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?
What many people buy right after Thanksgiving.
What is a Christmas tree?
What is the next big holiday that comes after Thanksgiving?
Christmas
The most popular 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?
The reason the Pilgrims felt they had to leave England
What is religious persecution?
The day of the week, date, and year that we will celebrate Thanksgiving this year
What is Thursday, November 26, 2020?
Who was the first president to "pardon" a turkey?
John F Kennedy
The number of days in the gun deer hunting season in WI.
What is 10 Days?
The way people typically prepare potatoes for Thanksgiving dinner
What are mashed potatoes?
The day, week, and month of the year on which we traditionally celebrate Thanksgiving
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
How many women were at the first Thanksgiving meal?
5
The 2 NFL teams that generally play on Thanksgiving.
Who are the Lions and the Cowboys?
When was the first Thanksgiving day football game play?
1876
The nursery rhyme song that Sarah Hale wrote.
What is Mary Had A Little Lamb?
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?
In what month did the first Thanksgiving probably take place?
September
The Founding Father who wanted the wild turkey to be the symbol of the United States of America
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
True or False - eating turkey makes you sleepy?
False - While it's true that studies show the amino acid tryptophan causes drowsiness in lab rats, turkey doesn't contain enough to make much of a difference in humans. So if you're in need of a snooze after your Thanksgiving feast, you can blame all those calories—and probably dessert, too—rather than the bird.
What president proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday?
Abraham Lincoln
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?
The conical-shaped basket that is generally filled with fruits and vegetables
What is a cornucopia?
The year of the first Thanksgiving.
What is 1621?
What was the name of the Native American who already spoke English and was especially helpful to the Pilgrims?
Squanto
The number of years the Macy's Day Parade has been held.
What is the 94th year?
The 8 day Jewish holiday in December.
About how many pumpkin pies are consumed every Thanksgiving?
About 50 million
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)
What food did the Native Americans first teach the Pilgrims how to grow as a crop and it has remained one of the most prevalent Thanksgiving symbols?
Corn
What was the first Thanksgiving like?
A weeklong Harvest Celebration including a 3 day celebration with the King of the Wampanoag Indians.
How many days of the year floats are worked on for the Macy's Day Parade.
What is 365 days?
The other ship that left with the Mayflower, but turned around because of a leak.
What is the Speedwell?
The only NFL team that has NOT played on Thanksgiving.
Who are the Jacksonville Jaguars?