Thanksgiving
This Native American tribe helped the Pilgrims survive and is often associated with the first Thanksgiving.
Who are the Wompanoag?
This town, located at the tip of Cape Cod, is where the Pilgrims first made landfall in the New World.
What is Provincetown?
These Reinhardt family friends are the last ones to leave the function.
Who are the Brodbecks?
This industrial device crushed Young's Fish Market at the end of this summer.
What is a crane?
In 1863, this U.S. President officially declared Thanksgiving a national holiday—during the Civil War.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
The Pilgrims signed this foundational document while still anchored off the coast of Cape Cod.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
This was the name of the man who lived down the street who was always tinkering in his garage.
Who is Mr. Montvila?
What is ’The Jailhouse’?
Green bean casserole, a Thanksgiving staple, was invented in 1955 by an employee of this company.
What is Campbells?
During their first days on Cape Cod, the Pilgrims found a cache of corn buried in baskets, later repaying the owners—these people who lived in the area.
Who are the Nauset?
Despite sleeping 16 girls at a Bachelorette party this past summer, the Sicinski house is LEGALLY zoned as how many bedrooms?
Eastham locals know the unofficial local mascot of the bike path is this lone, fearless animal that often stands directly in the middle of the Cape Cod Rail Trail near Locust Road.
What is the Eastham Turkey?
Many modern Cape Codders serve this traditional Wampanoag dish at Thanksgiving- a slow cooked mixture of corns, beans and squash.
What is succotash?
The Pilgrims first landed on Cape Cod in this year before continuing on to Plymouth.
What is 1620?
This person asked Emma last summer if she 'takes her top off much' (as it pertains to her jeep.... LOL)
Who is John?
This is the only place in Eastham where you’re likely to see 30 people lined up at 7 AM- and none of them are tourists!
What is the Eastham Transfer Station/Dump?
This U.S. state produces the most turkeys each year, making it a major contributor to Thanksgiving dinners nationwide.
What is Minnesota?
The Pilgrims explored Cape Cod using this type of small, open boat that could be rowed or sailed.
What is a shallop?
This was the dish served on our boat expedition during our family trip to Turks and Caicos where Gam was unwell on the beach and had to lay down and be covered by towels.
What is ceviche?
The fictional town of Amity in the movie ”Jaws“ is based off this Cape Cod town.
What is Chatham?