Years +/-10
What year was the first Thanksgiving celebrated in the US?
1621
It is said there were 140 people at the first thanksgiving and it lasted 3 days. Which two groups of people first celebrated Thanksgiving?
Pilgrims (50) and Wampanoag Indians (90)
What is the difference between Thanksgiving stuffing and dressing?
Stuffing is stuffed in the bird
What is the name of the old wise tree in Pocahontas the movie?
Grandmother Willow
What does Monica wear on her head in Friends?
A turkey
In which year was Thanksgiving declared a national holiday?
1863
What is the name of the ship that the Pilgrims took from England to America?
The Mayflower
Name something that was eaten at the first thanksgiving.
Venison, fish, shellfish, corn, beggies, duck/geese
Name this song
Just around the riverbend
HIMYM Episode - Thanksgiving - Marshall has declared his own holiday against Barney in the name of thanksgiving called..
Slapsgiving
Organised by the United American Indians of New England in 1970, Thanksgiving is recognised as the National Day of Mourning for Native Americans and their allies due to the centuries of oppression and genocide the followed the arrival of European settlers in North America. In which year did the European colonisation of the Americas begin?
1492
Massachusetts (Cape Cod)
The Indians taught the Pilgrims to plant the “three sisters” together to produce a bountiful harvest because these 3 crops have a symbiotic relationship - 70% of the pilgrim’s diet was this as the colony grew because this is what worked. Name one of the 3 sisters.
Corn, beans, squash - the bean vines climb up the corn stalks as a trellis and the squash and pumpkin plants cover the soil as living green mulch. Beans are a nitrogen fixer - they fertilise the corn as it grows, the squash leaves choke out weeks, keep the soil cool and moist.
Which state includes the area where the real Pocahontas lived?
Virginia
Bob Belcher from Bob’s Burgers tries to find a perfect turkey for thanksgiving that he will pay all his attention to - basting the turkey, and trying to soak the turkey in a solution of mostly salt.. what is this solution called?
Brining/a brine
Turkey trots are long distance foot races held all over the US around Thanksgiving. In 2019 there were 27 races across 12 US States. What year did these start?
1896 -Buffalo New York
What were the Pilgrims thankful for at the first thanksgiving?
Help from the Indians/surviving a harsh winter
50 million of a which type of pie are consumed every thanksgiving?
Pumpkin Pie
Who is the Native American warrior who was supposed to marry Pocahontas in the movie Pocahontas?
Kocoum
What does Rachel from friends put into the Trifle instead of dessert food?
Beef sauteed with peas and onions
Some would say an extension of Thanksgiving was a atrocity named the “trail of tears” where approximately 60,000 native Americans where forced to leave their homelands by the US government after the passage of the Indian Removal Act. Thousands died of disease or war in thisprocess. Which year did this Act pass?
1830
66 Days (Departed September 6, 1620)
How many out of 12 dishes today contained butter?
9/12
In the Disney movie Pocahontas, the love interest of Pocahontas is named John Smith, however, was John Smith a person in real life or not?
Yes - and Pocahontas saved his life as in the movie
Instead of using the term “Thanksgiving”, Charles Boyle spends an entire episode correcting people to use which term instead?
Turkey Day