Thanksgiving Math

The word "turkey" comes from the Hebrew word, "Tukki" which means...

• Big bird
• Wild bird
• Yummy bird
• Turk's bird

What was the original name for the Pilgrims?

• Pilgrims
• Separatists or Puritans
• Rebels
• Loyalists

What part of the turkey is saved and snapped as a superstitious good luck custom?

• the neck
• the leg
• the wishbone
• the wing

Every year, the President of the United States pardons one turkey and that turkey gets to live out its life on a farm. 

• True
• False

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

Ms. Love is making pumpkin bread. The recipe calls for 0 .5 cups of sugar for every 1.75 cups of flour. If Ms. Love uses 2 cups of sugar, how much flour will she need?

• 2 cups

• 7 cups

• 9 cups

• 5 cups

Mr. Gamel put his turkey in the oven at 9:26am. He set the timer for 4 hours and 15 minutes. What time was his turkey ready?

• 1:26 p.m.

• 11:41 a.s.

• 12:31 p.m.

• 1:41 p.m.

Where did the pilgrims first land?

• Boston

• New York

• Plymouth

• Washington