Life and Whatnot

Thanksgiving Day Trivia


Okay you guys . . . test out what you know about Thanksgiving.

1. A spooked turkey can run:
A. 50 miles an hour
B. 5 miles an hour
C. 20 miles an hour
D. 60 miles an hour

2. How many degrees can a turkey see with its eyes?
A. 360 degrees
B. 100 degrees
C. 270 degrees
D. 90 degrees

3. Who was the first astronaut to eat a turkey dinner on the moon?
A. Tom Hanks
B. Neil Armstrong
C. James Lovell, Jr.

4. Who was the first president to make thanksgiving a national holiday?
A. Truman
B. Lincoln
C. Jefferson
D. Roosevelt

5. The original thanksgiving lasted how long?
A. 2 months
B. 14 days
C. 7 days
D. 3 days

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Leave your answers in the comments–we’ll see how many we can get right.

If you have your OWN interesting Thanksgiving Trivia to try and stump us with, leave that in the comments as well!

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4 Comments

  • Lynn Rush

    Here are the answers:
    1. A spooked turkey can run: answer: C-20 MPH
    2. How many degrees can a turkey see with its eyes? answer: C-270 degrees
    3. Who was the first astronaut to eat a turkey dinner on the moon? Answer: B—Neil Armstrong
    4. Who was the first president to make thanksgiving a national holiday? Answer: B–Lincoln
    5. The original thanksgiving lasted how long? Answer: D—3 days

    Lorna, you were close! Nice work!

  • Lori Lundquist

    The only one i know (I think) is the astronaut one… b/c Hanks isn’t an astronaut and Lovell never made it to the moon. So that just leaves Neil. 🙂 Happy Day to you, Lynn!