Thanksgiving Foods
The most popular Thanksgiving dessert.
What is Pumpkin Pie?
We traditionally celebrate Thanksgiving on this number Thursday of November
What is the fourth Thursday of November?
A large, native bird to North America that is large enough to feed a family.
What is a wild turkey?
The name of the ship the Pilgrims boarded to start their journey to Plymouth, Massachusetts
What is the Mayflower?
This President first ordered a national day of Thanksgiving.
Who is George Washington?
This department store is known for their extravagant Thanksgiving parade.
What is Macys?
The number one side dish served at most Thanksgiving dinners.
What is Stuffing/Dressing?
A tradition where people would break this specific part of a turkey, which was meant to promote patience and spending time with family.
What is the Wishbone?
The English separatists who came to the United States in 1620.
Who were Pilgrims?
The number of passengers on the Mayflower.
What is 102?
This president proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
The loose red skin attached to the underside of a turkey’s beak
What is a Wattle?
Green Bean casserole was invented by what company?
What is Campbell Soup Company?
What we call a race many people run on Thanksgiving morning.
What is a Turkey Trot?
This U.S. states hold the record for producing the most cranberries each year, a popular Thanksgiving side dish ingredient.
What is Wisconsin?
Though this song is thought of s a Christmas song, it was actually written to be sung on Thanksgiving Day.
What is Jingle Bells?
This President made turkey pardoning an annual event.
Who is George H.W. Bush?
Male Turkeys "gobble gobble", but female turkeys make this sound.
What is "Cackle Cackle"?
DAILY DOUBLE: This many turkeys are consumed every year at Thanksgiving.
What is 46 million?
DAILY DOUBLE: This is the decade Black Friday shopping began, following Thanksgiving
What is the 1950's
The conical-shaped basket that is generally filled with fruits and vegetables.
What is a cornucopia?
The length of the Mayflower's voyage to America.
What is 66 days?
This president was the first to "pardon" a turkey.
Who is John F Kennedy?
This is the top speed wild turkeys can run at.
What is 20 mph?
The average person consumes this many calories, on average, at Thanksgiving dinner.
What are 4,500?
The name of the service that has been available for 40 years to answer consumer questions about cooking turkey.
Butterball Turkey Talk-Line
The name of the indigenous tribe of people who met and assisted the pilgrims.
Who are the Wampanoag tribe?
The name of the colony the Pilgrims started.
What is Plymouth Colony?
DAILY DOUBLE: This President declared two Thanksgivings in one year.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
Concerned that the shortened Christmas shopping season might dampen the economic recovery, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued a Presidential Proclamation moving Thanksgiving to the second to last Thursday of November. As a result of the proclamation, 32 states issued similar proclamations while 16 states refused to accept the change and proclaimed Thanksgiving to be the last Thursday in November. For two years two days were celebrated as Thanksgiving - the President and part of the nation celebrated it on the second to last Thursday in November, while the rest of the country celebrated it the following week.
To end the confusion, Congress decided to set a fixed-date for the holiday. On October 6, 1941, the House passed a joint resolution declaring the last Thursday in November to be the legal Thanksgiving Day. The Senate, however, amended the resolution establishing the holiday as the fourth Thursday, which would take into account those years when November has five Thursdays. The House agreed to the amendment, and President Roosevelt signed the resolution on December 26, 1941, thus establishing the fourth Thursday in November as the Federal Thanksgiving Day holiday.
This profession shows the 24 hours after Thanksgiving to be their busiest time of year.
Plumbing!