Thanksgiving Foods
The traditional Thanksgiving dessert
What is Pumpkin Pie?
The sport people usually watch on Thanksgiving
What is American football?
Which bird is the most common symbol of Thanksgiving?
What is a turkey?
A male turkey is called a _______
What is Tom?
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 friend either in place of or in addition to celebrating with your family.
What is Friendsgiving?
The next major holiday that follows Thanksgiving
What is Christmas?
The red fruit that is often served alongside the turkey for Thanksgiving dinner
What are cranberries?
What do families usually talk about while having Thanksgiving dinner?
What is what they are thankful for?
The orange vegetable commonly used as a symbol of Thanksgiving
What is pumpkin?
A baby turkey is called a ________
What is poult?
The day of the week and date that we will celebrate Thanksgiving this year
What is Thursday, November 26?
DAILY DOUBLE
The first president to "pardon" a turkey
Who is John F Kennedy?
The day after Thanksgiving when there are big sales and many people go shopping
What is Black Friday?
The way people typically prepare potatoes for Thanksgiving dinner
What are mashed potatoes?
A race many people run on Thanksgiving morning.
What is a turkey trot?
What part of the turkey is pulled by two people and the person that has the bigger piece will have good luck?
What is a wishbone?
Long loose skin that hangs from a turkey's neck
What is waddle?
Many people enjoy these for several meals after the original Thanksgiving feast.
What are leftovers?
The weekend after Thanksgiving people often buy this.
What is a Christmas tree?
Not a favorite Thanksgiving food:
A. sweet potatoes with marshmallows
B. mashed potatoes
C. sauerkraut
C. What is sauerkraut?
The green vegetables traditionally served in a casserole with cream of mushroom soup and french fried onions
What are green beans?
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?
The conical-shaped basket that is generally filled with fruits and vegetables
What is a cornucopia?
DAILY DOUBLE
Wild turkeys like to sleep here:
A. In a burrow
B. In a tree
C. In a bush
What is in a tree?
The year the first Thanksgiving Day football game was played
When was 1876?
The month the first Thanksgiving most likely took place
What is September?
The year of the first Thanksgiving:
A. 1776
B. 1965
C. 1621
c. What is 1621?
The number of pumpkin pies that are consumed on Thanksgiving
What is 50 million?
What are two jobs that people can volunteer for in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, specifically with the large balloons?
What are balloon handlers and balloon pilots?
What or who is always on the last Macy's Thanksgiving Day Float?
Who is Santa?
A mature turkey has about this many feathers:
A. 500
B. 1200
C. 3500
What is 3500?
The most common reason plumbers are called on Thanksgiving or the day before.
What is a backed up sink?
(potato peels are often the culprit)
The number of turkeys prepared for Thanksgiving in America each year
What is 46 million?
The US President who proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday
Who is Abraham Lincoln?