A Linnaeus Thanksgiving
Meleagris Gallopavo Domesticus
Turkey
Name of their ship
Mayflower
President who made Thanksgiving a permanent national holiday
Abraham Lincoln in 1863
The 2 NFL teams that always play on Thanksgiving
Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys
Greek for "thanksgiving" it is the name of one of the sacraments
Eucharist
Solanum Tuberosum
Potatoes
Year they reached America
1620
1st President to celebrate Thanksgiving
George Washington 1789
When is Canadian Thanksgiving
Second Monday in October
One of the "glorious" common prayers of the mass where we "gratias agimus" to the Lord
Gloria
Zea Mays (a Squanto Staple)
Pilgrims' disembarkment site (a U.S. National Historic Landmark)
Plymouth Rock
Franklin Roosevelt
Name of the most famous Thanksgiving Day Parade
Macy's
Name this traditional Catholic prayer: "We give thee thanks for all your benefits O'Almighty God, who lives and reigns forever and ever. Amen
Grace after meals
Hope you saved room for Cucurbita Pepo
Pumpkin
1st Military leader made famous by Longfellow
Miles Standish
1st President to pardon a turkey
JFK
"Turkey for me, turkey for you. Let's eat turkey in a big brown shoe." Lyrics from 1992 "Thanksgiving Song" by this SNL artist
Adam Sandler
Name of traditional Latin prayer/hymn of thanksgiving for special occasion, like election of a pope or canonization of a saint.
Te Deum
Vaccinium Macrocarpon adds a burst of color to your plate
Cranberries
Length of 1st Thanksgiving Celebration
3 days
Thomas Jefferson
Popular Christmas hit originally written in 1850 by James Lord Pierpont to commemorate his MA hometown's sleigh races around Thanksgiving
Now Thank We All our God