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Thanksgiving
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100
Americans eat approximately 535 million pounds of this on Thanksgiving
What is turkey?
100
What sport do Americans like to play and watch on Thanksgiving day?
What is football?
100
The name of the ship the Pilgrims took from England to America.
What is the Mayflower?
100
Which type of food was NOT served at the first Thanksgiving.
A. pecan pie
B. pumpkin
C. seafood
What is A. pecan pie?
100
What is it called when you stuff a turkey with a chicken with a duck?
What is a turducken?
100
"What key has legs and can't open a door?"
What is a Turkey?
200
Green Bean casserole was invented by what company?
What is Campbell Soup Company?
200
What is the well-known name of the annual Thanksgiving Day Parade?
Bonus 200: Guess the name of the person that this parade concludes with
What is the Macy's Parade?
Bonus: Who is Santa Claus?
200
The name of the town the pilgrims started when they got to America.
What is Plymouth?
200
What group helped the pilgrims when they first got to North America?
Bonus 400: Guess the exact native american group
Who are the Native Americans?
400 for Wampanoag
200
The loose red skin attached to the underside of a turkey’s beak is called what?
What is the wattle?
200
Why did they let the turkey join the band?
Because he had his own drumsticks
300
Which two types of pie are the most popular to eat on Thanksgiving?
What is pumpkin and apple pie?
300
The day and month of the year on which we traditionally celebrate Thanksgiving
What is the fourth Thursday of November?
300
How many passengers were there on the Mayflower?
What is 102 passengers?
300
True or False
Turkey might not have been on the menu for the first Thanksgiving?
True
300
What were the three main crops served at Thanksgiving?
What are corn, beans, and squash?
300
What happened to the turkey that got in a fight?
He got the stuffing knocked out of him!
400
Approximately 94% of American Thanksgiving meals include this sweet, tangy food
What are cranberries?
400
A tradition where people would break this specific part of a turkey, which was meant to promote patience and spending time with family.
What is the wishbone?
400
How long was the Mayflower’s trip from England to America?
What is two months?
400
Who declared Thanksgiving a national holiday?
Who is President Abraham Lincoln?
400
What does the word cornucopia mean?
What is the "horn of plenty"?
400
What do you call a running turkey?
Fast Food
500
The average person consumes this many calories, on average, at Thanksgiving dinner
What is 4,500 calories?
500
Before the feast, many communities kick off Thanksgiving Day with this active event, often involving costumed participants.
What is the Turkey Trot? (Run/Race)
500
The year of the first Thanksgiving
What is 1621?
500
What did the Pilgrims and the Native Americans celebrate for the first time on Thanksgiving day?
What is the harvest?
500
What is the speed that a turkey can run when it is scared?
What is 20 miles per hour?
500
What did the turkey say to the computer?
Google, google.