Thanksgiving Food Redux
The most popular main course on Thanksgiving... if you are vegan
What is a tofurkey?
This company's "Turkey Talk Line" answer about 100,000 turkey calls in November and December
What is Butterball?
The Captain of the Mayflower
Who is Christopher Jones?
Everyone waits to see this person at the end of the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade
Who is Santa Claus
The Pilgrims signed this agreement to live by a set of Rules
What is the Mayflower Compact?
If you're family is far away, you might celebrate this instead, with friends
What is Friendsgiving?
This company, better known for their condiments, also makes the crispy onion toppings for Green Bean Casserole
What is French's?
This is where turkeys sleep
What is trees
True or false: Turkey was the main dish at the feast that inspired Thanksgiving.
Peppermint Patty convinces "this guy" to host another Thanksgiving Meal
Who is Charlie Brown
What was the primary reason the Pilgrims left England?
Religious Freedom
What did the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade originally start as?
What is a Christmas Parade?
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
Pilgrims made their homes out of this abundant raw material
What is wood?
The most popular Thanksgiving dessert sometimes topped with whipped cream.
What is pumpkin pie?
This part of the Turkey is steeped in the deep magic of ages past. It is purported to grant any heart's desire
What is the wishbone?
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?
You can do this to cook a turkey.... however, it's best to do it outside (and as far away as possible)
What is frying/deepfry
When this fruit bounces, you know it is sweet enough for harvesting
What is a cranberry
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 many children were aboard the Mayflower
What is 32
Thanksgiving Day is also commonly called this
What is Turkey Day?
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 traditional footwear was worn by Native Americans at the First Thanksgiving
What are moccasins?
This organ, also known as the "ventriculus," plays a vital role in the digestive tract of the Turkey
What is a gizzard?