Thanksgiving Foods
The most popular main course on Thanksgiving
a. Cranberry Sauce
B. turkey
C. potatoes
turkey
What sport do Americans like to play and watch on Thanksgiving day?
a. hockey
b. football
c. shuffle board
football
The orange gourd commonly used as a symbol of Thanksgiving is called a...?
a. an orange
b. pumpkin
c. a peach
pumpkin
The name of the ship the Pilgrims boarded to start their journey to Plymouth, Massachusetts was called the..?
A. The rocketship
B. The mayflower
the Mayflower
The type of food which was NOT served at the first Thanksgiving.
A.) corn on the cob
B.) pumpkin
C.) seafood
A.) corn on the cob
The loose red skin attached to the underside of a turkey’s beak is called the...?
a. wattle
b. beak
Wattle
"What key has legs and can't open a door?"
a. pass key
b. turkey
A Turkey
The way people typically prepare potatoes for Thanksgiving dinner
A. mashed potatoes
B. from the ground
c. pickled
mashed potatoes
Which U.S. president was the first to officially pardon a turkey making it an annual event?
A.) Ronald Reagan
B.) Richard Nixon
C.) George H.W. Bush
C.) George H.W. Bush. In 1989 he "presented a Presidential pardon" to a "fine tom turkey"
Black Friday isn't the only holiday the day after Thanksgiving. What's the other?
A.) Native American Heritage Day
B.) Veteran's Day
C.) All Saint's Day
A.) Native American Heritage Day
The Pilgrim Monument is located in..?
A.) New York, New York
B.) Boston, Massachusetts
C.) Provincetown, Massachusetts
C.) Provincetown, Massachusetts
Which Native American was especially helpful to the Pilgrims?
A.) Sacagawea
B.) Pocahontas
C.) Squanto
C.) Squanto
Turducken, or three-bird-roast, became popular in which US state?
A.) Idaho
B.) Florida
C.) Louisiana
C.) Louisiana
Why did they let the turkey join the band?
a. because he had his own drumsticks
b. because he can gobble
Because he had his own drumsticks
Which type of apple is used the most in traditional apple pie?
A. Granny Smith
B. Macintosh
C. Red Delicious
A. Granny Smith
The oldest documented turkey trot still takes place every year in which city?
A.) New York, New York
B.) Albany, New York
C.) Buffalo, New York
C.) Buffalo, New York
Thanksgiving Day is an annual Canadian holiday, held when?
A.) The fourth Monday in September
B.) The second Monday in October
C.) The first Monday in November
B.) The second Monday in October
How many passengers were there on the Mayflower?
A.) 56
B.) 102
C.) 238
B.) 102 passengers
What's the name of the area the Pilgrims reached when they arrived in the USA?
A.) New York
B.) Maine
C.) Massachusetts
C.) Massachusetts
What were "the three sisters"?
A.) corn, squash, beans
B.) wheat, corn, soy
C.) berries, nuts, trees
A.) corn, squash and beans
What happened to the turkey that got in a fight?
a. he got the stuffing knocked out of him!
b. he went to the hospital
c. he cross the road
He got the stuffing knocked out of him!