Thanksgiving Foods
The most popular main course on Thanksgiving
Turkey
This company's "Turkey Talk Line" answer about 100,000 turkey calls in November and December
a) Butterball
b) Wal-Mart
c) Walgreens
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) Mayflower
b) Carnival
c) Norweigen
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?
Which President first ordered a national day of Thanksgiving?
George Washington
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
Who was the first president to "pardon" a turkey?
a) Jimmy Carter
b) John F Kennedy
c) James Madison
John F Kennedy
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
Which President made turkey pardoning an annual event?
a) Barack Obama
b) Thomas Jefferson
c) George H W Bush
George H.W. Bush
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
4.6 million
46 million
460 million
46 million
The conical-shaped basket that is generally filled with fruits and vegetables
a) Cornucopia
b) Teepee
c) Wheelbarrow
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 different types of pie did Barack Obama have at the White House Thanksgiving dinner?
6
Banana cream, Coconut, Pumpkin, Apple, Pecan, and Cherry