Thanksgiving Math

Let's say the first Thanksgiving took place on Thursday, November 21, 1621 and ended on Saturday, November 23. How many days did it last if it started on Thursday and ended on Saturday?

• 3

• 4

• 1

• 5

There is one a record of the most expensive Thanksgiving dinner. For the dinner, the family did not have a tradition dinner, but instead went to New York City’s Old Homestead Steakhouse. There were 5 people at the dinner and each person spent $30,000. How much did the world’s most expensive Thanksgiving dinner on record cost?

• $12,000

• $150,000

• $15,000

• $120,000

The first Thanksgiving football game took place in 1876. It wasn't until 44 years later that the NFL hosted their first Thanksgiving football game. In what year did the NFL host their first football game?

• 1924

• 1910

• 1820

• 1920

The homeless shelter was hosting a Thanksgiving dinner for anyone who did not have a place to go on Thanksgiving. Each person received a large plate of food. If the shelter fed 88 people and each family ate three plates, how many plates of food did the shelter have to prepare?

• 200

• 264

• 254

• 164

Black Friday is the biggest day of the year for what trade profession?

• Doctors

• Teachers

• Plumbers

• Mechanics

You have to choose between the options below. Which pie do you like the best?

• Pumpkin Pie

• Apple Pie

• Peanut Butter Pie

• Chocolate Pie

• I think pie is gross.

What year did the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade first have balloons? The answer is 64 years BEFORE Miss Rohrer was born.

• 1928

• 1938

• 1992

• 1922

Which meat do you prefer to eat on Thanksgiving?

• Ham

• Turkey

• Tacos

• Shrimp

If the class each had a piece of pie that was cut into 6 pieces, how many pies would we eat all together if there were 24 people in the class?

• 30 pies

• 2 pies

• 144 pies

• 4 pies

If the class each had a piece of pie that was cut into 6 pieces, how many pieces of pie would we eat all together if there were 24 people in the class and each person ate 3 pieces?

• 144 pieces

• 24 pieces

• 72 pieces

• 4 pies