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Well Said

Thanksgiving is an emotional holiday. People travel thousands of miles to be with people they only see once a year. And then discover once a year is way too often. - Johnny Carson

Thanksgiving is when the Indians said, well, this has been fun, but we know you have a long voyage back to England. - Jay Leno

Every Thanksgiving I think about how much Pilgrims had to sacrifi ce just so we could have a day o work. - Melanie White

My cooking is so bad my kids thought Thanksgiving was to commemorate Pearl Harbor. - Phyllis Diller

I like football. I fi nd it’s an exciting strategic game. It’s a great way to avoid conversation with your family on Thanksgiving.- Craig Ferguson

Thanksgiving is a time to count your blessings, one by one, as each relative goes home. - Melanie White

Cooking Tip: Wrap turkey leftovers in aluminum foil and throw them out. - Nicole Hollander  Thanksgiving, man. Not a good day to be my pants. - Kevin Jam

I approximated the Black Friday experience at home by hurling myself into a wall a number of times and then ordering online. - Kumail Nanjiani

The Thanksgiving tradition is, we overeat. “Hey, how about at Thanksgiving we just eat a lot?” “But we do that every day!” “Oh. What if we eat a lot with people that annoy the [daylights] out of us?” - Jim Ga gan

If you stand in the meat section at the grocery store long enough, you start to get mad at turkeys. There’s turkey bologna, turkey pastrami…. Someone needs to tell the turkey, man, just be yourself. - Mitch Hedberg

Vegetables are a must on a Thanksgiving diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie. - Jim Davis

Most turkeys taste better the day after; my mother’s tasted better the day before. - Rita Rudner

after; my mother’s tasted better the

You Gotta Be Kidding Me!

Q: If the Pilgrims were alive today, what would they be most famous for? A: Their age! Q: What did the mama turkey say to her naughty son? A: If your papa could see you now, he’d turn over in his gravy!

Native American Trivia

1. Where does the outdated term

“Indian” come from? a. Native Americans are originally from the country of India b. The state of India has the most

Native Americans, so in the 1800s people started referring to them as “Indians” c. It is slang for independent, since after the U.S. was formed the indigenous people did not become citizens of the new country d. Christopher Columbus thought he had landed in the East Indies so he called the people that he found here “Indians”

2. Which one of the following words is from the Arawakan Indian language meaning “framework of sticks”? a. Cabin b. Popsicle c. Barbeque d. Forest

3. The Indian Citizenship Act (Snyder

Act) granted full U.S. citizenship to America’s indigenous peoples.

When was it enacted? a. 1964 b. 1924 c. 1876 d. 1795

4. The terms “Native

American” and

“American

Indian” are used in the United States. What term besides “Native

Americans” is used in Canada to refer to

Native Americans? a. Native Canadians b. Canadian Indians c. First Nations d. Ontarionians

5. Which of the following Which of the following animals did Europeans animals did Europeans bring to the Americas bring to the Americas that the Native

Americans had not seen before? a. Sheep b. Elephants c. Cats d. Zebras

6. How many federally recognized tribes are there in the U.S. today? a. 17 b. 65 c. 144 d. 573

7. Who was Pocahontas? a. A senator from Massachusetts b. A Native American female who assisted English colonists during their fi rst years in Virginia c. She led Lewis and Clark on their expedition and saved them when a group of Native

Americans wanted to eat them for dinner d. She created the plan that led to the Louisiana Purchase

8. Where did the term Bu alo Soldier come from? a. It refers to Native

Americans stationed in

Bu alo, NY, during the

Civil War and who fought for the North b. Native Americans gave the term to African American the term to African American regiments fi ghting in the Civil regiments fi ghting in the Civil War War c. It referred to Native American c. It referred to Native American warriors who wore bu alo warriors who wore bu alo headdresses headdresses d. It refers to Native d. It refers to Native Americans who hunted Americans who hunted for bu alo for bu alo

9. Which of the 9. following games was created by Native Americans: a. Golf b. Hockey c. Tennis d. Lacrosse

10. Twenty-six states are actually formed from Native American words. Which one of the following is not one of those 26 states? a. Alabama b. Massachusetts c. Ohio d. Pennsylvania

Answer Key: 1-D 2-C 3-B 4-C 5-A 6-D 7-B 8-B 9-D 10-D

Wisdom Key: 7-10 correct: Great job – you can add a feather to cap. 3-6 correct: You have enough knowledge of Native Americans to hold court at a framework of sticks! 0-2 correct: You must be from the Kookoo tribe!