Sweets, Treats & Eats
Indigenous History
Presidential Participation
Turkey Day Traditions
Misc. facts
100
While many different types of pies are baked on Thanksgiving, these two types are most often associated with the holiday.
Pumpkin Pie and Apple Pie
100
Christopher Columbus, not realizing he had reached a new continent when landing in North America, misidentified and mislabeled North America’s Native Peoples as citizens of what Asian country?
India
100
Following a proclamation by this US President, a holiday of thanksgiving was officially celebrated for the first time on November 26th 1789.
George Washington
100
This store presents the annual Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, that many Americans traditionally watch on Thanksgiving morning.
Macy’s
100
This horn shaped basket filled with fruits and vegetables is a popular Thanksgiving decoration and originated in Greek mythology.
a cornucopia
200
This Thanksgiving sauce was created and popularized by Native Americans. We have written accounts of this dish that go all the way back to 1672.
Cranberry Sauce
200
After the Revolutionary War, many Abenaki people had to leave Vermont and migrate to this country after being denied ownership of their land.
Canada
200
In 2009 this president signed the legislation to officially make the Friday after Thanksgiving “Native American Heritage Day”.
Barack Obama
200
Watching this sport on Thanksgiving Day is a popular tradition for many American families.
Football
200
Retailers use this name for the Friday after Thanksgiving and persuade shoppers to come to stores by enticing them with rare sales.
Black Friday
300
It is estimated that Americans collectively eat over 700 million pounds of this entrée on Thanksgiving.
Turkey
300
In 1990, this month officially became Native American Heritage Month.
November
300
On October 3rd, 1863, this president declared that the last Thursday of November would be regularly commemorated as Thanksgiving Day.
Abraham Lincoln
300
A common tradition is to break this bone in hopes of getting the bigger half.
Wishbone
300
This 1947 Christmas film begins when Kris Kringle takes on the role of Santa in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Miracle on 34th Street
400
This food was popularized as a topping for sweet potato dishes beginning in 1917.
Marshmallows
400
The largest Native American Reservation belongs to this Native American nation.
The Navajo Nation
400
This president officially began the tradition of a ceremonial turkey pardon prior to Thanksgiving in 1989.
George H. W. Bush
400
Many people participate in these footraces that happen each year on or around Thanksgiving.
Turkey Trots
400
The first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade took place in this year.
1924
500
In 1955, the Campbell Soup Company popularized this recipe to promote their Cream of Mushroom Soup.
Green Bean Casserole
500
The original inhabitants of Vermont’s Champlain Valley were these two Native American tribes.
Abenaki (Algonquin) and Mohawk (Iroquois)
500
This president was gifted a racoon on Thanksgiving Day which he adopted as a presidential pet and named Rebecca.
Calvin Coolidge
500
Watching this 1973 Thanksgiving TV Special starring a beloved character from a well known comic strip, is a popular Thanksgiving Day tradition.
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
500
This precision dance group founded in 1925 has been a staple of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade since 1957.
The Rockettes