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Thanksgiving Vocabulary
Foods
Activities
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100

The Pilgrims came to the new land on what ship?

What was the Mayflower?

100

A cooking method that uses dry heat where hot air covers the food, cooking it evenly on all sides with temperatures of at least 150 °C (300 °F).

What is roasting?

100

Main dish on Thanksgiving.

What is turkey?

100

American sport on TV on Thanksgiving Day.

What is Football?

100

We eat _______ on Thanksgiving.

What is turkey?

200

The people who lived in the Americas when the Pilgrims came.

Who were the Native Americans?

200

To pour juices or melted fat over (meat) during cooking in order to keep it moist.

What is basting?

200

This food is yellow and on a cob.

What is corn?

200

Schools, banks, and other Federal buildings have a _________ on Thanksgiving day.

What is a holiday?

200

Thanksgiving falls on the __________ Thursday in November.

What is the 4th?

300

The Pilgrims came to the new land looking for this.

What is religious freedom?

300

A cooking method in which food is submerged in hot fat

What is deep frying?

300

Most people eat this bread casserole with turkey.

What is stuffing or dressing?

300

To cut into the turkey and remove pieces in an orderly fashion.

What is carve the turkey?

300

Most people enjoy eating _________ pie for dessert on Thanksgiving.

What is pumpkin?

400

The pilgrims landed on this famous rock.

What is Plymouth Rock?

400

The legbone of a chicken or other fowl.

What is the drumstick?

400

This is a red, sweet, jelly we eat with turkey.

What is cranberry sauce?

400

Gather ripe crops from the fields.

What is harvest?

400

The ___________________ Parade takes place in New York City every year.

What is the Thanksgiving Day (or Macy's)?

500

The year of the first Thanksgiving.

What is 1621?

500

A symbol of plenty consisting of a goat's horn overflowing with flowers, fruit, and corn

What is a cornucopia?

500

This brown sauce is spread on the turkey and potatoes.

What is gravy?

500

During the day in New York City people walk down 5th Ave. with floats.

What is the Thanksgiving Day Parade or Macy's Day Parade?

500

The __________ and the _________ made Thanksgiving.

Who were the Pilgrims and Native Americans?

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