Thanksgiving History
This Native American tribe helped the Pilgrims survive their first winter.
Who are the Wampanoag?
"Lord, what fools these mortals be!"
What is a Midsummer Night's Dream?
What is Friday?
This is the U.S. region where golf legend Francis Ouimet was born.
What is New England? (Massachusetts)
This short-legged dog from Scotland is known for its distinctive long body and big personality.
What is the Dachshund?
This 19th-century writer campaigned for Thanksgiving to become a national holiday.
Who is Sarah Josepha Hale?
"some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them."
What is the Twelfth Night?
In "Friday," Rebecca Black sings about looking forward to his time of the week.
What is the weekend?
This legendary Rhode Island course hosted the first U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur in 1895.
What is Newport Country Club?
This Chinese breed has a lion-like appearance and was often kept by emperors.
What is the Shih Tzu?
This colonial document, signed aboard ship, established self-government for the Pilgrims.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
"A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!"
What is Richard III?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!
What is "Last Friday Night"?
This golfer shocked the world by winning the 1913 U.S. Open as a 20-year-old amateur from Brookline.
Who is Francis Ouimet?
This enormous Newfoundland breed was traditionally used to rescue people from icy waters.
What is the Newfoundland?
This English-speaking Indigenous man greeted the Pilgrims shortly after their arrival.
Who is Samoset?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
What is Halmet?
This breakfast food is featured in the “Friday” lyrics.
What are cereal?
This New England state’s courses often feature granite outcroppings, thanks to its rugged geology.
What is New Hampshire?
This breed, famous for its wrinkly face and blue-black tongue, originated in China more than 2,000 years ago.
What is the Chow Chow?
This U.S. president controversially changed the date of Thanksgiving in 1939 to extend the holiday shopping season.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
"Cry Havoc! and let slip the dogs of war."
What is Julius Caesar?
Rebecca Black didn't perform "Friday" when she headlined at this San Francisco music festival that takes place in Golden Gate Park.
What is Outside Lands?
This Connecticut club hosted the 1995 U.S. Amateur, won by a young Tiger Woods.
What is Newport Country Club?
This Hungarian breed also has corded fur but is slightly smaller than the Komondor.
What is the Puli?