Thanksgiving

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American Culture

Thanksgiving

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Thanksgiving
Halloween
St. Patrick's day
Homecoming
Super bowl
The 4th of July

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Thanksgiving
What do you know about this holiday?

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What was the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to New England in 1620?
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Golden Hinde
B
Sunflower
C
Mayflower
D
Titanic

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The first Thanksgiving Day celebration is thought to have taken place in
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1620
B
1621
C
1789
D
1720

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Congress made Thanksgiving Day a ______________ holiday in 1941
A
special
B
mandatory
C
legal
D
family

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In which month of the year is Thanksgiving in the US?
A
October
B
November
C
December
D
September

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Thanksgiving Day is always on a
A
Wednesday
B
Thursday
C
Saturday
D
Monday

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When is Thanksgiving celebrated?
A
first Thursday of November
B
fourth Thursday of November
C
first Tuesday of November
D
fourth Tuesday of November

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This traditional pie is made of _______

A
Cranberry
B
Corn
C
Bean
D
Pumpkin

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_____ potatoes is also served at Thanksgiving.
A
Flattened
B
Squashed
C
Crushed
D
Mashed

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In 1924 Macy's department store started their ..................
A
Thanksgiving sale
B
Thanksgiving parade
C
Thanksgiving feast
D
Thanksgiving harvest

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A _____ is a small berry, typically made into a sauce for Thanksgiving.
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blueberry
B
raspberry
C
cranberry
D
strawberry

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The most traditional food of Thanksgiving is
A
rabbit
B
pizza
C
glaced ham
D
turkey

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Many people eat turkey ____ Thanksgiving.
A
on
B
at
C
in

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Thanksgiving
What do Black Friday and Cyber Monday have to do with Thanksgiving?

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Black Friday begins the day after which holiday?
A
Memorial Day
B
Christmas
C
Halloween
D
Thanksgiving

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Why is Black Friday black?
A
Retailers become profitable
B
Shoppers end up black and blue
C
The weather is usually bad
D
It drives some stores out of business

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Black Friday represents the point in the year when retailers begin to turn a profit, thus going from being "in the red" to being "in the black"
Which retailer is the most dangerous place to shop on Black Friday?
A
Target
B
Walmart
C
Dollar General
D
Costco

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The most violence seems to occur at Walmart (57.1 percent of Black Friday incidents) leading to the Twitter hashtag each year #Walmartfights.
What was the first department store to advertise a post-Thanksgiving sale?
A
Sears
B
J.C. Penny
C
Kohl's
D
Macy's

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The department store Macy's was the first to advertise post-Thanksgiving shopping in 1924, during their Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York.
What percent of Black Friday shoppers later regret their purchases?
A
52%
B
63%
C
32%
D
19%

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What is the Monday after Black Friday called?
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Super Monday
B
Manic Monday
C
Cyber Monday
D
Discount Monday

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What year did the term Black Friday first appear in The New York Times?
A
1965
B
1995
C
1975
D
1985

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How many countries besides the U.S. have some form of Black Friday?
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2
B
20
C
10
D
15

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