Thanksgiving Foods
Thanksgiving Traditions
Thanksgiving Symbols
Thanksgiving History
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What is usually the main course at Thanksgiving dinner?

Turkey

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Families usually have this meal together on Thanksgiving.
Dinner
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This bird is the most common symbol of Thanksgiving.
Turkey
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How did the pilgrims travel to North America?
The pilgrims travelled by boat.
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What other country (besides the United States) celebrates Thanksgiving?

Canada

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What is the most popular dessert at Thanksgiving dinner?
Pumpkin Pie
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The day after Thanksgiving, there are big sales and many people go shopping. What is this day called?
Black Friday
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This orange vegetable is a very common symbol of Thanksgving.
Pumpkin
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What country did the Pilgrims come from?

England

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What day will Americans celebrate Thanksgiving in 2021?

Americans will celebrate Thanksgiving on Thursday, 25th November, 2021.

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How do people usually prepare potatoes for Thanksgiving dinner?
Mashed potatoes
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What sport do people usually watch on Thanksgiving?
American football.
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These indigenous people from North America are a common symbol of Thanksgiving.
Native Americans
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What group of Native Americans helped the Pilgrims survive their first winter?

The Wampanoag

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What is a synonym for "thankful"?
Grateful, appreciative
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This side dish, usually made from bread, herbs, and vegetables, goes inside the turkey.

Stuffing

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What do families usually talk about while having Thanksgiving dinner?
Things they are thankful for.
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These clothes of these European people who came to the United States in 1620 are common symbols of Thanksgiving.

Pilgrims

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What percentage of Native Americans died because of the Pilgrims and other European colonists?

80% - 90 % of Native Americans died from disease, war, and forced relocation.

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How did the Native Americans help the pilgrims?

They taught them how to grow new crops (corn, beans, potatoes) and how to build warm houses.

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What is the name of the red fruit that is often served at Thanksgiving dinner?
Cranberries.
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What is the event in New York City on Thanksgiving Day where there is music, dancing and large balloons?
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
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Why are pumpkins and other vegetables symbols of Thanksgiving?
Thanksgiving celebrates the HARVEST season. The harvest is at the end of autumn when farmers collect the vegetable they have grown.
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Why did U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt move Thanksgiving a week earlier in 1939?

To help the economy by starting the Christmas shopping season earlier

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Name 3 other holidays that are celebrated in autumn.

1. Halloween 2. Day of the Dead 3. All Saint's Day 4. Finaos

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