Thanksgiving Politics
Who was the first President to pardon a turkey?
John F Kennedy
46 million of these are prepped every year
Turkeys
The log cabin was an adaptation of this Native structure
Longhouse
This class Thanksgiving movie stars John Candy and Steve Martin
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Not a favorite Thanksgiving food:
A. pie
b. mashed potatoes
c. sauerkraut
d. sweet potatoes with marshmallows
Sauerkraut
Which President tried to make Thanksgiving the third Thursday in November to help boost the economy for the holiday season?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
80% of people prefer this to Thanksgiving dinner itself
The leftovers
The Cherokee, like many other tribes, traced their family relations this way.
matrilineally
This cartoon classic is from 1973 and is only available on Apple TV which will be free to stream Nov 25-27th.
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
The Founding Father who wanted the wild turkey to be the symbol of the United States of America.
Benjamin Franklin
What Native American tribe celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims?
The Wampanoag
This Thanksgiving dinner staple was introduced in 1955
green bean casserole
Many historians believe that the United States Constitution was partially modeled after this other constitution.
the Great Law of Peace, the constitution of the Iroquois Confederacy
This 1993 forgotten gem stars Pauly Shore
Son-in-Law
The first department store to hold a Thanksgiving Day parade. It is held in New York City every year.
Macy's
Which President made turkey pardoning an annual event?
George H.W. Bush
What year did Adam Sandler release “The Thanksgiving Song?”
1992
The oldest evidence of cotton cloth has been unearthed by archaeologists from caves in this country and is roughly 8000 years old
Mexico
This Thanksgiving themed slasher movie stars a talking, murderous turkey
Thankskilling
When was the first Thanksgiving day football game play?
1876
What president proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday?
Abraham Lincoln
Black Friday isn’t the only holiday the day after Thanksgiving. What’s the other?
Native American Heritage Day
During the fall of the Roman Empire, this indigenous group were constructing the largest irrigation canal in North America, one of the most sophisticated irrigation networks ever created using pre-industrial technology, 700 miles of canals by hand between 600-1450 AD in Arizona
The Hohokam
This 1993 monster family movie takes place during Thanksgiving
Addams Family Values
True or false the most popular alternative to turkey on Thanksgiving is Faux-Turkey?
False, its just Ham