TeachersFirst Brain Twisters

TeachersFirst Printable Elementary Brain Twisters
Week of November 20, 2009

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

    Pie
    Sweet potatoes
    Turkey
    Ice cream
    Corn

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

    Roast beef
    Wheat
    Hershey bars
    Popcorn
    Milk

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

    Virginia
     Massachusetts
    Rhode Island
    Connecticut
    Georgia

In what time period did the first Thanksgiving take place?

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

Food for the thanksgiving feast was:

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

How did pilgrims get turkeys for their dinner?

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

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

    Tomato
    Turkey
    Turnip
    Thank you
    Thanksgiving

Turkeys are unlike most birds because:

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

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

The Mayflower Compact is/was:

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