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Little round (ages 6–8): 🦃 Thanksgiving. Ten questions. Tap a box to see the answer.
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The ten, for a host reading aloud
- 1.Each year near Thanksgiving, the president "pardons" which animal?
- A a goose
- B a pig
- C a turkey
- 2.Where do wild turkeys sleep at night?
- A in holes underground
- B up in trees
- C in ponds
- 3.What do we call a grown-up girl turkey?
- A a tom
- B a hen
- C a doe
- 4.What do we call a grown-up boy turkey?
- A a cub
- B a tom
- C a hen
- 5.What color are ripe cranberries?
- A red
- B yellow
- C blue
- 6.Which of these is a safe place to thaw a frozen turkey?
- A on the kitchen counter
- B outside in the sun
- C in the refrigerator
- 7.Where do sweet potatoes grow?
- A on tall trees
- B under the ground
- C in the ocean
- 8.Cranberries grow on what kind of plant?
- A low vines
- B cactus plants
- C tall trees
- 9.What tool tells a cook when the turkey is cooked enough to be safe?
- A a food thermometer
- B a ruler
- C a timer clock
- 10.The first big New York City Thanksgiving parade had animals from where?
- A a pet shop
- B a zoo
- C a farm show
🔑 Show the answers
- C: a turkey. The pardoned turkey does not become dinner. It gets to keep living. Source: White House Historical Association
- B: up in trees. In snowstorms they hold on to strong branches in thick pine trees. Source: Smithsonian's National Zoo
- B: a hen. Boy turkeys are the ones that gobble. Source: National Park Service
- B: a tom. A young boy turkey has its own name too: a jake. Source: National Park Service
- A: red. Each tart berry can hold up to 35 tiny black seeds. Source: USDA Agricultural Research Service
- C: in the refrigerator. Food should never be thawed at room temperature. Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- B: under the ground. A sweet potato is a root, so farmers dig it up. Source: USDA Risk Management Agency
- A: low vines. The vines are small and creep along the ground in sandy or wet land. Source: USDA Forest Service
- A: a food thermometer. Cooks check the thigh, the wing and the thickest part of the breast. Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- B: a zoo. That first parade was in 1924, and the animals came from the Central Park Zoo. Source: Library of Congress
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