Food
Bird traditionally served at Thanksgiving dinner
What is a turkey?
The specific day that Thanksgiving is always celebrated in the United States.
What is the fourth Thursday in November?
An event begun in 1924 by costumed store employees that featured live animals borrowed from the zoo rather than the balloons now used
What is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
NFL team that plays every Thanksgiving Day except from 1939 to 1944 due to WWII
Who are the Detroit Lions?
Name given to day after Thanksgiving, the traditional beginning of the Christmas shopping season
What is Black Friday?
Meat served at the first Thanksgiving dinner
What is venison (deer)?
The reason for the first Thanksgiving celebration.
What is being thankful for surviving and harvesting crops?
The city with the oldest Thanksgiving Day parade
Where is Philadelphia, Pennsylvania?
City that hosted the first Thanksgiving Day football game in 1869
Where is Philadelphia?
Even though retailers tell another story, these people started calling the day after Thanksgiving "Black Friday" because of all the chaos created by shoppers in Philadelphia.
Who are the police officers and taxi drivers?
Squash traditionally served as a pie
What is pumpkin?
The 3 day feast commonly referred to as "The First Thanksgiving" happened in this month.
What is October?
The average length of time for a Thanksgiving Day parade
What is 3 hours?
The second team to begin playing on Thanksgiving Day
Who are the Dallas Cowboys?
This shopping day began as the Internet's version of Black Friday
What is Cyber Monday?
Fruit boiled with sugar until it forms a jelly and served with turkey
What are cranberries?
Location of the first Thanksgiving
Where is Plymouth Plantation, Massachusetts?
North Carolina city that began hosting a Thanksgiving Day parade in 1947
Where is Charlotte?
The traditional start times for the three NFL games on Thanksgiving Day
What are 12:30, 4:30 and 8:20 EST?
This store is generally thought to be the first one to open for holiday shopping on Thanksgiving Day
What is K-Mart?
Confection traditionally served on top of sweet potatoes or yams
What are marshmallows?
President who made Thanksgiving the last Thursday of November
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
This city's Thanksgiving parade began in 1934 as a way to cheer up people during the Great Depression.
Where is Chicago, Illinois?
Two college teams credited with playing the first Thanksgiving Day football game
Who are Yale and Princeton?
A movement began in 2015 by REI Outdoor Equipment to encourage people to spend time with friends and family in the out-of-doors and give their employees time off. The movement is spreading through other retailers and National Parks.
What is #OptOutside?