Cornucopia
Pilgrims
The Big Meal
Macy's Parade
The Native People
100

This is the sound a male turkey makes.

What is gobble gobble?

100

This is the name of the ship on which the pilgrims came to America.

What is the Mayflower?

100

Americans eat approximately 535 million pounds of this on Thanksgiving

What is turkey?

100

The parade is held every year in this city.

What is New York City?

100

The native man credited with teaching the Pilgrims how to grow crops

Who is Squanto (a member of the Patuxet tribe)

200

Thanksgiving in Canada is celebrated this month.

What is Canada?

200

The pilgrims landed at this rock.

What is Plymouth Rock?

200

What are the two most popular pies baked at Thanksgiving?

What are pumpkin and apple?

200

A float featuring this jolly fellow ends the parade every year.

Who is Santa Claus?

200

One of 2 tribes who interacted with the Pilgrims.

The Wampanoag or  the Pequot

300

This is what the word "cornucopia" means.

What is "horn of plenty"?

300

What were the Pilgrims seeking when they came to America?

What is religious freedom?

300

Many Southern Americans serve this cheesy side dish with their Thanksgiving meal.

What is macaroni & cheese?

300

A giant balloon version of this cartoon dog has appeared in the parade more times than any other character (6 times).

Who is Snoopy?

300

This "honest" president is the one who officially declared Thanksgiving a national holiday.

Who is Abraham Lincoln?

400

This is the name of the skin that hangs from a turkey's neck.

What is the wattle?

400

Could the first Thanksgiving have been a Pilgrim celebration of a massacre of native people?

Yes, according to one history of Thanksgiving.

400

Approximately 94% of American Thanksgiving meals include this tangy item.

What is cranberry sauce?

400

If you tune into this year's parade, you will see balloon characters from this book series, one of the most popular in our library.

What is Diary of a Wimpy Kid?

500

This is the meat most likely eaten in early Thanksgiving dinners.

What is venison, or deer?

500

The Mayflower held approximately this many pilgrims.

What is 100?

500

Approximately this percentage of American Thanksgiving meals include turkey (percentage should be in 10s).

What is 90%?

500

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade began in this decade.

What is the 1920s? (1924 to be exact).

500

In Canada, Thanksgiving is celebrated during this month.

What is October?

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