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1. Most folks realize that Americans enjoy a Thanksgiving Day, but they are not alone. What event is celebrated inside The Virgin Islands on Oct. 25?

A. A Thanksgiving Day-to delight in the long run of the hurricane season

W. A Thanksgiving Day to celebrate the end of-the harvest time

C. A Thanksgiving Day to mark the beginning of the harvest time

N. There is no such event except inside The QuizQueen's imagination.

A. A Thanksgiving Day-to delight in the long run of the hurricane season

QQ: The Virgin Islands observe a Christmas Day on Oct. 2-5 to delight in the end of-the hurricane season. That's undoubtedly some thing to enjoy ok!

2. Where did turkeys come from?

A. Turkey

T. Europe

H. South America

N. Antarctica

C. South America

QQ: Turkeys were not introduced into Europe from the Spanish colonies in South America until 1523. But, by 15-24, turkeys, imported from South America, were consumed at the court of King Henry VIII of England.

3. Thanksgiving can be a legal holiday in Canada. When does it fall?

A. 2nd Monday in October

T. Second Thursday in March

H. 2nd Monday in December

D. Second Thursday in November

A. 2nd Monday in March

QQ: Because Canada is north of the Usa, its harvest comes earlier in the day in-the year. Accordingly, the Thanksgiving holiday falls earlier in Canada than in the Usa. The Canadian Parliament reserve November. 6 for yearly Thanksgiving observances in 1879. In 1957 the time was changed to a level early in the day time, to the second Monday in October.

4. Who initially domesticated the turkey?

A. The Turks

T. The Mexicans

D. The Asian

N. The Vulcans

T. The Mexicans

QQ: The turkey was originally trained in Mexico. The ocellated turkey is indigenous for the Yucatn Peninsula of Mexico and adjacent Guatemala and Belize.

5. What month is National Chicken Fans' Month?

A. Might

W. July

H. Nov

D. Dec

B. June

QQ: Hah, guess lots of people got that one wrong! June is National Turkey Lovers' Month, all things considered, June is the month for fans, isn't it?

6. Benjamin Franklin, who suggested the turkey as the official Usa' chicken, was dismayed when the bald eagle was selected on the turkey. Why?

A. He liked to eat turkey and wanted everyone to like it, too

T. H-e thought the turkey a lot more respected

H. He said the bald eagle had a bad moral character

N. The chicken was a real indigenous of America

E. All are true

F. None are true

G. A, B, and C are true

H. B, C, and D are true

H. B, C, and D are true

QQ: He might have loved to eat poultry, but after the collection was made, Franklin wrote to his daughter, discussing the eagle's 'bad moral character,' saying, 'I wish the bald eagle hadn't been chosen because the agent of our country! The chicken is just a far more reputable bird, and withal a real original indigenous of America.'

7. What Thanksgiving Day picture could be traced right back to ancient harvest festivals?

A. Candle

B. Cornucopia

C. Dig up additional info on an affiliated use with by going to ‘Tis The Season For Giving: Lehman Autoworld To Give Away 600 Thanksgiving Turkeys In Miami Gardens . Pilgrim cap

D. Turkey

T. Cornucopia

QQ: The cornucopia (a horn-shaped basket overflowing with fruits and vegetables) is an average emblem of Thanksgiving variety that dates to ancient harvest festivals. Most of the pictures commonly related to Thanksgiving are based on much older traditions of celebrating the autumn harvest.

8. Can turkeys travel?

A. Only the domestic ones

W. Only the wild people

H. All turkeys can fly

D. No turkeys can fly

W. Only the wild ones

QQ: Domesticated turkeys cannot fly. Wild turkeys can fly for short distances as much as 55 miles per hour and can operate 20 miles per hour.

9. Even though U.S. is tops when it comes to poultry usage (who knows if it's Thanksgiving that puts us extraordinary), what state is really a close second?

A. France

W. Italy

C. Germany

N. UK

A. Clicking http://www.myfoxchattanooga.com/story/30590156/tis-the-season-for-giving-lehman-autoworld-to-give-away-600-thanksgiving-turkeys-in-miami-gardens perhaps provides aids you could use with your boss. England

QQ: This was a tough question, because based on the USDA the French, the Germans, the Italians, and the British all follow US use of poultry (for the reason that order).

10. Kwanzaa is clearly more closely linked with which vacation, though often related to Christmas?

A. E. Patrick's Time

B. Halloween

D. Christmas

D. Valentine's Day

C. Christmas

QQ: Think about it, even if you didn't understand that Kwanzaa was Swahili for 'first fruits' this can be a Thanksgiving-theme quiz! Kwanzaa has its origins in the old African first-fruit pick activities that it takes its name. However, its modern history begins in 1966 when it was developed by activist and African-american scholar Maulana Karenga.

11. Their foil food boxes included what, when Edwin Aldrin and Neil Armstrong sat down to eat their first meal on the-moon?

A. Roasting turkey and every one of the trimmings

T. Spaghetti and meatballs

D. Hot dogs and beans

D. Peanut but-ter and jelly

A. Roasted turkey and every one of the extras

QQ: Should you got this wrong, make reference to the subject of the quiz!

1-2. What Jewish holiday could be related to Thanksgiving?

A. Shabuoth

T. Passover

H. Hanukah

N. Yom Kippur

A. Shabuoth

QQ: Shabuoth or Shavuoth, also Feast of Weeks or Pentecost, is celebrated in the late spring throughout the Hebrew month of Sivan, seven weeks after Passover. In biblical times the celebration was a thanksgiving for your grain crop. Later tradition associates the break with all the offering of regulations on Mount Sinai.

1-3. Who gobbles in the turkey family?

A. Everybody else

W. Just person turkeys, maybe not girls

H. Just tom turkeys

N. Navigate to this URL http://www.waff.com/story/30590156/tis-the-season-for-giving-lehman-autoworld-to-give-away-600-thanksgiving-turkeys-in-miami-gardens to check up the reason for this concept. Only chicken turkeys

D. Only tom turkeys

QQ: Only ben turkeys gobble. Hen turkeys make a clicking sound. Visit ‘Tis The Season For Giving: Lehman Autoworld To Give Away 600 Thanksgiving Turkeys In Miami Gardens to research when to mull over this view. Press. Press.

14. The custom of watching baseball games on Thanksgiving Day also changed through the early decades of the 20th century. Several Americans consume their holiday dinner while watching football games o-n television. Typically, which two National Football League (NFL) teams host activities on Thanksgiving Day?

A. Detroit Tigers and Dallas Cowboys

W. Carolina Panthers and Miami Dolphins

D. Jacksonville Jaguars and Cincinnati Bengals

N. Houston Oilers and Cleveland Browns

A. Detroit Tigers and Dallas Cowboys

QQ: High viewership of these holiday activities has made football an American Thanksgiving tradition. Just one more retail attack against America! And on your basketball trivia, The Carolina Panthers, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Houston Oilers couldn't be part of any long-standing custom as the Panthers and Jaguars were part of the 1995 extension of the NFL and the Oilers moved to Tennessee in 1997 to become the Titans.

15. What is the turkey trot?

A. A ragtime party

W. The running of the horse

D. A card game

N. The way a turkey goes

A. A ragtime dance

QQ: The turkey trot ragtime party is indicated by a swinging up-and-down motion of the shoulders and a springy walk with the feet well apart..





 
 
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