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Technology

100

This large machine sent scanned paper documents over phone lines. 

Fax Machine

200

Before texting, people used this pocket-sized device to receive short numeric messages.

A pager

300

This Nintendo system made players stand up and swing a remote to bowl, box, and play tennis

The Wii

400

In its early years, this computer storage method required you to insert a square, bendable disk into a slot, often with the fear it would jam

Floppy Disk

500

This tiny wireless technology lets your headphones connect without cords but can be disrupted by nearby microwaves.

Bluetooth

Thanksgiving

100

Many Americans watch this annual parade in New York City, famous for giant balloons and floats.

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade 

200

This U.S. president declared Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863

Abraham Lincoln 

300

This type of mashed vegetable, often served with brown sugar or marshmallows, is not technically a yam but is frequently called one in the U.S.

Sweet potatoes 

400

Where did the “first Thanksgiving” take place? 

Plymouth, Massachusetts

500

This TV special originally aired in 1973 and has been shown on television every Thanksgiving since.

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

Guess that word

100

1. A common food served during Thanksgiving dinner.
   • Hint: This is a type of animal that people often cook for the holiday

Turkey

200

1. A sweet dish usually eaten after the main meal.

Hints: 

• You eat this as a dessert on thanksgiving
• It has a crust on the outside and a filling in the middle.

Pie

300

1. A process connected to farming and fall traditions

Hints: 

• This involves gathering crops.
• It usually happens in the fall.
•  It is one of the reasons the Thanksgiving celebration began.

Harvest 

400

1. An important group of people to the early history of Thanksgiving

• Hints: 
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  • These were people that traveled from another country
  • They landed in what is now the north east United States
  • They shared an early feast with Native American tribes
  • They arrived in the early 1600s

Pilgrims

500

1. A feeling that one may get around Thanksgiving.

Hints: 

• This is not a physical object it is a feeling
• It helps people express appreciation
• People often may think about this during Thanksgiving
• You may show this by saying, “Thank you”.
• It rhymes with attitude

Gratitude

Which does not belong

100

Find which does not belong and explain why: Apple, Banana, Orange, Broccoli, Cucumber

Broccoli because the rest are fruits 

200

1. Find which two do not belong and explain why: Run, walk, is, jump, chair, shoe

Chair and shoe because they are nouns

300

1. Make two groups with 4 words that go together: HAMMER, MARKER, WRENCH, PENCIL, PEN, HIGHLIGHTER, SCREWDRIVER, PLIERS

1. Tools: hammer, screwdriver, wrench, pliers
2.  Things to write with: Pencil, Marker, pen, highlighter

400

Make two groups with 4 words that go together:

Fork, knife, spoon, spork, oven, microwave, toaster, stove

1. Eating utensils: fork, knife, spoon, spork
2. Things you cook on: oven, microwave, toaster, stove

500

1. Make two groups with 4 words that go together:  DOG, COW, HAMSTER, FISH, SHEEP, CAT, PIG, HORSE

• House animals: Dog, Cat, Hamster, Fish
• Farm animals: Cow, sheep, pig, horse

Random!!

100

What is a perfect score in one round of bowling called?

A strike

200

What temperature does water freeze at?

32°F

300

What Swedish group gave us the songs “Dancing Queen” and "Mamma Mia"?

ABBA

400

Describe the difference between There, their, and they're

Their: shows ownership 

There: refers to a place or is used to introduce a sentence

They're: short for they are

500

Who was the first man on the moon?

Neil Armstrong