Thanksgiving Foods
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100
What is usually the main course at Thanksgiving dinner?
Turkey is usually the main course.
100

Which meal is the primary meal for families at Thanksgiving?

Dinner

100
This bird is the most common symbol of Thanksgiving.
Turkey
100
How did the pilgrims travel to North America?
The pilgrims travelled by boat.
100

Name 3 foods that people eat on Thanksgiving.

People eat: 1. turkey 2. Stuffing 3. mashed potatoes 4. sweet potatoes/yams 5. cranberries 6. pumpkin pie

200
What is the most popular dessert at Thanksgiving dinner?
Pumpkin Pie
200
The day after Thanksgiving, there are big sales and many people go shopping. What is this day called?
Black Friday
200
This orange vegetable is a very common symbol of Thanksgving.
Pumpkin
200
What country did the pilgrims come from?
The pilgrims came from England.
200

On what day does Thanksgiving fall each year?

What date is it this year? (day, month, and year)

Americans celebrate Thanksgiving every 4th Thursday of November. This year that is on Thursday, 23rd November, 2023.

300
How do people usually prepare potatoes for Thanksgiving dinner?
Mashed potatoes
300
What sport do people usually watch on Thanksgiving?
American football.
300
These indigenous people from North America are a common symbol of Thanksgiving.
Native Americans
300

What year did the pilgrims come to North America?

The pilgrims came to North America in 1621.

300
What is a synonym for "thankful"?
Grateful, appreciative
400

What does Dan's sister usually cook at his family's Thanksgiving dinner?

The Cranberry Sauce

400
What do families usually talk about while having Thanksgiving dinner?
Things they are thankful for.
400

What do we call the English settlers who were at the first Thanksgiving?

Pilgrims

400

When was Thanksgiving made an official national holiday in the US? What was the reason?

Abraham Lincoln made it an official holiday in 1863 in an attempt to unite the nation in the midst of the US civil war. 

400

How did the Native Americans help the pilgrims?

They taught them how to plant crops survive in the New World.

500

How is stuffing prepared and cooked?

Stuffing is pieces of bread mixed with spices and vegetables cooked inside of the turkey in the oven.

500
What is the event in New York City on Thanksgiving Day where there is music, dancing and large balloons?
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
500

Explain the objectives and rules of American Football. Make sure to include the number of points scored for a touchdown and what a "down" is.

The objective is to carry the football into the opposing team's end-zone. By doing so you score 6 points. Team's can then choose to either kick a field goal for a point or go for two points by carrying the ball again into the End-zone. 

A "down" is an attempt to carry the ball. Teams get 4 for every ten yards they progress up the field. 

500

What are some common misconceptions about the first Thanksgiving that many Americans do not recognize?

The Pilgrims had already killed 2/3 of the native Americans in the area

It has been celebrated every year since the first Thanksgiving

The food is typical of what they ate at the first Thanksgiving

The pilgrims and the Native Americans were "friends"

500

What were the names of the Turkeys that Joe Biden pardoned this year?

Liberty and Bell

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