Thanksgiving Foods
The most popular main course on Thanksgiving.
turkey
True or False
The Pilgrims landed in New York.
False
The Pilgrims landed in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
The orange vegetable commonly used as a symbol of Thanksgiving.
pumpkin
The name of the ship the Pilgrims boarded to start their journey to the New World.
Mayflower
This food was not served at the first Thanksgiving.
mashed potatoes
This President first ordered a national day of Thanksgiving.
George Washington
On September 28, 1789, just before leaving for recess, the first Federal Congress passed a resolution asking that the President of the United States recommend to the nation a day of thanksgiving. A few days later, President George Washington issued a proclamation naming Thursday, November 26, 1789 as a "Day of Publick Thanksgivin" - the first time Thanksgiving was celebrated under the new Constitution.
These are the Thanksgiving colors.
Orange is a pumpkin, Yellow is the corn, Brown is the turkey with stuffing to adorn and Red are the cranberries
Green Bean casserole was invented by what "Soup" company.
Campbell Soup
The day and month of the year on which we traditionally celebrate Thanksgiving
fourth Thursday of November
The indigenous people of North America who are a common symbol of Thanksgiving.
Native Americans
or
Wampanoag tribe
This Native tribe joined the Pilgrim in the first Thanksgiving.
the Wampanoag
The specific village was the village of Patuxet. After careful observation, negotiations, and exchanges, the Wampanoag decided to assist the English settlers. However, their interactions had much more to do with political alliances and diplomacy than a budding friendship.
This department store is known for their extravagant Thanksgiving parade.
Macys
This President made turkey pardoning an annual event.
George H.W. Bush
This NFL football Franchise has the most Thanksgiving games played.
Detroit Lions with 81
The most popular Thanksgiving dessert.
Pumpkin Pie
A race many people run on Thanksgiving morning.
turkey trot
The English separatists who came to the United States in 1620.
Pilgrims
This is the reason the Pilgrims chose to leave England.
religious persecution
The annual Thanksgiving Day Parade concludes with the arrival of this person.
Santa Claus
This president was the first to "pardon" a turkey.
John F Kennedy
During the 1997 Thanksgiving matchup between the Bears and Lions, Madden introduced the world to the turducken, explaining it on the broadcast as he and Pat Summerall stood in the booth in front of both that and the six-legged turkey. This is a Turducken.
A boneless chicken stuffed inside a boneless ducks stuffed inside a boneless turkey.
The red fruit sauce that is often served alongside the turkey for Thanksgiving dinner.
cranberry sauce
This many turkeys are consumed every year at Thanksgiving.
46 million
The conical-shaped basket that is generally filled with fruits and vegetables.
cornucopia
This is the year of the first Thanksgiving.
1621
This native is known throughout history for his skill for speaking English, his political negations between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoags, and his guidance to teach the Pilgrims how to teach them how to grow corn, and where and how to fish and hunt beaver.
Squanto
His actual name was Tisquantum. He and his Indigenous relatives would have been quite familiar with the tradition of “thanksgiving” because it was, and still is, an essential aspect of their regular spiritual practices, one that predates by many generations the American holiday of Thanksgiving.
After Being Kidnapped to Europe, he lived five years in Europe, including time at the home of a London merchant. He later escaped to make his way back to his home. On his return, he learn that his people decimated by plague and was accepted into the Patuxet village. When he encountered the Mayflower's ragged survivors, he was an orphan himself. But he was uniquely poised to help them survive, and willing to help them form a vital alliance with his Wampanoag leader, named Ousamequin.
This President declared two Thanksgivings in one year.
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 year was the first Thanksgiving NFL game of the Canton Bulldogs vs. the Akron Pros.
1920
This large root vegetable belongs to the morning glory family. Don't let the name fool you, they are not in the nightshade family with the other potatoes.
sweet potatoes
This day follows Thanksgiving when there are big sales and many people go shopping.
Black Friday
A large, native bird to North America that is large enough to feed a family.
wild turkey
This woman is credited for making Thanksgiving a national Holiday in the United States.
Sarah Josepha Hale
The Founding Father who wanted the wild turkey to be the symbol of the United States of America.
Benjamin Franklin
Which President refused to celebrate Thanksgiving as a national holiday?
Thomas Jefferson
He declined to make a proclamation in 1801. For Jefferson, supporting the holiday meant supporting state-sponsored religion since Thanksgiving is rooted in Puritan religious traditions.
Name 1 of 3 active NFL teams that have played on Thanksgiving and never won.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-1)
Cleveland Browns (0-3)
Cincinnati Bengals (0-1)
The average person consumes this many calories, on average, at Thanksgiving dinner.
4,500
The meat is the most popular alternative to turkey on Thanksgiving.
Ham
The natives brought this meat to the first Thanksgiving.
Deer (Venison)
The first Thanksgiving lasted this many days.
3
The loose red skin attached to the underside of a turkey’s beak
Wattle
This president proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday.
Abraham Lincoln
The only active NFL franchise to have never played on Thanksgiving.
Jacksonville Jaguars