Thanksgiving Foods
The most popular main course on Thanksgiving
Turkey
What sport do Americans like to play and watch on Thanksgiving day?
Football
The orange vegetable commonly used as a symbol of Thanksgiving
Pumpkin
Thanksgiving became an annual holiday on
What is November 6 1879?
The type of food which was NOT served at the first Thanksgiving.
corn on the cob
pumpkin
seafood
Corn on the cob
The loose red skin attached to the underside of a turkey’s beak.
Wattle
"What key has legs and can't open a door?"
A Turkey
The way people typically prepare potatoes for Thanksgiving dinner
Mashed potatoes
A special parade in US for Thanksgiving
Macy's parade
The English separatists who came to the United States in 1620
The Pilgrims
Martin Frobisher is?
What is an English explorer and privateer
Led three voyages to the Arctic in the 1570s
Credited with leading the expedition that marked the first recorded European Thanksgiving in North America
Which Native American was especially helpful to the Pilgrims?
Squanto
Turducken, or three-bird-roast, became popular in which US state?
Louisiana
Why did they let the turkey join the band?
Because he had his own drumsticks
Which type of apple is used traditionally in apple pie?
Granny Smith
The president that made Thanksgiving a permanent national holiday?
Abraham Lincoln
A large horn-shaped basket filled with fruits and vegetables
Cornucopia
The meal (Martin Frobisher's) consisted of
simple rations from the ship's storage
- mushy peas
- salted beef
- biscuits
What's the name of the area the Pilgrims reached when they arrived in the USA?
Massachusetts
What were "the three sisters"?
corn, squash and beans
What happened to the turkey that got in a fight?
He got the stuffing knocked out of him!
What meat is the most popular alternative to turkey on Thanksgiving?
Ham
The oldest documented turkey trot still takes place every year in which city?
Buffalo, New York
What does a cornucopia symbolize?
symbolizes wealth and an abundant harvest
The first recorded European Thanksgiving in North America is when?
1578 - Martin Frobisher's communal meal occurred 43 years before the pilgrims' celebration, in present day Nunavut
Plymouth Colony
English settlers brought ............... . That's why Native Americans got sick.
Diseases
What do you call a running turkey?
Fast Food
Which state produces the most cranberries?
Wisconsin
Which two NFL teams have played a game on Thanksgiving Day since 1966?
Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys
Black Friday isn't the only holiday the day after Thanksgiving. What's the other?
Native American Heritage Day
Thanksgiving is an optional holiday in these provinces
What is the Atlantic provinces of Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
What did the Pilgrims and the Native Americans celebrate for the first time on Thanksgiving day?
The harvest
The name of the US President who declared two Thanksgivings in one year.
James Madison
What did the turkey say to the computer?
Google, google.
A male turkey is called
A tom
Which U.S. president was the first to officially pardon a turkey making it an annual event?
George H.W. Bush. In 1989 he "presented a Presidential pardon" to a "fine tom turkey"
Thanksgiving Day is an annual American holiday, held when?
the fourth Thursday of November
Why did English explorer Martin Frobisher and his crew hold a formal ceremony and communal meal?
To give thanks for surviving a brutal-ice-choked journey through the Arctic.
During his 3rd expedition, his fleet of 15 ships suffered severe damage, ice and dangerous storms after reuniting in Frobisher Bay (present day Nunavut) the ceremony was held
How many colonists were living in America in 1620?
Approximately 2,499, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
The speed that turkeys can run when scared.
20MPH
What kind of weather does a turkey like?
Fowl Weather