30 Thanksgiving Two Truths and a Lie Ideas
Thanksgiving Two Truths and a Lie, two truths and one lie per card. Spot the false statement in 30 rounds of seasonal facts, then play free with friends.
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1. Which statement is the lie about cranberry's earlier English name?
medium- Colonists compared the flower to a crane.
- Cranberry was shortened from swan berry.
- The earlier English form was crane berry.
2. Which statement is the lie about ibimi as a cranberry name?
medium- Ibimi is recorded as a name for cranberries.
- The cited Native name ibimi means little sun.
- The name is translated as bitter berry.
3. Which statement is the lie about marshmallows and the marsh mallow plant?
medium- Early marshmallow sweets used the roots of an oak tree.
- Its root was used in early marshmallow preparations.
- The marsh mallow is a plant.
4. Which statement is the lie about allspice as a single spice?
medium- Allspice comes from Pimenta dioica.
- Allspice is necessarily a mixture of exactly three spices.
- The spice is made from dried berries.
5. Which statement is the lie about Rebecca the Coolidge raccoon?
medium- Grace Coolidge named the animal Rebecca.
- Rebecca became the White House pet of George Washington in 1926.
- Rebecca was a raccoon.
6. Which statement is the lie about the Narragansett root of squash?
hard- Squash has a Narragansett word origin.
- The recorded form includes askutasquash.
- The word squash derives from a Latin term for a metal bowl.
7. Which statement is the lie about paired rows on corn ears?
medium- A normal corn ear always has exactly ten kernel rows.
- Kernel rows typically occur in even numbers.
- Rows develop in paired structures.
8. Which statement is the lie about corn silk and pollination?
medium- A silk strand is linked to an individual kernel.
- One corn silk strand normally supplies pollen to every kernel.
- Pollen must reach silk for normal kernel formation.
9. Which statement is the lie about the Mayflower's Cape Cod anchorage?
hard- Provincetown is on Cape Cod.
- The anchorage was in 1620.
- The Mayflower first anchored at modern Provincetown in 1720.
10. Which statement is the lie about Peregrine White's birthplace?
hard- He was born aboard the Mayflower.
- He was born in 1620.
- Peregrine White was born inside a church in Leiden.
11. Which statement is the lie about Oceanus Hopkins during the Atlantic crossing?
hard- His parents were Stephen and Elizabeth Hopkins.
- Oceanus Hopkins was born during the Mayflower voyage of 1820.
- Oceanus was born at sea.
12. Which statement is the lie about the Speedwell's failed voyage?
medium- Leaks forced the ships to turn back.
- The Speedwell accompanied the initial departure.
- The Speedwell completed the crossing beside the Mayflower.
13. Which statement is the lie about the linguistic ancestry of pumpkin?
hard- Its Greek ancestor referred to a melon.
- Pumpkin comes from a Greek word meaning iron helmet.
- The word's history passes through Latin.
14. Which statement is the lie about ancient turkey domestication in the Southwest?
hard- Ancient DNA has informed turkey-domestication research.
- Ancient Southwest turkey domestication was carried out by Vikings.
- Turkeys were domesticated in Mexico.
15. Which statement is the lie about Amalthea in the horn-of-plenty myth?
hard- Amalthea is often represented as a goat.
- Amalthea is usually said to have nursed Apollo.
- The relevant infant god was Zeus.
16. Which statement is the lie about Tad Lincoln and a holiday turkey account?
medium- Tad was Abraham Lincoln's son.
- The account concerns a Christmas turkey.
- The turkey saved in the Tad Lincoln story was intended for Easter.
17. Which statement is the lie about Franklin's 1784 turkey letter?
medium- Franklin described the turkey as a bird of cowardice.
- Franklin wrote the letter to his daughter.
- The letter dates to 1784.
18. Which statement is the lie about the material in a turkey's beard?
medium- A turkey's beard is made from tiny bones.
- It consists of specialized hairlike feathers.
- The beard grows on the breast.
19. Which statement is the lie about the ragtime-era turkey trot?
hard- The dance was associated with ragtime.
- The early twentieth-century turkey trot was a style of hat.
- Turkey trot was the name of a dance.
20. Which statement is the lie about Frobisher's 1578 thanksgiving ceremony?
hard- Frobisher led an Arctic expedition.
- The 1578 ceremony took place in modern Yukon.
- The cited ceremony was in what is now Nunavut.
21. Which statement is the lie about the French name dinde?
medium- Dinde comes from a phrase meaning a hen from Norway.
- Dinde is the French word for turkey.
- The name derives from poule d'Inde.
22. Which statement is the lie about live animals in the 1924 New York parade?
medium- Live animals appeared in the parade.
- New York's 1924 Thanksgiving parade featured robotic zoo animals only.
- Some animals came from the Central Park Zoo.
23. Which statement is the lie about Truman receiving a turkey in 1947?
hard- The presentation took place during Truman's presidency.
- The turkey was presented in December 1947.
- Truman formally pardoned the federation's 1947 turkey.
24. Which statement is the lie about the First Thanksgiving label?
medium- Alexander Young published an influential note in 1841.
- Edward Winslow described the harvest celebration.
- The 1621 feast was widely called First Thanksgiving in 1621.
25. Which statement is the lie about Plymouth's summer 1623 thanksgiving?
medium- Rain helped relieve the drought.
- The 1623 thanksgiving followed the first snowfall melting.
- The colony had experienced a drought.
26. Which statement is the lie about Washington and Lincoln's proclamation dates?
medium- Lincoln issued his proclamation in 1863.
- The 1789 and 1863 proclamations were both issued on July 4.
- Washington issued his proclamation in 1789.
27. Which statement is the lie about Sarah Josepha Hale's September 1863 letter?
medium- Hale wrote to Lincoln on September 28.
- Lincoln's October 3 proclamation followed September 28 by sixty days.
- Lincoln's proclamation was dated October 3.
28. Which statement is the lie about steam pressure inside a popcorn kernel?
easy- A popcorn kernel pops because a tiny plant suddenly grows inside it.
- Heating turns that water into steam.
- Kernels contain a small amount of water.
29. Which statement is the lie about the older seasonal sense of harvest?
hard- The modern word can name crop gathering.
- The Old English ancestor of harvest meant a metal sickle.
- The older word named the autumn season.
30. Which statement is the lie about theropod wishbones and bird evolution?
hard- Fossil wishbones are known only from modern birds.
- Furculae have been found in theropod dinosaurs.
- The wishbone is also called a furcula.
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