Pilgrims & Plymouth
These English settlers are credited with celebrating the first Thanksgiving in 1621.
Who were the Pilgrims?
Thanksgiving was originally a celebration of this.
What was the harvest?
The traditional bread made by the Pilgrims was often this type.
What was cornbread?
He declared Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
This activity often happens after Thanksgiving dinner with family and friends.
What is watching football?
The Pilgrims settled in this colony in 1620.
What was Plymouth Colony?
The Wampanoag taught the Pilgrims how to grow these three crops.
What were corn, beans, and squash?
The main bird served at modern Thanksgiving feasts.
What is turkey?
Before Lincoln, Thanksgiving was celebrated at different times in this country.
What was the United States?
This animated TV special about a turkey and a dog has been a holiday favorite since 1977.
What is A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving?
Before landing, the Pilgrims signed this agreement to establish self-government.
What was the Mayflower Compact?
The first Thanksgiving lasted this many days.
What was three days?
A popular Thanksgiving dessert made from a round orange fruit.
What is pumpkin pie?
The first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade took place in this year.
What was 1924?
This 1993 comedy movie follows the misadventures of a family during Thanksgiving and stars Chevy Chase.
What is National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation?
The Pilgrims crossed the Atlantic Ocean on this ship.
What was the Mayflower?
This U.S. state claims to have held the first Thanksgiving in the New World, even before Plymouth.
What is Virginia?
The first Thanksgiving feast included foods like this, often hunted by the Pilgrims.
What were deer or wildfowl?
The largest turkey ever pardoned by a U.S. president weighed about this much.
What was over 80 pounds?
The average height of a giant helium balloon in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, which requires many handlers to guide it down the streets of New York City.
What is 40–60 feet?
The Pilgrims’ first winter in the New World was deadly, and this Native American helped them survive by teaching them to farm.
Who was Squanto?
Thanksgiving became a national holiday after this Civil War president declared it in 1863.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
This Thanksgiving food was once considered a luxury and was often served only on special occasions, not at every feast.
What is cranberry sauce?
A magazine editor, she campaigned for 34 years to make Thanksgiving a national holiday.
Who was Sarah Josepha Hale?
This is the approximate total cost to produce the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade each year, including floats, balloons, and costumes.
What is about $13 million?