Thanksgiving

Which President declared Thanksgiving a national holiday?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

• Theodore Roosevelt

The first Thanksgiving included the Pilgrims and which Native Americans?

• Anishanaabe

• Mohawk

• Iroquois

• Wampanoag

True or False: The first TV dinners were a result of a Swanson employee ordering too many turkeys for Thanksgiving.

• True

• False

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About how many turkeys are cooked for Thanksgiving each year?

• 18 million

• 46 million

• 74 million

• 106 million

Which state produces the largest number of turkeys?

• Minnesota

• North Carolina

• Arkansas

• Missouri

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True or False: Only female turkeys can 'gobble'

• True

• False

Which president was the first to 'pardon' a turkey?

• Harry Truman

• Bill Clinton

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Richard Nixon

Which other country celebrates Thanksgiving?

• Canada

• France

• Haiti

• United Kingdom

Which of these U.S. Presidents can claim 'Mayflower' ancestry?

• George Washington

• Gerald Ford

• George Bush

• Franklin Pierce

What are kind of berries are eaten at Thanksgiving?

• blackberries

• blueberries

• strawberries

• cranberries