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Thanksgiving Part 2
Thanksgiving Part 2
The English separatists who came to the United States in 1620.
Who were Pilgrims?
The annual Thanksgiving Day Parade concludes with the arrival of this person.
Who is Santa Claus?
This US President first ordered a national day of Thanksgiving.
Who is George Washington?
On Thursday, November 26, 1789 as a "Day of Publick Thanksgivin" - the first time Thanksgiving was celebrated under the new Constitution.
We call a live turkey on Thanksgiving this term.
What is lucky?
This is a common sport to pass time while gathered together on this holiday
What is football?
This is the main reason the Pilgrims chose to leave England.
What is religious persecution?
This is the year that the Macys Thanksgiving Parade was created.
What is 1924 or what is 1927?
Originally started as a Christmas Parade that featured live animals from Central Park Zoo but in 1927 got renamed to Thanksgiving Parade which is when the balloon animals were introduced.
This president proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This US Founding Father wanted the wild turkey to be the national bird.
Benjamin Franklin
This year was the first Thanksgiving NFL game.
What is 1934?
After leaving Provincetown, this was the City the Pilgrims established their permanent settlement.
What is Plymouth, Massachusetts?
This character was introduced as the first helium filled balloon in 1927.
Felix the Cat
This President made turkey pardoning an annual event.
Who is George H.W. Bush?
With 15 Best in Show titles, this dog breed has had the most wins at the National Dog Show.
What is the Wire Fox Terrier?
This NFL football Franchise has the most Thanksgiving games played.
What is the Detroit Lions team? - 86 times as of 2025
This native is known throughout history for his skill for speaking English and his guidance while teaching the Pilgrims how to grow maize and to fish.
What is Squanto?
His actual name was Tisquantum. He and Wampanoags relatives would have been quite familiar with the tradition of “thanksgiving” because it was, and still is, an essential aspect of their regular spiritual practices, one that predates by many generations the American holiday of Thanksgiving.
What is 1946?
This President declared two Thanksgivings in one year.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
Concerned that the shortened Christmas shopping season might dampen the economic recovery, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued a Presidential Proclamation moving Thanksgiving to the second to last Thursday of November. As a result of the proclamation, 32 states issued similar proclamations while 16 states refused to accept the change and proclaimed Thanksgiving to be the last Thursday in November. For two years two days were celebrated as Thanksgiving - the President and part of the nation celebrated it on the second to last Thursday in November, while the rest of the country celebrated it the following week.
To end the confusion, Congress decided to set a fixed-date for the holiday. On October 6, 1941, the House passed a joint resolution declaring the last Thursday in November to be the legal Thanksgiving Day. The Senate, however, amended the resolution establishing the holiday as the fourth Thursday, which would take into account those years when November has five Thursdays. The House agreed to the amendment, and President Roosevelt signed the resolution on December 26, 1941, thus establishing the fourth Thursday in November as the Federal Thanksgiving Day holiday.
This U.S. state calls itself the "Turkey Capital of the World"
What is Minnesota?
This year was the first Thanksgiving NFL game on TV.
What is 1953?
The natives brought this meat to the first Thanksgiving.
What is Deer (Venison)?
This historic event caused the parade to be canceled due to the need of rubber & helium.
What is WWII?
This US President refused to proclaim Thanksgiving as a national day.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
He declined to make a proclamation in 1801. He believed that government-proclaimed days of thanksgiving were an unconstitutional endorsement of religion, which conflicted with his view of a strict separation of church and state.
This popular Christmas song was originally a Thanksgiving song.
What is Jingle Bells?
During the 1997 Thanksgiving matchup between the Bears and Lions, John Madden introduced the world to the new word which is a boneless chicken stuffed inside a boneless duck stuffed inside a boneless turkey.
What is a Turducken?