Thanksgiving Foods
The traditional Thanksgiving dessert
Pumpkin Pie
The sport people usually watch on Thanksgiving
American football
The orange vegetable commonly used as a symbol of Thanksgiving
pumpkin
The name of the ship the Pilgrims boarded to start their journey to Plymouth, Massachusetts
the Mayflower
Who can gobble: males or females?
male turkeys only
When you celebrate Thanksgiving with your friend either in place of or in addition to celebrating with your family.
Friendsgiving
The most popular alternative to having a turkey
ham
A race many people run on Thanksgiving morning.
a turkey trot
The English separatists who came to the United States in 1620
Pilgrims
The US President who proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday
Abraham Lincoln
Eating too much of this from your Thanksgiving table can actually turn you orange!
Sweet Potatoes or Carrots
The first president to "pardon" a turkey
John F Kennedy
The amount of calories consumed in a typical Thanksgiving dinner
4500
When we traditionally celebrate Thanksgiving every year
the fourth Thursday of November
The indigenous people of North America who are a common symbol of Thanksgiving
Wampanoag tribe
The number of Pilgrim women who were at the first Thanksgiving
four
This red berry has recently been found to promote good oral hygiene and has been used to make toothpaste.
cranberries
Statistically this is America's favorite Thanksgiving side dish
stuffing
The food company responsible for making Green Bean Cassarole a Thanksgiving tradition.
Campbell Soup
The day after Thanksgiving when there are big sales and many people go shopping
Black Friday
A large, native bird to North America that is large enough to feed a family
a wild turkey
The month the first Thanksgiving most likely took place
September
Which cutlery item (a utensil used for eating) was not invented until 10 years AFTER the first Thanksgiving?
a fork
True or False: Pilgrims wore all black
false
Pilgrims actually like colors and wore very colorful clothes.
The red fruit that is often served alongside the turkey for Thanksgiving dinner
cranberries
The Thanksgiving Day event in New York City where there are large balloons, marching bands, singers, and dancers
the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
The conical-shaped basket that is generally filled with fruits and vegetables
a cornucopia
The year of the first Thanksgiving:
a. 1776
b. 1965
c. 1621
c. 1621
The red, loose skin under a turkey's head
a wattle
The first video game character to ever appear as a balloon in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Sonic the Hedgehog in 1993