Thanksgiving Trivia

Don't let a pesky Thanksgiving guest dominate the conversation this holiday season. Get everyone involved and test their trivia knowledge. You can use these questions below and create even more questions by visiting Wikipedia.org.

1. Who celebrated the first recorded Thanksgiving ceremony in 1565?

a. Spaniard settlers

b. British settlers

c. French settlers

d. Canadian settlers

2. Thanksgiving day was originally set aside as a day for______:

a. Plentiful food and drink

b. Celebrating the end of harvest

c. Prayer and fasting

d. Rest and relaxation

3. The First National Proclamation of Thanksgiving was given by the Continental Congress in what year?

a. 1590

b. 1650

c. 1777

d. 1910

4. Which United States President proclaimed a national Thanksgiving holiday to occur on the last Thursday of each November?

a. George Washington

b. John Adams

c. Franklin Roosevelt

d. Abraham Lincoln

5. Turkey has been the staple menu item since the inception of Thanksgiving?

a. True

b. False

Answers: 1.a., 2.c., 3.c., 4.d., 5.a.

Have a wonderful dinner this holiday season and hopefully you can keep someone like your Uncle Bill from talking about football the entire dinner. Happy Thanksgiving!

source: Thanksgiving (October 2008). In Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved October 29, 2008, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Thanksgiving_(United_States)