Thanksgiving Foods
The most popular main course on Thanksgiving
What is turkey?
The sport people usually watch on Thanksgiving
What is American football?
The orange vegetable commonly used as a symbol of Thanksgiving
What is pumpkin?
The name of the ship the Pilgrims boarded to start their journey to Plymouth, Massachusetts.
What is the Mayflower?
Three foods that people eat on Thanksgiving
What are turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing/dressing, cranberries, cornbread or rolls, green bean casserole, sweet potato casserole, corn casserole, pumpkin pie, pecan pie, and Jello salad?
When you celebrate Thanksgiving with your FRIENDS?
What is Friendsgiving?
The next major break that follows Thanksgiving
What is Winter Break?
The traditional Thanksgiving dessert
What is Pumpkin Pie?
A race many people run on Thanksgiving morning.
What is a turkey trot?
The English separatists who came to the United States in 1620
Who were Pilgrims?
What country did the Pilgrims move from?
What is England?
The day of the week and date that we will celebrate Thanksgiving this year
What is Thursday, November 28?
The first president to "pardon" a turkey
a. H. W. Bush
b. Ronald Reagan
c. John F. Kennedy
Who is John F Kennedy?
Not a favorite Thanksgiving food:
A. pie
B. mashed potatoes
C. sauerkraut
D. sweet potatoes with marshmallows
C. What is sauerkraut?
The way people typically prepare potatoes for Thanksgiving dinner
What are mashed potatoes?
When we traditionally celebrate Thanksgiving every year
What is the fourth Thursday of November?
The indigenous people of North America who are a common symbol of Thanksgiving
Who are Native Americans? Wampanoag tribe
The number of Pilgrim women who were at the first Thanksgiving
a. 10
b. 12
c. 4
4
Many people enjoy these for several meals after the original Thanksgiving feast.
What are leftovers?
When the first Thanksgiving Day football game was played:
a. 1876
b. 1920
c. 2000
When was 1876?
What generally is America's favorite side dish?
Stuffing
The green vegetables traditionally served in a casserole with cream of mushroom soup and french fried onions
What are green beans?
The day after Thanksgiving when there are big sales and many people go shopping
What is Black Friday?
A large, native bird to North America that is large enough to feed a family
What is a wild turkey?
The month the first Thanksgiving most likely took place:
a. September
b. May
c. December
What is September?
How many calories does the average person eat on Thanksgiving?
a. 2,000
b. 6,000
c. 4,500
4,500
True or False: Eating turkey makes you sleepy.
False. Eating too much food makes you sleepy!
What is the average weight of a Thanksgiving Turkey?
a. 2 pounds
b. 15 pounds
c. 5 pounds
15 pounds
The red fruit that is often served alongside the turkey for Thanksgiving dinner
What are cranberries?
The Thanksgiving Day event in New York City where there are large balloons, marching bands, singers, and dancers
What is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
What does it mean to pardon a turkey?
Save it from being eaten.
The year of the first Thanksgiving:
a. 1776
b. 1965
c. 1621
c. What is 1621?
Which type of turkey (male or female) make the gobble sound (from the red part on the neck of the turkey)?
Male turkeys
The weekend after Thanksgiving people often buy this (or put it up).
What is a Christmas tree?
The first department store to hold a Thanksgiving Day parade. It is held in New York City every year.
What is Macy's
The number of pumpkin pies that are consumed on Thanksgiving
a. 50 million
b. 20 million
c. 1 million
What is 50 million?
The name of the Indian tribe that ate with the Pilgrims during the first Thanksgiving:
a. Wampanoag
b. Puritans
c. Sioux
Wampanoag
The first crop the Native Americans taught the Pilgrims how to grow
What is corn?
The first Thanksgiving lasted this long.
a. 5 days
b. 3 days
c. 1 week
What is 3-days long?
How much did the world's heaviest turkey weigh?
a. 86 pounds
b. 45 pounds
c. 100 pounds
86 pounds
The number of turkeys prepared for Thanksgiving in America each year:
a. 30 million
b. 46 million
c. 92 million
What is 46 million?
The most popular alternative to turkey.
What is ham