Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Thanksgiving Day Trivia Test

Here's a little Turkey day trivia test for you. Grab a pencil and some paper and go for it.

1. What Department Store was the first to sponsor a major Thanksgiving Day Parade? a.)Walmart, b.)Macy's, c.)Gimble's, d.)Bloomingdale's

2. What was the name of the American Indian tribe that joined the Pilgrams for the first Thanksgiving Feast? a.)Wampanoag Tribe, b.)Mohegan Tribe, c.)Tonto Tribe, d.) Idontknowa Tribe.

3. The word "Turkey" can be sourced to the Hebrew word "Turkki", which means..: a.)big bird, b.)feathered pig, c.)butterball, d.)dumb chicken.

4. How many Pilgrim women survived the first year after settling the Plymouth Colony? a.) none, b.) five, c.)twenty-four, d.) all the women survived

5. What President Of The United States started the tradition of pardoning a turkey on Thanksgiving? a.)Roosevelt, b.)Lincoln, c.)Truman, d.)Carter

6.) Which one of these foods was NOT served at the first Thanksgiving? a)cod fish, b.)turkey, c.)pumpkin pie, d.)grapes, e.)lobster, f.)duck, g.)corn, h.)peas.

The answers at in the "comment" section. Just hit the "comment" tab at the bottom of this posting. Drop me a line there and tell me how you did!

3 comments:

Rick's Time On Earth said...

Answers: 1-C, 2-A, 3-A, 4-B, 5-C, 6-C

Anonymous said...

Cool trivia rick, Thanksgiving is not a part of our culture, basically know nothing about it.

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Brownie Recipes said...

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