Years
President Abraham Lincoln established the first national Thanksgiving in this year
What is 1863?
Most Americans only receive this number of days for paid time off
What is ten?
Some people in the United States hold Unthanksgiving gatherings to remember these people
Who are the Native Americans?
This is the number of NFL games you can watch on Thanksgiving
What is three?
This president first declared a national Thanksgiving in 1789, but Thanksgiving did not become an official annual holiday until the next century
Who is George Washington?
English settlers in today's Massachusetts celebrated the harvest with the Wampanoag in this year
What is 1621?
Thanksgiving is always on this day of the week
What is Thursday?
Some Americans celebrate this version of Thanksgiving with their friends because they cannot or do not want to visit their families
What is Friendsgiving?
The team that has most often played in the Thanksgiving games is this team from Detroit, Michigan. (Hint: Think about the national animal of the Czech Republic.)
Who are the Lions?
This president moved Thanksgiving to the fourth Thursday in November to extend the Christmas shopping season
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was cancelled for these three consecutive years (three years in a row)
What are 1942, 1943, 1944 (1942-1944)?
Thanksgiving is usually the first day of a long weekend with this number of days without work (including Saturday and Sunday)
What is four?
Most Americans roast their turkey on Thanksgiving while others prefer to do this to their turkey
What is deep fry?
Thanksgiving became a more acceptable holiday in this region of the United States because American football popularized the celebration
What is the South?
The day after Thanksgiving is the biggest shopping day of the year -- it has this nickname
What is Black Friday?
The first American football game occurred in this year
What is 1869?
Thanksgiving is a bigger family holiday in the United States than this holiday in December
What is Christmas?
Vegetarians might eat this alternative to turkey on Thanksgiving
What is tofurkey?
American secondary school football teams play on Thanksgiving too -- called Turkey Day Games or Turkey Bowls, they are most popular in this region of the United States
What is the Northeast?
Name two vegetables that Americans often eat on Thanksgiving
What are pumpkins, corn, sweet potatoes, green beans, squash, carrots, radishes, and potatoes?
President Ronald Reagan began the official Turkey pardoning tradition in this year
What is 1987?
This is the estimated number of Americans who travel for Thanksgiving
What is 50 million?
Many Americans like to watch a Thanksgiving-themed episode of one of their favorite TV shows. One such episode features a group of six people playing tag football on this popular sitcom. (I know you are familiar with this show!)
What is Friends?
The first American football game occurred between players from Rutgers University and Princeton University -- both universities are located in this state. (Hint: It's my state!)
What is New Jersey?
Some communities host events like 5 km races to raise money for these organizations
What are charities?