Thanksgiving Facts
Two True : One False
1. The first Thanksgiving was a harvest festival, and it wasn’t
actually called Thanksgiving. It was called Harvest Home.
2. There were no kids at Thanksgiving
3. At the first Thanksgiving, the Pilgrims and Indians sat
together on stools and tree stumps or on the ground.
False:
2. There were no kids at Thanksgiving
Of the 50 Pilgrims who celebrated the first
Thanksgiving in the fall of 1621, almost half were
kids.
Two True : One False
1. At the first Thanksgiving, the Pilgrims and
Indians ate eels.
2. They ate pumpkin pie at dessert
3. Over 90 Indians showed up to the feast
False:
2. They ate pumpkin pie for dessert
For dessert, they had a pudding called
frumenty, which was made of wheat, barley, or
corn, and fruit and spices.
Two True : One False
1. Male turkeys are called Toms
2. Female turkeys are called Hens
3. Baby turkeys are called Cackles
False:
3. Baby turkeys are called cackles
Actually, baby turkeys are sometimes called
“fryer roasters.”
Two True : One False
1. Pumpkins were plentiful in Plymouth.
2. There was no cranberry sauce at the first
Thanksgiving
3. Pilgrims wore only black and white
False:
3. Pilgrims wore only black and white
Pilgrims really liked colors and wore very
colorful clothes
Two True : One False
1. Each year, Thanksgiving occurs on the fourth
Thursday of November
2. They ate deer, rabbit, and goose
3. The first Thanksgiving lasted an entire day
False:
3. The first Thanksgiving lasted an entire day
The first Thanksgiving actually lasted 3 days
Two True : One False
1. All turkeys gobble
2. More than half of the people in the Plymouth
colony died that winter in 1621
3. Canada also celebrates Thanksgiving
False:
1. All turkeys gobble
Only male turkeys gobble. They do so to
attract female turkeys
Multiple Choice: What is a snood?
1. The loose skin under a male turkey’s neck
2. A hat worn by a Pilgrim
3. A hot cider drink served at Thanksgiving
Answer
1. The loose skin under a male turkey’s neck
Multiple Choice: What utensil was not used by
the Pilgrims to eat Thanksgiving dinner?
1. Knife
2. Fork
3. Spoon
Answer
2. Fork
Multiple Choice: What is a baby turkey called?
1. A Chick
2. A Nestling
3. A Poult
Answer
3. A Poult
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