Thanksgiving Foods
The most popular main course on Thanksgiving
Turkey
This company's "Turkey Talk Line" answers about 100,000 turkey calls in November and December
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
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
Pumpkin pie or Sweet Potato Pie
A race many people run on Thanksgiving morning.
a) New York Marathon
b) Turkey Trot
c) Turkey Walk
What is a turkey trot?
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
religious persecution
How do both Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and America’s Thanksgiving Parade end?
a) with the Arrival of Santa Claus
b) with fireworks
c) with a gun salute
With the arrival of Santa Claus
The way people typically prepare potatoes for Thanksgiving dinner
What are mashed potatoes?
What month do we celebrate Thanksgiving?
November
Native Americans
How many women were at the first Thanksgiving meal?
a) there were none
b) 10
c) 4
4
What state raises the most turkeys?
a) New York
b) Florida
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
Which founding father wanted the turkey as the National Symbol for The United States of America?
a) Benjamin Franklin
b) George Washington
c) Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin?
The red fruit that is often served alongside the turkey for Thanksgiving dinner
cranberries
How many turkeys are consumed every year at Thanksgiving?
46,000
46 million
46 million
The cone-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?
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) 10,000
b) 3,000
3,000
Besides Turkey, what is the next most popular dinner option?
Ham
What meat did the native Americans bring to the first Thanksgiving
a) Deer
b) Hog
c) Pigeon
Deer (Venison)
How many days did the first Thanksgiving last?
a) 1
b) 3
c) 10
3
The loose red skin attached to the underside of a turkey’s beak
Wattle