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5. Thanksgiving Day is always celebrated on a a.) Sunday b.) Thursday c.) Wednesday d.) Friday

6. B-Thursday

7. How many days was the first Thanksgiving celebration?

8. Three!

9. How did the pilgrims get their food for the celebration? a.) They grew it. b.) They bought it at a store. c.) They just let the Indians bring everything

10. A-They grew it.

11. Many foods at the first celebration were dried, packed with salt, and the meat was cured over smokey fires. Why? a.) It tasted better. b.) That’s the only way the knew how to fix it. c.) To keep the food from spoiling.

12. C-To keep the foods from spoiling.

13. The Indians taught the pilgrims how to fertilize corn. What was used? a.) medicine b.) tree sap c.) soap d.) dead fish

14. D-dead fish!

15. True or False: Pumpkins are 90% water.

16. True!

17. Which state grows the most pumpkins? a.) Virginia b.) Illinois c.) California d.) North Dakota

18. B-Illinois! We grow the more pumpkins than any other state.

19. Pumpkins are harvested in what season? a.) Spring b.) Summer c.) Fall d.) Winter

20. C-Fall

21. Are pumpkins fruits or vegetables?

22. Fruits!

23. Pumpkins grow almost all over the world! Which continent is the only place pumpkins CAN’T grow? a.) South America b.) North America c.) Asia d.) Antarctica

24. D-Antarctica

25. What is a group of turkeys called? a.) a flock b.) a turkett c.) a herd d.) a pack

26. A-Flock

27. Which turkeys gobble? a.) the hens (girls) b.) the toms (boys) c.) the poults (newly hatched chicks) d.) all turkeys

28. B-Toms

29. What is a wattle? a.) the way the turkey walks b.) the feathers c.) the colored appendage on the neck d.) the beak

30. c.) the colored appendage on the neck

31. A typical turkey farm in Iowa raises: a.) 1 million turkeys b.) 3 turkeys c.) 250 turkeys d.) 50,000 turkeys

32. D-50,000 turkeys

33. Which month is Turkey Lover’s Month? a.) January b.) March c.) June d.) December

34. C-June

35. True or False. Corn is America’s number one crop?

36. True!

37. When is corn harvested? a.) Spring b.) Summer c.) Fall d.) Winter

38. C-Fall

39. True or False. Sweet Corn was eaten at the first Thanksgiving celebration.

40. False-corn was kept dried during this time of year.

41. What type of corn is mostly grown in Illinois? a.) Field Corn b.) Indian Corn c.) Sweet Corn d.) Popcorn

42. A-Field Corn

43. One bushel of corn weighs: a.) 300 pounds b.) 56 pounds c.) 3,500 pounds d.) 1.2 pounds

44. B-56 pounds

45. What dessert is most common at today’s Thanksgiving meals?

46. Pumpkin Pie!

47. Indian Corn is used mostly for: a.) decoration b.) food c.) feeding the birds d.) cleaning the house

48. A-Decoration

49. Which famous Indian taught the Pilgrims how to grow food better? a.) Abnaki b.) Loyski c.) Pokahantis d.) Squanto

50. D-Squanto

51. Which utensil did the pilgrims NOT have to eat their food with? a.) napkin b.) spoon c.) knife d.) fork

52. D-Fork

53. How many days does it take for a turkey egg to hatch? a.) 350 days b.) 28 days c.) 100 days d.) 3 years

54. B-28 days

55. Make your wager

56. What is Illinois’ number one crop?

57. Corn!