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?
When you celebrate Thanksgiving with your friend either in place of or in addition to celebrating with your family.
What is Friendsgiving?
The next holiday that follows Thanksgiving
What is Hanukkah?
The traditional 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 and date that we will celebrate Thanksgiving this year
What is Thursday, November 26?
The first president to "pardon" a turkey
Who is John F Kennedy?
Not a favorite Thanksgiving food:
A. pie
B. mashed potatoes
C. sauerkraut
D. sweet potatoes with marshmallows
C. What is sauerkraut?
The way people typically prepare potatoes for Thanksgiving dinner
What are mashed potatoes?
When we traditionally celebrate Thanksgiving every year in the US
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
The number of Pilgrim women who were at the first Thanksgiving
What is four?
Many people enjoy these for several meals after the original Thanksgiving feast.
What are leftovers?
When the first Thanksgiving Day football game was played
When was 1876?
A favorite leftover meal from thanksgiving.
What are turkey sandwiches?
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?
The month is Thanksgiving celebrated in Canada
What is October?
A writer of the Constitution who wanted the wild turkey to be the symbol of the United States of America
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
True or False: Eating turkey makes you sleepy
What is 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.
The US President who proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday
Who is 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:
a. 1776
b. 1965
c. 1621
c. What is 1621?
The red, loose skin under a turkey's head
What is a wattle?
The day after Thanksgiving when people like to shop with lots of sales
What is a Black Friday?
The first department store to hold a Thanksgiving Day parade. It is held in New York City every year.
What is Macy's
The number of pumpkin pies that are consumed on Thanksgiving
What is 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)
The first crop the Native Americans taught the Pilgrims how to grow
What is corn?
The first Thanksgiving lasted this long.
What is 3-days long?
A food that was not at the first Thanksgiving that is usually at Thanksgivings today.
A. What are mashed potatoes?
The number of turkeys prepared for Thanksgiving in America each year
What is 46 million?
The most popular alternative to turkey for vegetarians
What is tofurkey