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?

    Corn
    Sweet potatoes
    Ice cream
    Turkey
    Pie

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

    Roast beef
    Hershey bars
    Milk
    Popcorn
    Wheat

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

    Rhode Island
    Connecticut
    Virginia
     Massachusetts
    Georgia

In what time period did the first Thanksgiving take place?

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

Food for the thanksgiving feast was:

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

How did pilgrims get turkeys for their dinner?

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

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

    Tomato
    Turnip
    Thanksgiving
    Thank you
    Turkey

Turkeys are unlike most birds because:

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

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

The Mayflower Compact is/was:

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