Pilgrims
On what ship did the Pilgrims sail to America?
In 1620, a small ship called the Mayflower left England carrying 102 Pilgrims and headed for the New World.
When did Thanksgiving become a holiday?
1941
When and where did the first Thanksgiving take place?
in Plymouth Colony in 1621
If it were up to Benjamin Franklin, what would our national bird be?
Turkey
When is Thanksgiving celebrated in the United States?
The fourth Thursday of November
With which tribe did the Pilgrims share the first Thanksgiving meal?
the Wampanoag tribe
__________________ was famously the only Founding Father and early president who refused to declare days of thanksgiving and fasting in the United States.
Thomas Jefferson
How long did the first Thanksgiving last?
3 days
Where do female turkeys build their nests when they are about to lay eggs?
On the ground
When is Thanksgiving celebrated in Canada?
Second monday in Ocotober
During Pilgrim times, what were cranberries called?
Crane berries
The first official proclamation of a national Thanksgiving holiday didn’t come until 1863, when President_____________ called for an annual Thanksgiving celebration on the final Thursday in November.
Abraham Lincoln
List three of the foods eaten at the first Thanksgiving.
deer, fowl, shellfish, squash, carrots and chestnuts
What do turkey eggs look like?
a light brown color with spots
A cornucopia is also known as a....
A horn of plenty
At dinnertime, what did children do in Pilgrim households?
waited on their parents
The first Thanksgiving football game was a college match between
Yale and Princeton in 1876
What common utensil was missing from the first Thanksgiving's table?
forks
What is the name and gender of the turkeys that gobble?
Not all turkeys gobble. Only male turkeys, or toms, gobble. Female turkeys, or hens, cackle.
This is the name of a parade in NewYork City on Thanksgiving each year
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Where did the Pilgrims go before the Americas
The Netherlands
What woman author helped in making Thanksgiving a national holiday?
Sara Joshepa Hale
What was the name of the native american that helped the Pilgrims
Squanto/ Tisquantum
What is the flap of skin that hangs over a turkey's nose called?
The flap of skin that hangs over a turkey's beak is called a snood.
What is traditionally broken for good luck
Wishbone