Can You Pass This Impossible Thanksgiving Quiz?

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Who made Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863?
Andrew Johnson
Abraham Lincoln
James Buchanan

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Why did President Franklin Roosevelt move Thanksgiving up one week earlier in 1939?
To appease the church
To give businesses a longer Christmas season
To allow soldiers time to come home

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Which of the following was definitely NOT served at the first Thanksgiving?
Cranberries
Beef
Shellfish

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What protein source do scholars believe was featured at the very first Thanksgiving celebration?
Fish
Buffalo
Quail

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The Mayflower first docked here after arriving in the New World
Plymouth Rock
Provincetown
Boston

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The flap of skin that hangs over a turkey's beak is called a:
Snood
Waddle
Gizzard

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What holiday did some Native Americans begin observing instead of Thanksgiving in 1970?
Day of Remembrance
Day of Mourning
Day of gratitude

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Which state was the first to make Thanksgiving a yearly occasion before it became a national holiday?
Massachusetts
New York
New Hampshire

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What store is the sponsor of the holiday's most popular parade?
Target
Macy's
Walmart

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About how much turkey does a single American consume each year?
13 pounds
10 pounds
8 pounds

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The Indians who were invited to the Thanksgiving feast were of the Wampanoag tribe. Who was their chief?
Squanto
Samoset
Massasoit

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Captain John Smith founded what colony in Virginia?
Jamestown
Williamsburg
Salem
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1
Who made Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863?
Andrew Johnson
Abraham Lincoln
James Buchanan
2
Why did President Franklin Roosevelt move Thanksgiving up one week earlier in 1939?
To appease the church
To give businesses a longer Christmas season
To allow soldiers time to come home
3
Which of the following was definitely NOT served at the first Thanksgiving?
Cranberries
Beef
Shellfish
4
What protein source do scholars believe was featured at the very first Thanksgiving celebration?
Fish
Buffalo
Quail
5
The Mayflower first docked here after arriving in the New World
Plymouth Rock
Provincetown
Boston
6
The flap of skin that hangs over a turkey's beak is called a:
Snood
Waddle
Gizzard
7
What holiday did some Native Americans begin observing instead of Thanksgiving in 1970?
Day of Remembrance
Day of Mourning
Day of gratitude
8
Which state was the first to make Thanksgiving a yearly occasion before it became a national holiday?
Massachusetts
New York
New Hampshire
9
What store is the sponsor of the holiday's most popular parade?
Target
Macy's
Walmart
10
About how much turkey does a single American consume each year?
13 pounds
10 pounds
8 pounds
11
The Indians who were invited to the Thanksgiving feast were of the Wampanoag tribe. Who was their chief?
Squanto
Samoset
Massasoit
12
Captain John Smith founded what colony in Virginia?
Jamestown
Williamsburg
Salem