And the winner is . . .
Here are the answers to the Thanksgiving Trivia questions we posted. There were three brave souls who sent in answers. We have some turkey experts among our readers!
The answers are as follows
1. When was the first Thanksgiving? October, 1621
2. Where did it take place? Plimouth Plantation, Massachusetts
3. What Native American tribe was in attendance with the Pilgrims? Wampanoags
4. What is a male turkey called? tom
5. What is a female turkey called? hen
6 Can wild turkeys fly? yes, 55 mph
7. Which President said that Thanksgiving would fall on the last Thurs of Nov?
Abraham Lincoln (FDR tried to get it move to the fourth Thursday -
making a longer shopping season!)
8. What Indians were there to help the colonist after landing in the New World?
Samoset and Squanto
9. Who was the leader for the Pilgrims?
Gov. William Bradford
10. What is the name of the skin that hangs from a turkey's neck? wattle
Rhonda got eight correct; Kimberly got nine; and Meghan got all ten!! She "goggled" to get the answers. Now the prize is still yet to be determined!!! Thanks for all who took an interest in the posting!!!
After we posted the questions and had the answers ready for "all" that would send them, Bill discovered that we might need to change the first two answers! In all the years we both have been associated with school - either as a student and later as a teacher - the traditional First Thanksgiving was 1621 at the Plimouth Plantation to celebrate their harvest and good fortune in the New World.
Bill received a calendar through the mail that had all kinds of trivia. Looking through the calendar he discovered the following information for the date of December 4: The first official Thanksgiving was at the Berkeley Plantation near what is now Charles City, Virginia, 1619. Bill did some research and sure enough this information is correct. We decided to keep the answers we all grew up thinking were correct. However, next year you might want to remember this tidbit of information. Should we decide to do this again, we would be looking for the most accurate answer! You have been warned! :)
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