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Let's see if you know your facts about the holiday of Thanksgiving.You will be given a series of questions, and demonstrate what you think is the answer to the question. The answered will be revealed and keep track of the number of points you've earned. Good Luck!

Thanksgiving fun facts

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Yes

1. Has Thanksgiving always been the last week of November?

No

Yes

1.Has Thanksgiving always been the last week of November?

1. Has Thanksgiving always been the last week of November?

Today, we celebrate Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday in November. But during the Great Depression in 1939, Franklin D. Roosevelt moved the holiday to the third week instead of the fourth in an attempt to boost holiday spending. Turkey Day was moved back to its original date only 2 years later.

Yes

False

True

2. Eating turkey makes you tired.

False

True

2. Eating turkey makes you tired.

2. Eating turkey makes you tired.

False

It's true that studies have proven that the amino acid tryptophan causes drowsiness in lab rats.1 While turkey may contain tryptophan, it's not enough to make much of a difference in humans. So if you're in need of a snooze after your Thanksgiving feast, you can blame all those calories—and probably dessert, too—rather than the bird.

1621

1651

3. The first Thanksgiving took place in what year?

1621

1651

3. The first Thanksgiving took place in what year?

3. The first Thanksgiving took place in what year?

1621

During the autumn of 1621, at least 90 Wampanoag joined 52 English people at what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts, to mark a successful harvest. It is remembered today as the “First Thanksgiving,”

George Washington

Ronald Reagan

4. Which president first pardoned a turkey?

George Washington

Ronald Reagan

4. Which president first pardoned a turkey?

Ronald Reagan

4. Which president first pardoned a turkey?

Although Presidents John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan, along with First Ladies Thelma “Pat” Nixon and Rosalynn Carter, pardoned Thanksgiving turkeys, the modern turkey pardon did not become an annual tradition until the George H.W. Bush administration.

California

New York

5. Which U.S. state was the first to adopt Thanksgiving as an annual holiday?

5. Which U.S. state was the first to adopt Thanksgiving as an annual holiday?

FALSE

TRUE

5. Which U.S. state was the first to adopt Thanksgiving as an annual holiday?

TRUE

President George Washington issued the first Thanksgiving proclamation in 1789, and New York became the first state to adopt an annual Thanksgiving holiday in 1817.

Black Friday

Blue Friday

6. The day after Thanksgiving is known as ________.

Black Friday

Blue Friday

6. The day after Thanksgiving is known as ________.

Black Friday

6. The day after Thanksgiving is known as ________.

Black Friday's name dates back to the 1950s, the History Channel reports. It was used by Philadelphia police to describe the chaos that often took place in the city the day after Thanksgiving.

7. How many pumpkin pies are eaten each year on Thanksgiving?

40 million

50 million

7. How many pumpkin pies are eaten each year on Thanksgiving?

40 million

50 million

7. How many pumpkin pies are eaten each year on Thanksgiving?

50 million

According to various estimates, more than 50 million pumpkin pies are consumed each Thanksgiving.

Mashed Potatoes

Stuffing

8. What is the most favorite side dish for Thanksgiving?

Mashed Potatoes

Stuffing

8. What is the most favorite side dish for Thanksgiving?

Stuffing

8. What is the most favorite side dish for Thanksgiving?

In a survey by Campbell, 45 states chose stuffing/dressing as their favorite Thanksgiving side. Five states favored mashed potatoes.

Four

Two

9. How many American Towns are named Turkey?

Four

Two

9. How many American Towns are named Turkey?

9. How many American Towns are named Turkey?

Four

There are three towns in America also named after the turkey: Turkey, Texas, Turkey Creek, Louisiana, Turkey Creek Arizona and Turkey, North Carolina.

False

True

10. Thanksgiving in Canada is also in November.

False

True

10. Thanksgiving in Canada is also in November.

Thanksgiving (French: Action de grâce) is an annual Canadian holiday held on the second Monday in October.

True

10. Thanksgiving in Canada is also in November.