History
The first Thanksgiving took place in this present-day U.S. state.
What is Massachusetts?
A pumpkin pie is cut into 8 slices. You eat 3. What fraction remains?
What is 5/8?
In the sentence “The turkey was roasted to perfection,” what part of speech is “roasted”?
What is a verb?
The Mayflower journey crossed this ocean.
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
Corn belongs to this plant family.
What is the grass family?
The Friday after Thanksgiving is known as this major shopping day.
What is Black Friday?
This ship brought the Pilgrims to the New World.
What is the Mayflower?
You have 4 pies and each pie has 6 slices. How many slices total?
What is 24 slices?
Give a synonym for “thankful.”
What is grateful?
The Pilgrims sailed from this European country.
What is England?
When butter melts on hot rolls, it’s changing from a solid to this state.
What is a liquid?
The first Thanksgiving parade was hosted by this department store.
What is Macy's?
This leader of the Wampanoag helped the Pilgrims survive by teaching them to grow corn.
A: Who was Squanto?
Who was Squanto?
If 12 guests each eat 1.5 rolls, how many rolls do you need?
What is 18 rolls?
Identify the adjective in the phrase “golden cornbread.”
What is golden?
This state’s city hosts the famous Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
What is New York?
The process of digesting Thanksgiving dinner begins in this organ.
What is the mouth?
This large balloon bird has appeared in the Macy’s parade since 1947.
What is Tom Turkey?
The first Thanksgiving lasted this many days.
What is three days?
If a turkey weighs 20 pounds and cooks at 15 minutes per pound, how long will it take to cook?
What is 300 minutes (5 hours)?
In the phrase “a delicious, warm slice of pumpkin pie,” how many adjectives are used?
What is three?
This U.S. state grows the most turkeys.
What is Minnesota?
When you slice into a turkey and steam rises, the water vapor transitions from gas to liquid in the air. What is this process called?
What is condensation?
This side dish’s name comes from a French word meaning “to crush.”
What is mashed potatoes?
This U.S. president made Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
Q: A turkey is on sale for $1.79 per pound. If the total cost is $35.80, how many pounds does it weigh (rounded to the nearest tenth)?
What is 20.0 pounds?
The word “pilgrim” comes from a Latin root meaning what?
What is traveler?
The state known for the most cranberry production.
What is Wisconsin?
The starch in mashed potatoes is mostly this molecule.
What is carbohydrate?
This football team has hosted Thanksgiving games since 1934.
Who are the Detroit Lions?
This year is often remembered as the year of the first Thanksgiving.
What is 1621?
A pie cools from 180°F to 90°F in 45 minutes. Assuming a constant rate, how many degrees does it cool per minute?
What is 2°F per minute?
Q: In “Everyone brought their favorite Thanksgiving dish,”which word is a plural pronoun for a gender-neutral singular antecedent?
What is their?
This Canadian province celebrates Thanksgiving in October.
What is Ontario?
The sizzling sound when gravy hits a hot pan is caused by liquid water rapidly turning into gas at this temperature.
What is 100°C (212°F), the boiling point of water?
Americans eat about this many million turkeys each Thanksgiving. (Within 3)
What is 46?
The first national Thanksgiving was proclaimed during this major U.S. conflict.
What is the Civil War?
You double a sweet potato casserole recipe, but then decide to make only 75% of that doubled amount. What percentage of the original recipe are you making?
What is 150%?
Q: In the sentence “My uncle, who cooks every year, made the turkey,” what is the nonrestrictive (nonessential) relative clause?
What is "who cooks every year”?
The Wampanoag lived near this body of water.
What is Cape Cod Bay?
The orange color in pumpkins comes from this pigment.
What is beta-carotene?
The word “cornucopia” means this in Latin.
What is a horn of plenty?