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Thanksgiving Trivia Quiz: Free Online, with Answers

A free Thanksgiving trivia quiz to play online, with no download or sign-up: 16 multiple choice questions about the holiday’s history (the 1621 harvest feast with the Wampanoag, Abraham Lincoln and Sarah Josepha Hale), turkeys, cranberries, the New York parade and Thanksgiving in Canada. Pick 5, 10 or 15 questions; after each answer the quiz shows the right one and a short fact. It suits kids from about 8 and grown-ups playing together at the table, and every question and answer is listed below the game if you would rather read them out.

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How to play thanksgiving trivia quiz

  1. Choose a quiz and how many questions (5, 10 or 15), or play today’s quiz, the same for everyone.
  2. Read the question and tap one of the four answers. There is no time limit.
  3. You see straight away whether you were right (✓) and, if not, the right answer (✗ marks yours), with a short fact to learn.
  4. Press “Next question” to go on. At the end you see your score out of the number of questions.
  5. Keyboard: press 1, 2, 3 or 4 (or A, B, C or D) to answer, then Enter or N for the next question.

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    How to play

    1. Choose a quiz and how many questions (5, 10 or 15), or play today’s quiz, the same for everyone.
    2. Read the question and tap one of the four answers. There is no time limit.
    3. You see straight away whether you were right (✓) and, if not, the right answer (✗ marks yours), with a short fact to learn.
    4. Press “Next question” to go on. At the end you see your score out of the number of questions.
    5. Keyboard: press 1, 2, 3 or 4 (or A, B, C or D) to answer, then Enter or N for the next question.

    Who it’s for: Kids from about 8, families, grown-ups and seniors; classes and care-home groups. Sound is off unless you turn it on, there is no time limit, and “Pause” stops the clock.

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    Thanksgiving trivia quiz tips and strategy

    • Play at the table in teams: kids against grown-ups, with a grown-up reading the questions to younger players.
    • Read all four answers before you choose: some wrong answers are other true facts (Canada’s Thanksgiving is in October, not November).
    • Choose 15 questions for a longer game; every question comes up once in a round.
    • Open the questions and answers list under the game afterwards and read the facts aloud: they make good dinner conversation.

    Read them out at the table, or print this page.

    Show all 16 questions and answers
    1. On which day is Thanksgiving in the United States? The fourth Thursday in November. It has been the fourth Thursday by law since 1941.
    2. When is Thanksgiving in Canada? The second Monday in October. Canada’s harvest comes earlier in the year.
    3. The 1621 harvest feast at Plymouth, often called the first Thanksgiving, was shared by the Pilgrims and which people? The Wampanoag. About 90 Wampanoag men came with their leader, Massasoit.
    4. About how long did that 1621 harvest feast last? Three days. A Pilgrim, Edward Winslow, wrote that it went on for three days.
    5. Which president made Thanksgiving a yearly national holiday in 1863? Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln proclaimed it during the Civil War.
    6. Which writer spent years asking presidents for a national Thanksgiving, and also wrote Mary Had a Little Lamb? Sarah Josepha Hale. She wrote letters for about 17 years before Lincoln agreed.
    7. The big Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City first marched in which year? 1924. The famous giant balloons first appeared in 1927.
    8. What is a male turkey called? A tom, or gobbler. Only males make the loud gobble call. A female turkey is a hen.
    9. What is a baby turkey called? A poult. Poults can walk and feed themselves within a day of hatching.
    10. What is the floppy red skin that hangs over a turkey’s beak called? A snood. The skin under its chin has another name: the wattle.
    11. Can wild turkeys fly? Yes, in short bursts, and they sleep in trees. Farm turkeys are often too heavy to fly, but wild ones can.
    12. Where do cranberries grow? On low vines in wet, sandy beds called bogs. At harvest, many bogs are flooded so the berries float to the top.
    13. Which of these foods first came from the Americas? Corn (maize). Pumpkins, squash, potatoes and turkeys also come from the Americas.
    14. Is a pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable, to a botanist? A fruit. It grows from a flower and holds the seeds, so botanists call it a fruit.
    15. In the wishbone game, two people pull the bone. Who gets to make a wish? The one left holding the bigger piece. The wishbone is a turkey’s collarbone.
    16. At the White House each November, what happens to the turkey the president pardons? It goes to live on a farm. The pardon has been a yearly ceremony since 1989.
    More for the holiday: Thanksgiving games, the Thanksgiving word scramble and Thanksgiving picture bingo to print.

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    Is it good for kids?

    Yes, from about 8: the questions are about facts children meet at school (when Thanksgiving is, the 1621 feast, turkeys and cranberries). Younger children can play with a grown-up reading the questions.

    Are the questions and answers listed?

    Yes. Open “Show all 16 questions and answers” under the game to read or print them, for a quiz at the dinner table.

    Is there a question about Canadian Thanksgiving?

    Yes: Canada’s Thanksgiving is on the second Monday in October.

    Is it suitable for seniors?

    Yes. Press “Larger print” for big answers, there is no time limit, and nothing is lost by a wrong answer. Care-home groups can play it on a TV, with the group calling out answers.

    Is it free? Do I need to sign up or download anything?

    It is free and plays in your web browser on a computer, tablet or phone. There is nothing to download and no account. Your stats are kept in this browser only. A few adverts on the page, kept well away from the game, pay for the site.

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