TeachersFirst's Elementary School Brain Twisters

Week of November 12, 2025

1.The first Thanksgiving took place in what is now the state of:

Georgia
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Virginia

2.Food for the thanksgiving feast was:

Brought from Virginia
Sent from Canada
Imported from England
Grown by Pilgrims and Native Americans
Delivered from Boston

3.Which of these foods did the Native Americans introduce to the Pilgrims?

Milk
Popcorn
Wheat
Roast beef
Hershey bars

4.Turkeys are unlike most birds because:

They have feathers.
They build nests.
They lay eggs.
They can barely fly.
They have a distinctive call.

5.Mary is making stuffing for Thanksgiving. The recipe calls for 1/3 cup of bread cubes for each pound of turkey. If the turkey weighs 18 pounds, how many cups of bread cubes will Mary need?

6 cups
6 2/3 cups
4 1/3 cups
5 2/3 cups
3 cups

6.How did pilgrims get turkeys for their dinner?

They hunted for them.
They set turkey traps.
They harpooned them from boats.
They raised them in barns.
They got them with coupons.

7.In what time period did the first Thanksgiving take place?

The 20th century
The 16th century
The 19th century
The 18th century
The 17th century

8.The Mayflower Compact is/was:

An agreement that organized a colony
A new kind of make-up from all-natural ingredients
A small car with cute decorations
A machine to manage solid waste
A special dock for a ship

9.Which of these Thanksgiving words would appear last in a dictionary?

Thanksgiving
Tomato
Turnip
Thank you
Turkey

10.Which of these foods was definitely not part of the first Thanksgiving dinner?

Corn
Sweet potatoes
Turkey
Pie
Ice cream

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