Fabulous Foods
Wonderful Wampanoag
Thanksgiving Jokes
Poppin' Pilgrims
Thanksgiving History
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The most popular food we eat on Thanksgiving
turkey
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What is a sachem?
A chief. Massasoit was the sachem of the Wampanoag tribe.
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What kind of key has legs but can't open a door?
A Turkey
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How many pilgrim children were on the Mayflower?
32
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Name the leader of the pilgrims.
William Bradford
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A dessert served on Thanksgiving that has a crust and filled with an orange food.
Pumpkin Pie
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How did the Wampanoag dress and what did they use to make their clothes?
They dressed immodestly. They used animal furs and skins to make their clothes.
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Why did they let the turkey join the band?
Because he has his own drumsticks!
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How many pilgrims were on the Mayflower?
102
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Name the leader of the Wampanoag tribe.
Massasoit
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What are some ways people prepare potatoes on Thanksgiving?
mashed potatoes, baked potatoes, sweet potatoes
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The Wampanoag people made a peace treaty with the pilgrims that they would remain friends.
How long did their peace treaty last?
Only 40 years
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What did the turkey say to the computer?
Google, google!
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A baby was born on the Mayflower? What did his parents name him?
Oceanus
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How long did the pilgrims sail on the Mayflower?
2 months
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The long and skinny green vegetables traditionally served in a casserole with french fried onions
green beans
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Squanto lived with the pilgrims to help them. He could speak English! How did he learn English?
He was captured by an Englishman and brought to England. He lived there for 5 years before being allowed to return to the New World.
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Why did the cranberries turn red?
Because they saw the turkey dressing!
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How many pilgrims died the first year living in the New World?
50
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What did the pilgrims eat of the Mayflower?
salted beef and fish
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The red fruit that is often made into a sauce or served alongside the turkey for Thanksgiving dinner
cranberries
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What is a special trick the Wampanoag taught the pilgrims to make their plants grown even better?
He taught them to plant a dead fish in the soil. The fish acts as fertilizer and helps the plants grow faster.
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Why was the Thanksgiving soup so expensive?
Because it had 24 carrots!
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How did the pilgrims dress?
Modestly!
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When the pilgrims arrived in the New World they gave the land a name. What did they call the land?
Plymouth
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This is a yellow vegetable that is "all ears"
corn
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What kind of homes do the Wampanoag live in?
A wetu
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What sound does a turkey's phone make?
Wing, wing!
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Who helped the pilgrims learn how to farm? Hint: he was a Native American!
Squanto
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Why did the pilgrims leave England and travel to the New World?
For religious freedom