Thanksgiving Foods
The most popular main course on Thanksgiving
turkey
The sport Americans like to play and watch on Thanksgiving day?
football
The orange gourd commonly used as a symbol of Thanksgiving is called a...?
pumpkin
The name of the ship the Pilgrims boarded to start their journey to Plymouth, Massachusetts was called the..?
the Mayflower
The "popping" type of food was NOT served at the first Thanksgiving.
corn on the cob
The loose red skin attached to the underside of a turkey’s beak is called the...?
Wattle
"What key has legs and can't open a door?"
A Turkey
This type of green apple is used the most in traditional apple pie?
Granny Smith
The 16th president that made Thanksgiving a permanent national holiday?
Abraham Lincoln
The indigenous people of North America who are a common symbol of Thanksgiving are called...?
the Native Americans
The number of passengers on the Mayflower?
102 passengers
The name of the area the Pilgrims reached when they arrived in the USA? This area eventually becomes a U.S. state.
Massachusetts
The three types of vegetables known as "the three sisters"?
corn, squash and beans
What happened to the turkey that got in a fight?
He got the stuffing knocked out of him!
The way people typically prepare potatoes for Thanksgiving dinner
mashed
A special parade in US for Thanksgiving with oversized balloons
Macy's parade
The English separatists who came to the United States in 1620 are called...?
the Pilgrims
The Pilgrim Monument is located in this state
Provincetown, Massachusetts
The Native American who helped the pilgrims
Squanto
Turducken, or three-bird-roast, became popular in this US state?
Louisiana
Why did they let the turkey join the band?
Because he had his own drumsticks
This "W" state produces the most cranberries?
Wisconsin
These two NFL teams have played a game on Thanksgiving Day since 1966? (Feline vs. Horse Rider)
Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys
Black Friday isn't the only holiday the day after Thanksgiving. This is the other.
Native American Heritage Day
The year of the first Thanksgiving.
1621
What the Pilgrims and the Native Americans celebrated for the first time on Thanksgiving day?
the harvest
The 4th U.S. President who declared two Thanksgivings in one year.
James Madison
What did the turkey say to the computer?
Google, google.
This meat is the most popular alternative to turkey on Thanksgiving?
ham
The oldest documented turkey trot still takes place every year in this city? Also known as the "Big Apple."
Buffalo, New York
What American families typically do on Thanksgiving day?
They reunite, share a meal, give thanks, etc.
The length of the Mayflower’s voyage from England to America?
66 days
The name of the colony the Pilgrims started in the USA?
Plymouth Colony
English settlers brought several _______, that's why Native Americans got sick.
diseases
What do you call a running turkey?
Fast Food
Which Founding Father once proclaimed, “No citizen of the U.S. shall refrain from turkey on Thanksgiving Day”? (He's appeared on Broadway.)
Alexander Hamilton
This 41st U.S. president was the first to officially pardon a turkey making it an annual event? In 1989 he "presented a Presidential pardon" to a "fine tom turkey"
George H.W. Bush.
Thanksgiving Day is an annual Canadian holiday, held on this day
The second Monday in October
The number of days the first Thanksgiving lasted
3 days
According to the U.S. Census Bureau in 1620 there were approximately 2,499 of these living in America.
Pilgrims
The speed that turkeys can run when scared.
20 MPH
What kind of weather does a turkey like?
Fowl Weather