Thanksgiving Survey: 25+ Questions for Dinner, Work & Class

What Is a Thanksgiving Survey?

A Thanksgiving survey is a short, festive questionnaire built around the holiday — and it comes in three flavors:

• The dinner table icebreaker. Fun polls and prompts passed around the table (or the group chat) to spark conversation beyond "So… how's work?"

• The gratitude check. A reflective set that asks what people are thankful for — popular in classrooms, teams, and newsletters.

• The trivia quiz. Scored questions on turkey facts, history, and traditions for party energy or a family tournament.

All three share one rule: keep it short and light. Five to ten questions, under five minutes. The survey is a side dish, never the main course.

6 Reasons to Send a Thanksgiving Survey

1. It breaks the ice: "Stuffing or mashed potatoes first" gets quieter relatives talking faster than any toast.

2. Gratitude lands better when asked: People rarely volunteer what they're thankful for. A prompt makes it natural — and shareable.

3. Workplaces get a morale lift: A light pulse before the break shows care without a performance-review vibe.

4. Classrooms love a themed quiz: Teachers use Thanksgiving trivia to channel pre-break energy into something fun.

5. Brands ride the season: A holiday poll or giveaway form is easy seasonal engagement for newsletters and social feeds.

6. Results are instantly fun: Live charts turn answers into table talk — "Uncle Rick really picked deep-fried?!"

30+ QuestionsThanksgiving Survey Questions by Setting

1. Fun Family Dinner Questions

1. Correct Thanksgiving bite order?

Turkey first

Stuffing first

Mashed potatoes first

Everything mixed in one bite

2. The side dish that must never be skipped:

Stuffing

Cranberry sauce

Green bean casserole

Sweet potato anything

3. Turkey leftovers: how many days are you happy eating them?

1 day, then done

2–3 days

A week, no complaints

I make soup and never look back

4. Best part of the day?

The meal

The nap after

Leftovers at midnight

Parade in the morning

5. Most chaotic Thanksgiving memory — tell us in one sentence.

6. If you could invite anyone in history to dinner, who gets the last chair?

2. Gratitude & Reflection

7. One thing you're grateful for this year:

8. Who made your year better, and how?

9. A small thing that made you smile recently:

10. Which tradition means the most to you?

The meal itself

Watching football

Going around the table

Volunteering or giving back

11. What's one thing you want more of next year?

Time with family

Rest

Adventure

Health

3. Workplace / Employee Pulse

12. What are your plans for the break?

Family time

Traveling

Resting at home

Working (by choice or not!)

13. For the office potluck, I'll bring…

A main

A side

Dessert

Drinks

My appetite

14. What are you grateful for at work this year?

15. One thing that would make next year better:

16. Pie showdown — pick your champion

Pumpkin

Pecan

Apple

Cherry

No pie, cake person

4. Kids & Classroom

17. If you cooked Thanksgiving dinner, what would be the only dish?

18. Draw-your-plate check: how much turkey fits on your ideal plate?

A tiny slice

A normal slice

A tower

Two towers

19. What are you thankful for at school?

20. Would you rather help cook or set the table?l

Cook

Set the table

Taste-test everything

21. Complete this sentence: "The best part of Thanksgiving is ___."

5. Thanksgiving Trivia (with Answers)

22. Which bird did the first Thanksgiving likely feature instead of turkey?

Duck or goose (Correct Answer)

Chicken

Swan

Partridge

23. Which President made Thanksgiving a national holiday?

Washington

Lincoln (Correct Answer)

Roosevelt

Grant

24. About how many turkeys are raised in the U.S. each year?

10 million

46 million (Correct Answer)

120 million

300 million

Fun fact: most of those 46 million end up on tables in Thanksgiving week alone.

25. What's a baby turkey called?

A poult (Correct Answer)

A chick

A goblet

A wobbler

26. Which city hosts the oldest Thanksgiving parade?

Chicago

Detroit

Philadelphia (1920) (Correct Answer)

New York (1924)

27. Cranberries bounce when they're…

Frozen

Fresh and ripe (Correct Answer)

Dried

Never — they're hollow

When to Send It: Before, During, After

1. Before the holiday (workplace & customers): Send the potluck poll or gratitude pulse the week before the break, and share results on the last day — instant pre-holiday morale.

2. During dinner (family): Cast a QR code on the TV, run the polls live between courses, and let the results chart spark the debate.

3. Classroom (any November day): Use trivia as a 15-minute warm-up; keep scores on the projector for team-vs-team energy.

4. After (brands & newsletters): Send a "leftovers edition" follow-up — favorite leftover creation, plus a head start on Black Friday feedback.

Why Build Your Thanksgiving Survey in SurveyMars

Seasonal surveys live or die on being fast to make and fun to take. SurveyMars gives you free templates, live result charts, and one-click sharing — no credit card required.

How to create a Thanksgiving survey in 5 steps

1. Start from a template. Open the SurveyMars Thanksgiving survey template.

2. Paste your questions. Copy any block from the section above.

3. Add images. Put food photos or answer images on poll options — visual choices get more votes.

4. Turn on live results. Real-time charts make the reveal part of the fun.

5. Share it. Send by link, print the QR code for the table, or embed it in your newsletter.

Conclusion

A Thanksgiving survey is the easiest holiday win: five to ten light questions that get families talking, teams smiling, and classrooms focused. Pick your setting, copy the questions above — a couple of dinner polls, one gratitude prompt, a few trivia stumps — and you're done.

When you're ready to build, SurveyMars gives you free templates, image poll options, live result charts, and sharing by link, QR, or embed. Open the SurveyMars Thanksgiving survey template and have it live before the turkey thaws.

FAQs

Q1: What is a Thanksgiving survey?

A1: A Thanksgiving survey is a short, fun questionnaire built around the holiday — used as a dinner table icebreaker, a workplace pulse before the break, a classroom activity, or a trivia quiz. Most run 5–10 questions and take under five minutes.

Q2: What are good Thanksgiving survey questions for family dinner?

A2: Fun, low-stakes prompts work best: favorite side dish debates, "stuffed or mashed first," most-missed relative, one thing you're grateful for this year, and turkey-day superstitions. Keep them playful and answerable by all ages.

Q3: Should a company send a Thanksgiving survey to employees?

A3: Yes — as a light, optional pulse. Ask about holiday plans, favorite potluck dishes, and what they're grateful for at work. Keep it voluntary, skip anything performance-related, and share the aggregated results before the break.

Q4: How many questions should a Thanksgiving survey have?

A4: Five to ten. A dinner table version works best at five so it doesn't stall the meal; a workplace or classroom version can stretch to ten. Anything longer competes with the holiday itself.

Q5: Can I make a Thanksgiving survey for free?

A5: Yes. SurveyMars lets you build and share a Thanksgiving survey or quiz free — no credit card needed. Start from a template, add your questions, and share by link, QR code, or embed.