Thanksgiving Trivia

Question 1: Which president established Thanksgiving as an official national holiday?

 A: George Washington
 B: Thomas Jefferson
 C: James Madison
 D: Abraham Lincoln

Question 2: Which president established the fourth Thursday in November as Thanksgiving?

 A: Franklin D. Roosevelt
 B: Thomas Jefferson
 C: John Adams
 D: Teddy Roosevelt

Question 3: From what language is the word "turkey" believed to originate?

 A: Greek
 B: Arabic
 C: Hebrew
 D: Latin

Question 4: In what year did the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade first take place as a commercial event?

 A: 1904
 B: 1914
 C: 1924
 D: 1934

Question 5: In what year was Thanksgiving first observed?

 A: 1621
 B: 1650
 C: 1693
 D: 1703

Question 6: How long did the first Thanksgiving celebration last?

 A: Two days
 B: Three days
 C: Five days
 D: Seven days

Question 7: In what year was a turkey first issued a "presidential pardon"?

 A: 1945
 B: 1947
 C: 1948
 D: 1950

Question 8: How many pounds of cranberries were produced in 2004?

 A: 540 million
 B: 658 million
 C: 703 million
 D: 752 million

Question 9: Who wanted to adopt the turkey - rather than the bald eagle - as a national symbol?

 A: John Hancock
 B: Thomas Jefferson
 C: Benjamin Franklin
 D: George Washington

Question 10: Which was the first famous character to become a balloon in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?

 A: Felix the Cat
 B: Mickey Mouse
 C: Snoopy
 D: Bugs Bunny

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