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Thanksgiving trivia quiz
Twelve Thanksgiving questions on the 1621 feast, Lincoln's proclamation, the Macy's parade, the turkey pardon and the Lions on game day.
Easy 12 questions 30 s each · about 10 min Checked against 8 sources
This one works for the week before the holiday, when the room is already thinking about the long weekend. It starts with the easy dates. Then it moves through the 1621 harvest feast at Plymouth, Lincoln's 1863 proclamation and the 1941 law that fixed the date. The back half covers the parts people argue about at the table: the parade, the pardoned turkey and football. Every answer is checked against Wikipedia, so you can settle disputes on the spot. Expect about 10 minutes with a chatty group.
How to run it
- Run it at the last team meeting before the break, or as the opener at a Friendsgiving. Nobody needs to prepare.
- Question 3 is about Canada. Ask who in the room has celebrated both, and let them explain the difference.
- Question 12 is the football one. Sports fans will want to show off, so give them the floor for a minute before you move on.
Questions and answers
1In which month do people in the United States celebrate Thanksgiving?
- AOctober
- BNovember
- CDecember
- DSeptember
Reveal answer
B. November
US Thanksgiving falls on the fourth Thursday of November. That has been the fixed date nationwide since 1941.
2What is the horn-shaped basket of fruit and vegetables often used as a Thanksgiving decoration called?
- AWreath
- BGarland
- CCornucopia
- DChalice
Reveal answer
C. Cornucopia
The cornucopia, or horn of plenty, is an old symbol of abundance. In North America it is tied to Thanksgiving and the harvest.
3In which month does Canada celebrate Thanksgiving?
- AOctober
- BNovember
- CSeptember
- DAugust
Reveal answer
A. October
Canadian Thanksgiving is the second Monday in October, about six weeks before the US holiday.
4Which US president proclaimed a national day of Thanksgiving in 1863?
- AGeorge Washington
- BThomas Jefferson
- CUlysses S. Grant
- DAbraham Lincoln
Reveal answer
D. Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln made the proclamation in October 1863, in the middle of the Civil War. The writer Sarah Josepha Hale had campaigned for it for years.
5The 1621 harvest feast often called the first Thanksgiving took place in which colony?
- AJamestown
- BRoanoke
- CPlymouth
- DNew Amsterdam
Reveal answer
C. Plymouth
The feast took place at Plymouth, in what is now Massachusetts. Two colonists left written accounts of it.
6Which Native American people shared the 1621 feast with the Plymouth colonists?
- AWampanoag
- BCherokee
- CNavajo
- DMohawk
Reveal answer
A. Wampanoag
The Wampanoag, whose leader was Massasoit, had agreed a peace and trade treaty with the colonists after the hard winter of 1620 to 1621.
7Which department store has run a Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City since 1924?
- ABloomingdale's
- BSears
- CGimbels
- DMacy's
Reveal answer
D. Macy's
The Macy's parade was first held in 1924. Philadelphia's parade is four years older, and Detroit's started the same year.
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Every answer in this template was checked against these pages. Links last checked 17 October 2026.
- Thanksgiving (United States) - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- Cornucopia - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- Thanksgiving (Canada) - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- Black Friday (shopping) - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- Thanksgiving dinner - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- NFL on Thanksgiving Day - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
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