Thanksgiving True or False
Separate turkey truths from fowl fictions in this Thanksgiving-themed true or false trivia game.
15 questions · Published November 12, 2024
Trivia questions (5 of 15)
- Multiple Choice
1. Thanksgiving Day in the United States is officially celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November.
TRUE: Thanksgiving in the United States was traditionally celebrated on the last Thursday in November, but Congress established a fixed date of the fourth Thursday in November—which can sometimes feature five Thursdays—in 1941.
- Multiple Choice
2. Canada celebrates Thanksgiving on the last Thursday in September.
FALSE: Canada celebrates Thanksgiving on the second Monday in October in order to further separate Thanksgiving and Christmas on the holiday calendar.
- Multiple Choice
3. NFL team the Detroit Lions have hosted a game on Thanksgiving Day since 1934.
TRUE: Save for a few years during World War II the Detroit Lions have hosted an NFL game on Thanksgiving Day since 1934, with a record of 37-44-2 through 2023.
- Multiple Choice
4. Founding Father Benjamin Franklin suggested the turkey should be the national symbol for the U.S. over the bald eagle.
FALSE: The myth that Benjamin Franklin wanted the turkey as America's national symbol stems from a letter he wrote to his daughter in which he said the eagle featured on the fledgling nation's new official seal looked more like a turkey than an eagle.
- Multiple Choice
5. Adult male turkeys are known as gobblers.
TRUE: Adult male turkeys are known as gobblers, sometimes toms, whereas female adult turkeys are hens.
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