Thanksgiving Foods
The most popular main course on Thanksgiving. It can be roasted, smoked, or even deep fried.
What is turkey?
This company's "Turkey Talk Line" answer about 100,000 turkey calls in November and December
What is Butterball?
The name of the ship the Pilgrims boarded to start their journey to Plymouth, Massachusetts
What is the Mayflower?
The orange vegetable commonly used as a symbol of fall and in the most popular dessert at the Thanksgiving table.
What is pumpkin?
This President proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
A race many people run on Thanksgiving morning.
What is a turkey trot?
This traditional Thanksgiving side dish was invented by Campbells to show American households how to turn green beans and cream of mushroom soup into comfort food.
What is green bean casserole?
This is where turkeys sleep
What is trees
True or false: Turkey was the main dish at the feast that inspired Thanksgiving.
The conical-shaped basket that is generally filled with fruits and vegetables and is also called a horn-of-plenty.
What is a cornucopia?
This President was the first to "pardon" a turkey.
Who is John F Kennedy?
Both the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and America’s Thanksgiving Parade conclude with this event which hints at one of the next major holidays to celebrate.
What is the arrival of Santa Claus?
Most people eat a mountain of this kind of spud on Thanksgiving, topped with a river of gravy.
What are mashed potatoes?
The day and month of the year on which we traditionally celebrate Thanksgiving here in the US.
What is the fourth Thursday of November?
The English separatists who came to the United States in 1620 are often represented with a black hat featuring a gold buckle.
Who were the Pilgrims?
The indigenous people living here before Columbus who were exploited by the story of the "first Thanksgiving."
Who are Native Americans?
or
Wampanoag tribe
This President made turkey pardoning an annual event.
Who is George H.W. Bush?
The most popular Thanksgiving dessert sometimes topped with Cool Whip.
What is pumpkin pie?
This sweet side dish is made of a red fruit harvested in bogs and many people argue over which version is better, homemade or from a can.
What is cranberry sauce?
The day after Thanksgiving when there are big sales and many people go shopping
What is Black Friday?
Turkey was the first meal in this “out of this world” place?
The Moon
A native bird to North America that is large enough to feed a family and almost became the US's national bird.
What is a wild turkey?
This President refused to celebrate Thanksgiving as a national holiday.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The Founding Father who wanted the wild turkey to be the symbol of the United States of America.
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
Double jeopardy:
This is the name of a male turkey?
What Tom?
How many turkeys are consumed every year at Thanksgiving?
A. 4,600
B. 46,000
C. 4.6 million
D. 46 million
What is D. 46 million?
National Turkey Lover's Month is celebrated in this month.
June
This state raises the most turkeys (approximately 49 million annually!)
What is Minnesota?
This President declared two Thanksgivings in one year.
Who is James Madison?
Thanksgiving Day is also an annual Canadian holiday, held in this month.
What is October?
The world's largest pumpkin pie ever baked weighed how many pounds?
A. 20 pounds
B. 200 pounds
C. 2000 pounds
What is C. 2000 pounds?
The second most-popular entree besides turkey is this, a close relative of bacon.
What is ham?
What is Poult
This event early in the day is the second-oldest of its kind and features many performances as well as giant balloons of iconic characters.
What is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
This president tried to move Thanksgiving to help boost the economy but later signed a bill making the celebration at the end of November officially.
Who is Franklin Roosevelt?
The name for the loose red skin attached to the underside of a turkey’s beak.
What is a wattle?