Thanksgiving History
The English colonists that celebrated the first Thanksgiving arrived in the "new world" on this ship.
What is the Mayflower?
This gunman was just acquitted of all charges in WI
Who is Kyle Rittenhouse?
This is the smallest state in New England based on square miles
What is Rhode Island?
The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution are called this
What is the Bill of Rights?
This is the day following Thanksgiving, a prime shopping day for Christmas.
What is Black Friday?
The first Thanksgiving took place in this colony, in present-day Massachusetts
What is Plimouth?
This person was killed in GA by three white men while out for a jog.
Who was Ahmaud Arbery?
This sport is believed to have first been played in Springfield, MA. It's Hall of Fame is also in Springfield.
What is Basketball?
These are your five basic freedoms, that can be found in the first amendment.
What are Speech, Religion, Press, Assembly, & Petition?
This Peanuts character has appeared as a giant balloon in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade more times than any other character in history.
Who is Snoopy?
A "pardon" of a turkey takes place at this building every Thanksgiving
What is the White House?
This is the percentage of Federal Workers that have been vaccinated before the mandate went into effect.
What is over 90%?
Located in New Hampshire, this is the tallest peak in the Northeast
What is Mt. Washington?
These are the requirements to be President of the United States
What are; must be 35 years old, a natural born citizen, and a resident of the United states for at least 14 years?
These two NFL teams always play a game on Thanksgiving
Who are the Dallas Cowboys and Detroit Lions?
This President declared the final Thursday in November a day of "thanksgiving"
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
The 1.2 trillion dollar bill that recently was signed into law by President Biden is meant to fix this in our country.
What is infrastructure?
This river forms the border between VT & NH
What is the Connecticut River?
These two plans of government were proposed at the Constitutional Convention and had different methods for state representation in Congress
What were the Virginia and New Jersey Plans?
This company is the big sponsor for the Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City.
What is Macy's?
This man was the governor of the colony that celebrated the first Thanksgiving
Who is William Bradford?
This Chinese tennis player recently went missing for a few weeks after accusing a Chinese government official of sexual harassment.
Who is Peng Shuai?
Located in New England this is the oldest University in the United States
What is Harvard?
This was the first government of the United States and it was replaced by the Constitution.
What were the Articles of Confederation?
Every Thanksgiving this company answers thousands of questions on their "hotline" about cooking turkeys.
What is Butterball?