History I
The first Thanksgiving was held in Plymouth, Massachusetts in which year?
1621
Male turkeys are called what?
Toms
Do historians believe turkey was served at the first thanksgiving?
no, they believe it was most likely to have been wild game instead.
When do Canadian's celebrate Thanksgiving?
The second Monday of October.
Pilgrim means:
a) European conqueror
b) Small group of settlers
c) Traveler from afar
c) traveler from afar.
President _________ _________ issued a proclamation naming November 26 as a day of Thanksgiving in 1789.
George Washington
The heaviest recorded turkey weighed how much?
86lbs or 39kg
Today was is the estimate amount of turkeys consumed on Thanksgiving in the U.S.A.
about 46 Million.
in 2014
2 million people ordered take-out for Thanksgiving dinner.
False, 4 million people did.
Black Friday is the busiest day for plumbers,
True or False?
True.
Kitchen drains, garbage disposals and toilets all require more attention the day after Thanksgiving than on any other day of the year.
What year was Thanksgiving moved to the THIRD Thursday of November?
1939 by President Roosvelt.
In 1941 or 1942 it was switched back to the FORTH Thursday of November by Congress.
The presidential pardon of a turkey became a tradition by which president?
President George H.W. Bush started the tradition.
However: President Abraham Lincoln's 1863 clemency to a turkey recorded in an 1865 dispatch by White House reporter Noah Brooks, who noted, “a live turkey had been brought home for the Christmas dinner, but [Lincoln’s son Tad] interceded in behalf of its life. . . . [Tad’s] plea was admitted and the turkey’s life spared.” -whitehousehistory.org
Is it called Stuffing or Dressing in the Northern States?
In the Southern states it is more commonly called dressing while in the Northern states its mostly referred to as stuffing.
Pilgrams gave the name cranberry to that fruit because it reminded them of what?
The Pilgrims named the fruit “craneberry” because their drooping heads in the spring reminded them of a crane.
Which U.S. state consumes the most turkey?
California
Which Native American tribe helped the European settlers in Plymouth Rock and celebrated the first Thanksgiving?
The Wampanoag people.
Today there are 4-5000 Wampanoag living in Massachusetts.
Benjamin Franklin wanted the turkey to replace the eagle as the national bird, True or False?
True
The now traditional Thanksgiving dish called, Green Bean Casserole became a "thing" by which food company?
Campbells, they printed the recipe which used their cream of mushroom soup on the label of the soup can.
Why did the pilgrims from the Mayflower struggle when they first arrived at Cape Cod?
they were incredibly unprepared. “They were under the persistent belief that because New England is south of the Netherlands and southern England, it would therefore be warmer,” says Mann. “Then they showed up six weeks before winter with practically no food.”
Thanksgiving was originally meant as a time of fasting, True or False?
Among 17th-century pilgrims, a “Thanksgiving” was actually a period of prayerful fasting, and Winslow did not use the word anywhere in his letter. But when Young published the letter, he called it the “first Thanksgiving” in a footnote, and the name stuck. (See also: Was the first Thanksgiving actually in Virginia?)
Sarah Josepha Hale:
a) Wrote the rhyme, Mary Had a Little Lamb.
b) Convinced President Lincoln to make Thankgiving a recurring annual event.
c) Was the first person to add stuffing to turkey.
d) a + b. e) a + c. f) all of the above.
g) none of the above.
a + b
Did they eat turkey at the first thanksgiving?
Not likely
Do more or less american's prefer the leftovers of the Thanksgiving meal to the actual meal?
More, 65% prefer the left overs.
NB: remember the one with Ross and his sandwich made of Thanksgiving leftovers :D
Who was the Native American that was intergral in the survival of the Mayflower Pilgrims?
Tisquantum a.k.a. Squanto
How did Tisquantum help the pilgrims?
He served as translator, helped negotiate a peace treaty and taught them how to farm that particular land.