Thanksgiving Trivia Quiz
Test your knowledge with this easy Fun Facts quiz. Each session picks 10 random questions from 30 total — try again for a new set!
10 random questions from 30 total • easy
Each session picks different questions.
Think you know your stuff? Try these:
- 1.
In the United States, Thanksgiving falls on which day?
- 2.
Which president made Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863?
- 3.
Which writer spent years campaigning for a national Thanksgiving?
Know the answers? Test yourself above ↑
Thanksgiving Trivia Quiz — the History, the Food and the Parade
Thanksgiving as Americans know it was stitched together over three centuries. A harvest celebration at Plymouth in 1621, shared by English colonists and about ninety Wampanoag men led by Massasoit. A magazine editor, Sarah Josepha Hale, writing to president after president until Abraham Lincoln declared a national holiday in 1863. A department store parade in 1924, giant balloons from 1927, and a 1941 law that finally fixed the date on the fourth Thursday of November.
This quiz asks thirty questions like those, ten at random each round. They cover the history — the Mayflower, Tisquantum, the Three Sisters of Native farming, and why many Native people mark the day as a National Day of Mourning — alongside the parts of the holiday everyone knows: the parade, the Detroit Lions game, the wishbone, the turkey pardon and Black Friday.
There are questions about the food too: where cranberries grow and which state grows the most, what a male turkey is called, what goes into pumpkin pie spice, and which company invented green bean casserole.
Every answer comes with a one-line explanation, so a wrong answer still teaches something. It is pitched for families and classrooms, with most questions within reach of a curious ten-year-old, and it works well on a screen with the room playing in teams.
How to play
- Press start to get ten random Thanksgiving questions from the bank of thirty.
- Pick one of the four answers for each question.
- Read the short explanation after every answer.
- See your score out of ten at the end.
- Play again for a different set of questions.
Questions
How many questions are in the Thanksgiving trivia quiz?
Thirty in the bank. Each round picks ten at random, so replaying gives a different set.
Is it suitable for kids?
Yes. It covers history, food, animals and traditions, and every answer is explained in a sentence.
Does it cover the Native American side of the story?
Yes. Several questions are about the Wampanoag, Massasoit, Tisquantum and the Three Sisters, and one explains why many Native people mark the day as a National Day of Mourning.
Can I use it for a class or family quiz?
Yes. Put it on a screen and play in teams — the explanations give you something to talk about between questions.