Thanksgiving Foods
The most popular main course on Thanksgiving
What is turkey?
This company's "Turkey Talk Line" answer about 100,000 turkey calls in November and December
a) Home Depot
b) Butterball
c) Tik Tok
Butterball
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
a) Obamawama
b) Mayflower
c) Boaty Mcboatface
What is the Mayflower?
What food was NOT served at the first Thanksgiving?
A. Mashed potatoes
B. Pumpkin
C. Seafood
A. What are Mashed potatoes?
The most popular Thanksgiving dessert
What is Pumpkin Pie?
What is Sweet Potato Pie?
What is the busiest travel day of the year in the United States?
Thanksgiving
The English colonists/ separatists who came to the United States in 1620
Who were Pilgrims?
The reason the Pilgrims felt they had to leave England
a) religious persecution
b) too cold
c) the fashion was terrible
What is religious persecution?
How do both Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and America’s Thanksgiving Parade conclude?
a) fireworks
b) Santa Claus arrives
c) everyone lies down and cries
With the arrival of Santa Claus
The way people typically prepare potatoes for Thanksgiving dinner
What are mashed potatoes?
The day 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?
or
Wampanoag tribe
How many women were at the first Thanksgiving meal?
0, 4, or 12?
4
What state raises the most turkeys?
a) Florida
b) New York
c) Minnesota
Minnesota
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?
Thanksgiving Day is an annual Canadian holiday, held in which month
October
The Founding Father who wanted the wild turkey to be the symbol of the United States of America
a) Benjamin Franklin
b) Papa Smurf
c) Donald Trump
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
The red fruit that is often served alongside the turkey for Thanksgiving dinner
What are cranberries?
How many turkeys are consumed every year at Thanksgiving?
46,000
4.6 million
46 million
460 million
46 million
The conical-shaped basket that is generally filled with fruits and vegetables is a
a) cornucopia
b) corny
c) corn dog
What is a cornucopia?
The year of the first Thanksgiving
a. 1776
b. 1965
c. 1621
c. What is 1621?
Who were the group of people that were especially helpful to the Pilgrims?
Native Americans
How many calories on average are consumed, per person, at Thanksgiving dinner
a) 2,000
b) 3,300
c) 4,500
4,500
The most popular alternative to turkey on Thanksgiving?
Ham
What meat did the native Americans bring to the first Thanksgiving? (Hint, it's not turkey)
Deer (Venison)
How many days did the first Thanksgiving last?
3, 7, or 152?
3
The loose red skin attached to the underside of a turkey’s beak.
a) gobble
b) wattle
c) saddle
Wattle