓
  4. Red Earth

  A Wampanoag museum educator explains: 'Our name, Wampanoag, means People of the First Light.' Source
• 18. About how many Wampanoag people live in New England today?
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  1. About 50
  2. About 4,000 to 5,000 ✓
  3. About 500
  4. About 500,000

  Wampanoag people still live in their homeland today, in communities such as Mashpee and Aquinnah. Source
• 19. Who traditionally did the farming in Wampanoag culture?
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  1. Women ✓
  2. Only chiefs
  3. Only boys
  4. Only hunters

  Plimoth Patuxet notes that farming is traditionally women's work in Wampanoag culture. Source
• 20. Wampanoag farmers grew corn, beans and which other crop?
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  1. Rice
  2. Wheat
  3. Peppers
  4. Squash ✓

  Wampanoag farming included corn, beans and squash. Source
• 21. What was the title of a Wampanoag community leader?
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  1. Sachem ✓
  2. Governor
  3. Captain
  4. Marshal

  Each Wampanoag community had its own leader, called a sachem. Source
• 22. What was Squanto's Wampanoag name?
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  1. Massasoit
  2. Samoset
  3. Tisquantum ✓
  4. Pocahontas

  Squanto was Tisquantum, a Patuxet man who spoke English and helped the Plymouth colonists and the Wampanoag talk with each other. Source
• 23. Samoset, who greeted the colonists in English in spring 1621, belonged to which people?
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  1. Wampanoag
  2. Cherokee
  3. Navajo
  4. Abenaki ✓

  Samoset was an English-speaking Abenaki who helped the colonists connect with the Wampanoag. Source
• 24. About how long did the alliance between Plymouth and the Wampanoag last?
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  1. About 5 years
  2. More than 50 years ✓
  3. About 15 years
  4. More than 200 years

  The alliance between the colonists and the Wampanoag lasted more than 50 years. Source
• 25. Which of these was probably NOT on the table at the 1621 feast?
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  1. Pumpkin pie ✓
  2. Venison
  3. Mussels
  4. Cornmeal porridge

  The colonists had no oven and very little sugar, so there were no pies or desserts. Deer, shellfish and corn are all likely. Source
• 26. Which of these was NOT part of the 1621 harvest feast?
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  1. Venison
  2. Mussels
  3. Cornmeal mush
  4. Mashed potatoes ✓

  Potatoes were not on the table in 1621. They had only recently reached Europe from South America. Source
• 27. Why was there almost certainly no sweet cranberry sauce at the 1621 feast?
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  1. Cranberries had not grown yet
  2. Nobody liked the taste
  3. The colonists had run out of sugar ✓
  4. The berries were too small

  Sugar was nearly gone by November 1621. Cooks began boiling cranberries with sugar about 50 years later. Source
• 28. Did the people at the 1621 harvest celebration call it 'Thanksgiving'?
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  1. Yes, on the invitations
  2. Probably not ✓
  3. Yes, the Wampanoag named it
  4. Yes, it was a new holiday

  Winslow's letter never uses the word, and historians think the Pilgrims likely did not use the term at the time. Source
• 29. In 1565, Spanish settlers shared a meal with the Timucua people in which present-day state?
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  1. Virginia
  2. Maine
  3. Texas
  4. Florida ✓

  Some historians point to a 1565 feast at St. Augustine, Florida, as an earlier thanksgiving than Plymouth's. Source
• 30. In 1619, 38 English settlers at Berkeley Hundred proclaimed a day of thanksgiving in which colony?
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  1. Virginia ✓
  2. Maine
  3. Georgia
  4. Maryland

  On December 4, 1619, settlers at Berkeley Hundred on Virginia's James River proclaimed a day of thanksgiving. Source
• 31. In 1607, English colonists at Fort St. George held a harvest feast with the Abenaki in which present-day state?
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  1. Florida
  2. Maine ✓
  3. Georgia
  4. New York

  History.com dates a harvest feast and prayer meeting at Fort St. George with the Abenaki to August 9, 1607. Source
• 32. Juan de Onate's party held a thanksgiving feast in 1598 near modern San Elizario in which state?
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  1. Maine
  2. Virginia
  3. Texas ✓
  4. Florida

  In 1598, Spanish explorers led by Juan de Onate held a thanksgiving feast near what is now San Elizario, Texas. Source
• 33. In 1623 the Pilgrims held a thanksgiving to mark the end of what?
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  1. A drought ✓
  2. A war
  3. A long winter
  4. A shipwreck

  The Pilgrims held a second thanksgiving in 1623 after rain ended a drought. Source
• 34. Since 1970, a National Day of Mourning has been held each Thanksgiving at Cole's Hill in which town?
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  1. Boston, Massachusetts
  2. Salem, Massachusetts
  3. Plymouth, Massachusetts ✓
  4. Newport, Rhode Island

  Since 1970, protesters have gathered on Cole's Hill above Plymouth Rock for a National Day of Mourning. Source
• 35. Which president proclaimed a national Thanksgiving in 1863, during the Civil War?
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  1. George Washington
  2. Theodore Roosevelt
  3. Thomas Jefferson
  4. Abraham Lincoln ✓

  Lincoln issued the proclamation on October 3, 1863, setting the last Thursday of November as a day of thanksgiving. Source
• 36. Lincoln's 1863 proclamation named the last Thursday of which month?
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  1. September
  2. November ✓
  3. October
  4. December

  Lincoln's proclamation set apart 'the last Thursday of November next' for thanksgiving and praise. Source
• 37. Who countersigned Lincoln's 1863 Thanksgiving proclamation as Secretary of State?
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  1. Salmon P. Chase
  2. Edwin Stanton
  3. William H. Seward ✓
  4. Ulysses S. Grant

  William H. Seward signed beneath Lincoln, under the heading 'By the President.' Source
• 38. Lincoln's 1863 proclamation opens by mentioning the blessings of 'fruitful fields and ...' what?
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  1. Golden harvests
  2. Healthful skies ✓
  3. Peaceful rivers
  4. Plentiful forests

  The proclamation begins by naming the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. Source
• 39. Who is known as the 'Mother of Thanksgiving' for campaigning for a national holiday?
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  1. Betsy Ross
  2. Clara Barton
  3. Dolley Madison
  4. Sarah Josepha Hale ✓

  Writer and magazine editor Sarah Josepha Hale pushed for years for a national Thanksgiving holiday. Source
• 40. Sarah Josepha Hale is also credited with writing which nursery rhyme?
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  1. Mary Had a Little Lamb ✓
  2. Humpty Dumpty
  3. Jack and Jill
  4. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

  The Library of Congress credits Hale as the author of the rhyme originally titled 'Mary's Lamb.' Source
• 41. Sarah Josepha Hale edited which popular magazine?
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  1. The Saturday Evening Post
  2. Harper's Weekly
  3. Scientific American
  4. Godey's Lady's Book ✓

  Hale became a writer in 1837 and edited Godey's Lady's Book until 1877. She also campaigned for a national Thanksgiving. Source
• 42. How old was Hale when she wrote to Lincoln in September 1863 asking for a national Thanksgiving?
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  1. 34
  2. 54
  3. 74 ✓
  4. 94

  Hale was 74 when she appealed to Lincoln on September 28, 1863. Source
• 43. In her 1863 letter, Hale asked Lincoln to make Thanksgiving what kind of festival?
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  1. A national and fixed Union festival ✓
  2. A summer harvest festival
  3. A festival of lights
  4. A festival of sports

  Hale asked Lincoln to have the annual Thanksgiving 'made a National and fixed Union Festival.' Source
• 44. In Hale's novel Northwood, which dish 'occupied the most distinguished niche' on the Thanksgiving table?
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  1. Apple pie
  2. Pumpkin pie ✓
  3. Mashed potatoes
  4. Cranberry sauce

  Hale wrote that roast turkey took precedence, while the pumpkin pie occupied the most distinguished niche. Source
• 45. About how many letters did Lincoln typically receive each day while president?
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  1. 250 to 500 ✓
  2. 5 to 10
  3. 25 to 50
  4. 5,000 to 10,000

  The Library of Congress notes that Lincoln received roughly 250 to 500 pieces of mail a day. Source
• 46. Which president issued the first national Thanksgiving proclamation under the new Constitution in 1789?
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  1. John Adams
  2. James Monroe
  3. George Washington ✓
  4. Andrew Jackson

  Washington named Thursday, November 26, 1789, as a day of 'sincere and humble thanks.' Source
• 47. Which early president declined to issue Thanksgiving proclamations, citing the separation of church and state?
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  1. John Adams
  2. James Madison
  3. George Washington
  4. Thomas Jefferson ✓

  Washington, Adams and Madison all issued thanksgiving proclamations. Jefferson was the one early president who refused. Source
• 48. Which state was first to adopt an annual Thanksgiving holiday, in 1817?
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  1. Virginia
  2. New York ✓
  3. Texas
  4. California

  New York adopted an annual Thanksgiving in 1817. Other states, especially in New England, followed on different dates. Source
• 49. The national day of thanksgiving on December 18, 1777, celebrated victory in which battle?
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  1. Gettysburg
  2. Saratoga ✓
  3. Yorktown
  4. Bunker Hill

  A national thanksgiving was held in 1777 after the American victory at Saratoga. Source
• 50. In 1939, which president moved Thanksgiving a week earlier to lengthen the Christmas shopping season?
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  1. Herbert Hoover
  2. Harry Truman
  3. Dwight Eisenhower
  4. Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓

  Roosevelt moved Thanksgiving from November 30 to November 23 in 1939 to help the economy. Source
• 51. What nickname did people give to the early Thanksgiving of 1939?
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  1. Thanksliving
  2. Turkey Week
  3. Franksgiving ✓
  4. Early Bird Day

  The early date was nicknamed 'Franksgiving,' and many people and states kept the traditional date instead. Source
• 52. In 1939, Thanksgiving was moved from November 30 to which date?
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  1. November 23 ✓
  2. November 9
  3. November 16
  4. November 28

  The move came in 1939. Congress made the fourth-Thursday date permanent in 1941. Source
• 53. Why did Congress choose the 'fourth' Thursday instead of the 'last' Thursday in 1941?
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  1. Some Novembers have five Thursdays ✓
  2. It matched the first feast
  3. It avoided a holiday
  4. Lincoln had picked it

  The House wrote 'last Thursday,' but the Senate changed it to 'fourth' so the date would be consistent in months with five Thursdays. Source
• 54. President Roosevelt signed the law setting Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday in which month of 1941?
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  1. March
  2. June
  3. September
  4. December ✓

  Roosevelt signed the resolution on December 26, 1941, making the fourth Thursday of November the federal holiday. Source
• 55. In which city is the famous Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade held?
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  1. Chicago
  2. Los Angeles
  3. New York City ✓
  4. Detroit

  Macy's started the parade in 1924 to promote its Herald Square store in New York City. Source
• 56. Which department store's name is on the big New York City Thanksgiving parade?
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  1. Bloomingdale's
  2. Macy's ✓
  3. Saks
  4. Gimbels

  Macy's launched the parade in 1924 to celebrate the expansion of its Herald Square flagship. Source
• 57. In what year was the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
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  1. 1924 ✓
  2. 1894
  3. 1954
  4. 1984

  The first parade stepped off at 9 a.m. on November 27, 1924. Source
• 58. What was the Macy's parade originally called?
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  1. The Harvest Parade
  2. The Turkey Day Parade
  3. The Herald Parade
  4. The Christmas Parade ✓

  The parade was meant to kick off the holiday shopping season, so it was first billed as a Christmas Parade. Source
• 59. Who always rides on the final float of the Macy's parade?
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  1. Uncle Sam
  2. Santa Claus ✓
  3. A Pilgrim
  4. The Easter Bunny

  Santa remains the finale, and his arrival still marks the start of the Christmas season in New York City. Source
• 60. Before giant balloons, the first Macy's parades featured live animals from which place?
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  1. Bronx Zoo
  2. Philadelphia Zoo
  3. Central Park Zoo ✓
  4. A traveling circus

  Bears, elephants, camels and monkeys on loan from the Central Park Zoo joined the 1924 parade. Source
• 61. Why did Macy's stop using live zoo animals in the parade?
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  1. They were too expensive
  2. They caught colds
  3. The zoo ran out
  4. The roars and growls scared children ✓

  Character balloons replaced the animals after their roars and growls frightened children. Source
• 62. Which cartoon cat was among the very first Macy's parade balloons, in 1927?
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  1. Tom
  2. Felix the Cat ✓
  3. Garfield
  4. Sylvester

  Felix the Cat, designed by Anthony Sarg, debuted in 1927 and became a signature attraction. Source
• 63. Who conceived the first Macy's parade balloons?
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  1. Walt Disney
  2. Dr. Seuss
  3. Anthony Sarg, a puppeteer ✓
  4. Thomas Edison

  German-born puppeteer and designer Anthony Frederick Sarg conceived the balloons. Source
• 64. Which famous cartoon mouse made his first Macy's parade appearance in 1934?
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  1. Mickey Mouse ✓
  2. Speedy Gonzales
  3. Stuart Little
  4. Jerry

  Mickey Mouse first appeared in the Macy's parade in 1934. Source
• 65. In 1939, which Wizard of Oz character debuted in the Macy's parade?
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  1. The Scarecrow
  2. The Cowardly Lion
  3. Toto
  4. The Tin Man ✓

  The Tin Man debuted months after The Wizard of Oz was released. Source
• 66. About how long was the first Macy's parade route in 1924?
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  1. About 6 miles ✓
  2. About 1 mile
  3. About 2.5 miles
  4. About 20 miles

  The first parade ran about 6 miles from Harlem to Herald Square. The route was later shortened to about 2.5 miles. Source
• 67. The first Macy's parade started in which New York City neighborhood?
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  1. Brooklyn Heights
  2. Greenwich Village
  3. Harlem ✓
  4. Staten Island

  It began at 145th Street and Convent Avenue in Harlem and ended at Herald Square. Source
• 68. Which Philadelphia department store held a Thanksgiving parade in 1920, four years before Macy's?
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  1. Wanamaker's
  2. Gimbel Brothers ✓
  3. Lord & Taylor
  4. Sears

  Gimbel Brothers' 1920 procession had 50 people, 15 cars and a firefighter dressed as Santa. Source
• 69. At Herald Square in 1924, Santa was crowned with which title?
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  1. King of the Kiddies ✓
  2. Prince of Toys
  3. Lord of the Workshop
  4. Master of Merriment

  About 10,000 people cheered as Santa was crowned 'King of the Kiddies' on the store's 34th Street side. Source
• 70. Footage of the 1946 Macy's parade appears in which 1947 movie?
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  1. It's a Wonderful Life
  2. White Christmas
  3. Holiday Inn
  4. Miracle on 34th Street ✓

  The film used actual footage of the 1946 parade, making the event even better known. Source
• 71. Where are many Macy's parade floats and balloons built year-round?
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  1. Brooklyn, New York
  2. Hoboken, New Jersey ✓
  3. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  4. Boston, Massachusetts

  Macy's Studio in Hoboken, NJ, builds floats and balloons year-round. Source
• 72. Before the Macy's parade, New York children marked Thanksgiving by dressing up as what and asking for treats?
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  1. Pilgrims
  2. Clowns
  3. Ragamuffins ✓
  4. Turkeys

  New York's earlier Thanksgiving street tradition had children in face paint and tattered clothes going door to door as 'ragamuffins.' Source
• 73. Which NFL team has hosted a Thanksgiving Day game every year since 1934, apart from a wartime pause?
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  1. Green Bay Packers
  2. Chicago Bears
  3. New York Giants
  4. Detroit Lions ✓

  The Lions have hosted on Thanksgiving since 1934, except for 1939 to 1944 during World War II. Source
• 74. Which team began hosting Thanksgiving games in 1966?
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  1. Pittsburgh Steelers
  2. Miami Dolphins
  3. Dallas Cowboys ✓
  4. New York Jets

  The Cowboys first played on Thanksgiving in 1966, beating the Browns 26-14 at the Cotton Bowl. Source
• 75. Whom did the Lions play in their first Thanksgiving game, on November 29, 1934?
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  1. Chicago Bears ✓
  2. Green Bay Packers
  3. Cleveland Browns
  4. Minnesota Vikings

  The Bears won that first game 19-16 at the University of Detroit Stadium. Source
• 76. About how many fans attended the first Lions Thanksgiving game in 1934?
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  1. About 2,600
  2. About 26,000 ✓
  3. About 80,000
  4. About 130,000

  A crowd of about 26,000 watched the Bears win 19-16 at the University of Detroit Stadium. Source
• 77. What did the NFL add to Thanksgiving in 2006?
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  1. A third, prime-time game ✓
  2. A halftime parade
  3. A Friday game
  4. A pregame fireworks show

  Since 2006 there has been a third game in the evening with no set host team. Source
• 78. Which team won the first overtime game on Thanksgiving, in 1980, beating the Lions 23-17?
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  1. Green Bay Packers
  2. Dallas Cowboys
  3. Minnesota Vikings
  4. Chicago Bears ✓

  The Bears beat the Lions 23-17 in overtime in 1980, the first overtime game on Thanksgiving. Source
• 79. Which two colleges played the first Thanksgiving football game, in 1876?
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  1. Harvard and Brown
  2. Princeton and Yale ✓
  3. Army and Navy
  4. Michigan and Ohio State

  Princeton played Yale on November 30, 1876. Source
• 80. What does the U.S. president 'pardon' each year before Thanksgiving?
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  1. A pumpkin
  2. A pie
  3. A turkey ✓
  4. A parade float

  The president pardons a turkey, which then retires to a farm. Official annual pardons began with George H.W. Bush in 1989. Source
• 81. Which president spared a 55-pound turkey in 1963?
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  1. John F. Kennedy ✓
  2. Dwight Eisenhower
  3. Richard Nixon
  4. Lyndon Johnson

  Kennedy spared the turkey in 1963. The official annual pardon tradition began with George H.W. Bush in 1989. Source
• 82. The official annual presidential turkey pardon began under which president in 1989?
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  1. Ronald Reagan
  2. Bill Clinton
  3. Jimmy Carter
  4. George H.W. Bush ✓

  History.com says the official pardon tradition began with George H.W. Bush in 1989. Source
• 83. In 1926, President Coolidge was given a live raccoon to eat for Thanksgiving. What did his family do instead?
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  1. Sent her to a zoo
  2. Released her in a park
  3. Kept her as a pet named Rebecca ✓
  4. Gave her to a neighbor

  The Coolidge family kept the raccoon as a pet and named her Rebecca. Source
• 84. In 1953, which company made the first TV dinners from leftover Thanksgiving turkey?
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  1. Campbell's
  2. C.A. Swanson & Sons ✓
  3. Heinz
  4. Kraft

  Swanson had about 260 tons of extra turkey and packed it into aluminum trays, creating the first TV dinners. Source
• 85. About how many turkey TV dinners did Swanson sell in 1954?
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  1. 10,000
  2. 10 million ✓
  3. 100,000
  4. 500 million

  By 1954, about 10 million turkey trays had sold. Source
• 86. Which company's test kitchen invented green bean casserole in 1955?
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  1. Heinz
  2. General Mills
  3. Kellogg's
  4. Campbell's ✓

  Dorcas Reilly created the dish at Campbell's headquarters in Camden, New Jersey, in 1955. Source
• 87. What was green bean casserole originally called?
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  1. Bean Surprise
  2. Garden Gratin
  3. Green Bean Bake ✓
  4. Harvest Hotdish

  The first recipe was called 'Green Bean Bake.' It became a Thanksgiving favorite in the 1960s. Source
• 88. Green bean casserole became a Thanksgiving favorite in the 1960s after its recipe was printed where?
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  1. On the soup can label ✓
  2. In a TV cooking show
  3. On a milk carton
  4. In a school lunch menu

  Campbell's printed the recipe on the soup can label, and the dish took off at holiday tables. Source
• 89. What crunchy topping goes on a traditional green bean casserole?
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  1. French-fried onions ✓
  2. Crushed pretzels
  3. Peanuts
  4. Corn flakes

  The recipe uses green beans, cream of mushroom soup, soy sauce, pepper, milk and French-fried onions. Source
• 90. Pumpkin pie was a common sight on tables in which region by the early 1700s?
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  1. The Pacific Northwest
  2. The Deep South
  3. The Southwest
  4. New England ✓

  Pumpkin pie was served in New England by the turn of the 18th century. Source
• 91. According to Connecticut tradition, Colchester delayed Thanksgiving in 1705 because of a shortage of what?
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  1. Flour
  2. Butter
  3. Molasses ✓
  4. Eggs

  The story says the town postponed Thanksgiving a week because there was not enough molasses for pie-making. Source
• 92. In which state did cranberry growing begin in 1816, when Henry Hall covered bogs with sand?
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  1. Florida
  2. Massachusetts ✓
  3. Texas
  4. Arizona

  Henry Hall, a Revolutionary War veteran, began cultivating cranberries in Massachusetts in 1816. Source
• 93. Which company grew from the first canned jellied cranberry sauce of 1912?
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  1. Welch's
  2. Ocean Spray ✓
  3. Sunkist
  4. Dole

  Marcus Urann canned jellied cranberry sauce in 1912 and later helped found the cooperative now known as Ocean Spray. Source
• 94. Which state grows roughly 60 percent of the cranberries in the United States?
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  1. Maine
  2. Michigan
  3. Wisconsin ✓
  4. Florida

  Wisconsin produces roughly 60% of the U.S. cranberry harvest, followed by Massachusetts, Oregon and New Jersey. Source
• 95. Which state grows more than half of America's sweet potatoes?
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  1. Louisiana
  2. Idaho
  3. Iowa
  4. North Carolina ✓

  North Carolina is the top sweet potato state, harvesting more than 50% of those grown in the U.S. Source
• 96. The 'candied yams' sold in U.S. cans are usually actually what?
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  1. Sweet potatoes ✓
  2. True yams
  3. Turnips
  4. Carrots

  True yams are a different plant. U.S. rules require a 'yam' label to also say 'sweetpotato.' Source
• 97. Which state harvests more pumpkin acres than the next five states combined?
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  1. Illinois ✓
  2. Texas
  3. Maine
  4. Ohio

  Illinois exceeded 634 million pounds of pumpkins in 2022, far ahead of second-place Indiana. Source
• 98. What was the Black Friday of September 24, 1869?
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  1. A big snowstorm
  2. A crash of the gold market ✓
  3. A railroad strike
  4. A famous shopping sale

  The first recorded use of 'Black Friday' described a gold-market crash caused by financiers Jay Gould and Jim Fisk. Source
• 99. Police in which city helped popularize the name 'Black Friday' for the day after Thanksgiving?
  Show answer

  1. Boston
  2. Chicago
  3. Philadelphia ✓
  4. Denver

  Philadelphia police used the term for the crowds of shoppers and tourists flooding the city. Source
• 100. Crowds in Philadelphia grew even bigger on the day after Thanksgiving because of which Saturday football game?
  Show answer

  1. Harvard-Yale
  2. Michigan-Ohio State
  3. Alabama-Auburn
  4. Army-Navy ✓

  Visitors packed the city before the Army-Navy game, and police could not take the day off. Source
• 101. Merchants once tried to rename Black Friday with what friendlier name?
  Show answer

  1. Bright Friday
  2. Super Friday
  3. Sale Friday
  4. Big Friday ✓

  By 1961, merchants and boosters tried unsuccessfully to change the name to 'Big Friday.' Source
• 102. Which company launched Small Business Saturday in 2010?
  Show answer

  1. Walmart
  2. Amazon
  3. American Express ✓
  4. Visa

  AmEx launched Small Business Saturday in 2010. Source
• 103. Which famous Founding Father wrote a 1784 letter to his daughter calling the turkey a more respectable bird than the bald eagle?
  Show answer

  1. Thomas Jefferson
  2. Benjamin Franklin ✓
  3. John Hancock
  4. Alexander Hamilton

  Franklin wrote the letter privately. He never campaigned publicly to make the turkey the national bird. Source
• 104. What did Benjamin Franklin actually do about the turkey as a national symbol?
  Show answer

  1. Praised it in a private letter ✓
  2. Led a public campaign
  3. Drew it on the Declaration
  4. Sent one to Congress

  Franklin's 1784 letter to his daughter praised the turkey, but he never publicly advocated for it. Source
• 105. In the early 1900s, only about how many wild turkeys were left in the United States?
  Show answer

  1. About 200,000 ✓
  2. About 2,000
  3. About 20 million
  4. About 200 million

  Conservation efforts have since brought wild turkeys back across the country. Source
• 106. Wild turkeys now live in every U.S. state except which one?
  Show answer

  1. Hawaii
  2. Maine
  3. Alaska ✓
  4. Nevada

  Natural reforestation and reintroductions put wild turkeys in every state except Alaska. Source
• 107. The turkey trot, a dance from the early 1900s, imitated what?
  Show answer

  1. A turkey's gobble
  2. The bird's short, jerky steps ✓
  3. A turkey's flapping wings
  4. A turkey's tail fan

  Along with the fox trot and bunny hug, the turkey trot was a popular dance modeled on the bird's steps. Source
• 108. What is true about turkeys and flying?
  Show answer

  1. No turkey can fly
  2. All turkeys fly equally well
  3. Only hens fly
  4. Wild turkeys fly short distances; farm-raised ones cannot ✓

  National Geographic notes wild turkeys can fly short distances, while domestic turkeys cannot fly. Source
• 109. A Texas town named Turkey got its name from what?
  Show answer

  1. Wild turkeys roosting by a creek ✓
  2. The country Turkey
  3. A settler's last name
  4. A holiday dinner

  The community was first called Turkey Roost after wild turkey roosts on nearby Turkey Creek. It was shortened to Turkey in 1893. Source
• 110. In which year did the Texas community of Turkey Roost shorten its name to Turkey?
  Show answer

  1. 1793
  2. 1923
  3. 1966
  4. 1893 ✓

  The name was shortened to Turkey in 1893, when a post office was established. Source
• 111. Turkey, Texas, is in the southwestern corner of which county?
  Show answer

  1. Dallas County
  2. Hall County ✓
  3. Harris County
  4. Travis County

  Turkey sits in the southwestern corner of Hall County, at the junction of State Highways 86 and 70. Source
• 112. What is a male wild turkey called?
  Show answer

  1. A hen
  2. A poult
  3. A tom ✓
  4. A jenny

  Adult male turkeys are called toms or gobblers. Adult females are hens. Source
• 113. What is a baby turkey called?
  Show answer

  1. A kit
  2. A poult ✓
  3. A pup
  4. A squab

  Young turkeys of either sex are called poults. Source
• 114. What is a young male turkey called?
  Show answer

  1. A jake ✓
  2. A tom
  3. A poult
  4. A hen

  A jake is a young male, a jenny is a young female, and a poult is a very young turkey. Source
• 115. Which wild turkeys make the loud 'gobble' sound?
  Show answer

  1. Only the hens
  2. Both equally
  3. None of them
  4. Only the males ✓

  Males gobble to attract hens, and females never gobble. Source
• 116. The flap of skin hanging below a turkey's chin is called what?
  Show answer

  1. A snood
  2. A beard
  3. A wattle ✓
  4. A comb

  The wattle hangs below the chin, and the snood drapes over the bill. Both turn bright red when a male is ready to mate. Source
• 117. The fleshy piece that droops over a turkey's beak is called what?
  Show answer

  1. A wattle
  2. A snood ✓
  3. A crest
  4. A spur

  The snood drapes over the bill. The wattle hangs below the chin. Source
• 118. What is the special name for a group of wild turkeys?
  Show answer

  1. A rafter ✓
  2. A parliament
  3. A gaggle
  4. A pride

  A group of wild turkeys is called a rafter. Source
• 119. Where do wild turkeys sleep at night?
  Show answer

  1. In burrows
  2. In caves
  3. In trees ✓
  4. In ponds

  Turkeys roost in trees at night, which helps them avoid predators. Source
• 120. About how many feathers does an adult turkey have?
  Show answer

  1. About 50
  2. About 500
  3. About 500,000
  4. 5,000 to 6,000 ✓

  An adult turkey has 5,000 to 6,000 feathers that look iridescent in sunlight. Source
• 121. Domestic turkeys descend from wild turkeys that lived in which region?
  Show answer

  1. Europe
  2. China
  3. Egypt
  4. Mexico ✓

  Domestic turkeys descend from a Mexican subspecies that was taken to Europe in the early 1500s. Source
• 122. Besides the turkey, which other domestic bird is native to the Americas?
  Show answer

  1. The Muscovy duck ✓
  2. The chicken
  3. The goose
  4. The pigeon

  National Geographic notes the wild turkey and the Muscovy duck are the only two domestic birds native to the Americas. Source
• 123. How long do wild turkeys typically live in the wild?
  Show answer

  1. About 6 months
  2. About 3 to 4 years ✓
  3. About 15 years
  4. About 30 years

  National Geographic gives an average wild lifespan of 3 to 4 years. Source
• 124. How far can a male turkey's gobble be heard?
  Show answer

  1. About a yard
  2. About a block
  3. About a mile ✓
  4. About 50 miles

  A male's gobble can be heard from about a mile away. Source
• 125. Which surprising skill do wild turkeys have?
  Show answer

  1. They can hover
  2. They can swim ✓
  3. They can dig tunnels
  4. They can sing songs

  Wild turkeys can swim by tucking in their wings, spreading their tails and kicking. Source
• 126. What do young turkeys eagerly eat in their first weeks?
  Show answer

  1. Insects ✓
  2. Fish
  3. Seaweed
  4. Seeds only

  Poults eat insects eagerly and begin favoring plants after about four weeks. Source
• 127. Why do male turkeys fan their tails and strut?
  Show answer

  1. To stay cool
  2. To scare off the rain
  3. To dry their feathers
  4. To attract mates and challenge rivals ✓

  Toms and some hens fan their tail feathers and strut to attract mates and deter rivals. Source
• 128. Compared with chicken, how much tryptophan does turkey have?
  Show answer

  1. About ten times more
  2. Far less
  3. About the same ✓
  4. None at all

  Turkey has about as much tryptophan as chicken, and cheddar cheese has more than turkey. Source
• 129. Which ancient civilization painted turkeys on vases and in codices?
  Show answer

  1. The Maya ✓
  2. The Vikings
  3. The Romans
  4. The Egyptians

  The Maya depicted turkeys on vases and in codices, and kept them for feasts and offerings. Source
• 130. If two people pull a turkey wishbone and one gets the longer piece, what is the saying?
  Show answer

  1. That person washes dishes
  2. That person carves next
  3. That person says grace
  4. That person gets a wish ✓

  After the wishbone dries and turns brittle, two people pull its ends, and the one with the larger piece is said to get their wish. Source
• 131. A turkey's wishbone is made from what?
  Show answer

  1. Two ribs
  2. A shoulder blade
  3. Two fused collarbones ✓
  4. A leg bone

  The wishbone forms from two collarbones that fuse together and brace the wings. Source
• 132. The wishbone can be traced back about 150 million years to dinosaurs such as which one?
  Show answer

  1. Triceratops
  2. T. rex ✓
  3. Stegosaurus
  4. Brachiosaurus

  The wishbone acts like a spring in flight, and the bone appears in some dinosaur groups, including T. rex and Velociraptors. Source
• 133. Which tart red berry is cooked into the sauce often served with turkey?
  Show answer

  1. Strawberry
  2. Raspberry
  3. Cherry
  4. Cranberry ✓

  Cranberries are native to North America and have been eaten here for centuries. Source
• 134. Why do farmers often flood cranberry bogs at harvest time?
  Show answer

  1. To keep the berries cold
  2. To water the vines
  3. So the berries float to the top ✓
  4. To scare away birds

  Each berry has four air pockets, so flooded berries float and farmers can rake them off the vines. Source
• 135. What makes cranberries float and bounce?
  Show answer

  1. Four tiny air pockets inside ✓
  2. Thick waxy skin
  3. A hollow stem
  4. Lots of juice

  Each cranberry contains four air pockets. Bouncing is a sign of freshness. Source
• 136. What will a fresh, ripe cranberry do if you drop it?
  Show answer

  1. Shatter
  2. Bounce ✓
  3. Roll away fast
  4. Stick to the floor

  A ripe cranberry will bounce, thanks to the air pockets inside it. Source
• 137. Cranberries were once called 'craneberries' because the flower resembled part of which bird?
  Show answer

  1. A crane ✓
  2. A turkey
  3. A swan
  4. A duck

  Colonists named the fruit 'craneberry' because its drooping pink blossoms resembled a crane. Source
• 138. Besides food, Native peoples used cranberries as a what?
  Show answer

  1. Candle wax
  2. Soap
  3. Red dye ✓
  4. Rope

  Native Americans used cranberries in foods such as pemmican and as a fabric dye. Source
• 139. In what year did cranberry sauce first appear in a cookbook?
  Show answer

  1. 1596
  2. 1796 ✓
  3. 1696
  4. 1896

  Cranberry sauce was loosely described in the 1600s and first appeared in a cookbook in 1796. Source
• 140. What does a pumpkin's orange color tell us it contains?
  Show answer

  1. Chlorophyll
  2. Iron
  3. Caffeine
  4. Beta-carotene ✓

  Beta-carotene is a plant pigment that the body converts to vitamin A. Source
• 141. Sweet potatoes belong to the same plant family as which flower?
  Show answer

  1. The rose
  2. The tulip
  3. The sunflower
  4. The morning glory ✓

  Sweet potatoes are in the morning glory family. True yams belong to a different plant group. Source
• 142. About 95 percent of the world's true yams are grown in which region?
  Show answer

  1. Scandinavia
  2. West Africa ✓
  3. North America
  4. Australia

  Yams are starchier and less sweet than sweet potatoes, and about 95% of the crop is grown in West Africa. Source
• 143. Corn ears nearly always have an even or odd number of kernel rows?
  Show answer

  1. Even ✓
  2. Odd
  3. Prime
  4. Always exactly ten

  Row number develops in even numbers, and most hybrids have 14 to 18 rows. Source
• 144. The average ear of corn has about how many kernels?
  Show answer

  1. About 80
  2. About 8,000
  3. About 800 ✓
  4. About 80,000

  The average ear has about 800 kernels in 16 rows, and one piece of silk for each kernel. Source
• 145. What causes the seasons on Earth?
  Show answer

  1. Distance from the Sun
  2. The Moon's pull
  3. Earth's tilted axis ✓
  4. Solar storms

  Earth's tilted axis causes the seasons. Many people wrongly think distance from the Sun does. Source
• 146. When it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere, how close is Earth to the Sun compared with summer?
  Show answer

  1. Closer ✓
  2. Farther away
  3. Exactly the same
  4. It depends on the Moon

  Earth is closest to the Sun in January, but the tilt, not distance, makes the seasons. Source
• 147. Why is it called the Harvest Moon?
  Show answer

  1. It looks like a pumpkin
  2. Farmers used its light to harvest late ✓
  3. It rises in the morning
  4. It only shines on farms

  It is the full Moon closest to the start of autumn. Before electricity, farmers harvested by moonlight. Source
• 148. What can cause leaves to drop before they change color?
  Show answer

  1. Too much sunshine
  2. A gentle breeze
  3. A full moon
  4. Drought or an early frost ✓

  Drought or an early frost can make leaves fall before they have time to change color. Source
• 149. Where do eastern monarch butterflies fly to each fall?
  Show answer

  1. Alaska
  2. Greenland
  3. Mexico ✓
  4. Brazil

  Millions of monarchs travel nearly 2,500 miles from Canada and the U.S. to Mexico or California. Source
• 150. What is the only food monarch caterpillars eat?
  Show answer

  1. Milkweed ✓
  2. Clover
  3. Grass
  4. Dandelions

  Monarch caterpillars eat only milkweed, which also makes them taste bad to predators. Source
• 151. How many times does any single monarch make the full fall migration trip?
  Show answer

  1. Every year
  2. Once ✓
  3. Twice a year
  4. Three times

  No individual monarch completes the round trip. Each one makes the journey only once. Source
• 152. Why do bears eat nearly nonstop in the fall?
  Show answer

  1. To hide from hunters
  2. To grow new claws
  3. To prepare for migration
  4. To build up energy for winter ✓

  Bears eat and drink nearly nonstop in fall so they can live on stored energy while denning. Source
• 153. What is the name for a bear's nearly nonstop fall eating?
  Show answer

  1. Hyperphagia ✓
  2. Hibernation
  3. Migration
  4. Foraging

  NPS calls this fall feeding frenzy hyperphagia. Source
• 154. Where do pregnant bears usually give birth?
  Show answer

  1. On a riverbank
  2. In their winter den ✓
  3. In a tall tree nest
  4. On open meadows

  Pregnant bears usually give birth in the den during the first two months of hibernation. Source
• 155. Migrating Canada geese often fly in what shape?
  Show answer

  1. A circle
  2. A square
  3. A straight single line
  4. A V ✓

  Migrating geese form V-formations, and National Geographic notes they can cover 1,500 miles in 24 hours with a favorable wind. Source
• 156. In which month do Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving?
  Show answer

  1. June
  2. August
  3. October ✓
  4. December

  Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving in October, earlier than the U.S. holiday in November. Source
• 157. Wild turkeys eat what kinds of foods?
  Show answer

  1. Only fish
  2. Only grass
  3. Nuts, seeds, fruit and insects ✓
  4. Only meat

  Wild turkeys are omnivores that forage for nuts, seeds, fruits, insects and even salamanders. Source
• 158. U.S. Thanksgiving is held on which day of the week?
  Show answer

  1. Saturday
  2. Monday
  3. Sunday
  4. Thursday ✓

  In 1941 Congress set Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November. Source
• 159. In which month is Thanksgiving celebrated in the United States?
  Show answer

  1. September
  2. November ✓
  3. October
  4. December

  Americans celebrate Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November. Canadians celebrate in October. Source
• 160. Which Native nation shared the 1621 harvest feast with the Plymouth colonists?
  Show answer

  1. The Wampanoag ✓
  2. The Navajo
  3. The Sioux
  4. The Cherokee

  The Plymouth colonists and the Wampanoag shared a harvest feast in autumn 1621. Source
• 161. From which country did the Mayflower sail in 1620?
  Show answer

  1. Spain
  2. France
  3. England ✓
  4. Italy

  The Mayflower left Plymouth, England, in September 1620. Source
• 162. What name did the Mayflower colonists give to their settlement in Massachusetts?
  Show answer

  1. Jamestown
  2. Salem
  3. Boston
  4. Plymouth ✓

  The Mayflower Compact pledged loyalty to the English king and named the settlement Plymouth. Source
• 163. Who was the governor of Plymouth Colony in 1621 who organized the harvest feast?
  Show answer

  1. William Bradford ✓
  2. Miles Standish
  3. John Smith
  4. Peter Stuyvesant

  Governor William Bradford organized the three-day feast and invited the Wampanoag leader Massasoit. Source
• 164. What was the 1621 Plymouth harvest celebrating?
  Show answer

  1. A royal wedding
  2. The first good corn and barley crop ✓
  3. The end of a war
  4. A new church

  Plymouth colonists celebrated their first good corn and barley crop with the Wampanoag. Source
• 165. Which Wampanoag leader came to the 1621 feast with about 90 men?
  Show answer

  1. Sitting Bull
  2. Massasoit ✓
  3. Geronimo
  4. Pontiac

  Winslow wrote that Massasoit, the Wampanoag leader, came with some 90 men. Source
• 166. On which day is 'Black Friday' held?
  Show answer

  1. The day after Thanksgiving ✓
  2. The day before Thanksgiving
  3. Christmas Eve
  4. New Year's Day

  Black Friday is the Friday after Thanksgiving, a big shopping day. Source
• 167. What giant floating characters fly above the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
  Show answer

  1. Kites
  2. Drones
  3. Balloons ✓
  4. Blimps

  Giant character balloons debuted in the parade in 1927. Source
• 168. Santa's arrival at the end of the Macy's parade marks the start of which season?
  Show answer

  1. The Halloween season
  2. The Easter season
  3. The summer season
  4. The Christmas season ✓

  Santa is the parade's finale, and his arrival still marks the start of the Christmas season in New York City. Source
• 169. Which sport do many families watch on TV on Thanksgiving?
  Show answer

  1. Football ✓
  2. Golf
  3. Tennis
  4. Swimming

  Football is a Thanksgiving tradition. The Detroit Lions have played at home on the holiday since 1934. Source
• 170. Many towns hold a 'turkey trot' on Thanksgiving. What is it?
  Show answer

  1. A pie contest
  2. A farm tour
  3. A costume parade
  4. A fun run or race ✓

  History.com lists turkey trot races among the holiday's modern traditions, along with football and volunteering. Source
• 171. Which Texas team plays at home on Thanksgiving every year?
  Show answer

  1. The Houston Texans
  2. The Texas Rangers
  3. The Dallas Cowboys ✓
  4. The Dallas Mavericks

  The Cowboys first hosted a Thanksgiving game in 1966 and have hosted nearly every year since. Source
• 172. Which three crops did the Wampanoag grow together in their fields?
  Show answer

  1. Corn, rice and wheat
  2. Corn, beans and squash ✓
  3. Peas, carrots and potatoes
  4. Apples, pears and plums

  Wampanoag farming included corn, beans and squash. Source
• 173. Which continent is the wild turkey native to?
  Show answer

  1. Europe
  2. Asia
  3. Africa
  4. North America ✓

  Benjamin Franklin called the turkey 'a true original Native of America.' Source
• 174. What do you call an adult female turkey?
  Show answer

  1. A tom
  2. A hen ✓
  3. A jake
  4. A poult

  Adult females are hens, adult males are toms or gobblers, and babies are poults. Source
• 175. Besides gobbling, which sounds do turkeys make?
  Show answer

  1. Barks and howls
  2. Roars and growls
  3. Clucks and purrs ✓
  4. Quacks and honks

  Turkeys cluck and purr as well as gobble. Source
• 176. Cranberries grow on what kind of plant?
  Show answer

  1. Low vines ✓
  2. Tall trees
  3. Underground bulbs
  4. Floating lily pads

  Cranberries grow on vines in sandy bogs and marshes, and the berries float when a bog is flooded for harvest. Source
• 177. What are the silky threads on an ear of corn called?
  Show answer

  1. Silk ✓
  2. Fur
  3. Whiskers
  4. Thatch

  Each potential kernel on an ear has its own silk. Source
• 178. In which season are sweet potatoes harvested?
  Show answer

  1. Spring
  2. Winter
  3. Fall ✓
  4. Summer

  Sweet potatoes are harvested in the fall, and curing them afterward lets them keep for a year or more. Source
• 179. What gives leaves their green color in spring and summer?
  Show answer

  1. Sugar
  2. Iron
  3. Sap
  4. Chlorophyll ✓

  Leaves look green because they make large amounts of chlorophyll, which helps plants turn sunlight into energy. Source
• 180. What tells trees to get ready for winter?
  Show answer

  1. Falling snow
  2. Shorter fall days ✓
  3. Strong winds
  4. Full moons

  Shorter days and less sunlight signal a leaf to stop making chlorophyll, so the green fades. Source
• 181. Which orange-and-black butterfly flies south for the winter?
  Show answer

  1. The swallowtail
  2. The cabbage white
  3. The monarch ✓
  4. The luna moth

  Each fall, millions of monarchs fly south from Canada and the U.S. Source
• 182. What do most bears do during the winter?
  Show answer

  1. Sleep in a den ✓
  2. Migrate to Mexico
  3. Swim in lakes
  4. Stay awake hunting

  Most bears hibernate or den in winter, using stored energy. Source
• 183. Which meat did the Wampanoag guests bring to the 1621 feast, according to Winslow?
  Show answer

  1. Roast beef
  2. Venison from five deer ✓
  3. Smoked ham
  4. Lamb chops

  Winslow wrote that the Wampanoag guests killed five deer and gave them to the colonists. Source
• 184. Which shellfish were abundant and easy to gather near Plymouth in 1621?
  Show answer

  1. Shrimp
  2. Crab legs
  3. Scallops
  4. Mussels ✓

  Mussels were abundant along the shoreline, and lobster, bass, clams and oysters may also have been eaten. Source