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Middle round (ages 9–11): 🦃 Thanksgiving. Ten questions. Tap a box to see the answer.
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The ten, for a host reading aloud
- 1.Why do cranberries float when a cranberry bed is flooded?
- A they are full of oil
- B they are covered in wax
- C they hold tiny pockets of air
- 2.What is a baby turkey called?
- A a kid
- B a poult
- C a fawn
- 3.In 1939, which president moved Thanksgiving one week earlier?
- A Woodrow Wilson
- B Franklin D. Roosevelt
- C Abraham Lincoln
- 4.The potato we eat is a swollen underground part. What is it called?
- A a pod
- B a tuber
- C a bulb
- 5.White House Thanksgiving meals have served cranberries from which famous place?
- A Death Valley
- B Cape Cod
- C the Grand Canyon
- 6.A cooked turkey is safe to eat when the inside reaches what temperature?
- A 165°F
- B 100°F
- C 125°F
- 7.In what year was the first big New York City Thanksgiving parade?
- A 1924
- B 1952
- C 1899
- 8.Pumpkins belong to which plant family?
- A the gourd family
- B the grass family
- C the rose family
- 9.Which president named the first Thanksgiving under the new U.S. Constitution, in 1789?
- A George Washington
- B Thomas Jefferson
- C Abraham Lincoln
- 10.Leftovers should go into the fridge within how many hours after the meal?
- A eight hours
- B twelve hours
- C two hours
🔑 Show the answers
- C: they hold tiny pockets of air. Farmers flood the beds so the berries rise to the top and can be gathered. Source: USDA Forest Service
- B: a poult. Baby turkeys can also simply be called chicks. Source: National Park Service
- B: Franklin D. Roosevelt. That year the last Thursday of November fell on the very last day of the month. Source: National Archives
- B: a tuber. Tubers grow from special underground stems of the potato plant. Source: Natural History Museum, London
- B: Cape Cod. Cape Cod is a hook-shaped piece of land in Massachusetts. Source: White House Historical Association
- A: 165°F. Stuffing should reach 165°F too. Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- A: 1924. It was held on Thanksgiving Day, November 27, 1924. Source: Library of Congress
- A: the gourd family. Pumpkins grow above the ground in warm seasons across most of the United States. Source: USDA Risk Management Agency
- A: George Washington. He picked Thursday, November 26, 1789. Source: National Archives
- C: two hours. That rule counts for pumpkin pie as well. Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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