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100

The most popular Thanksgiving food.

What is turkey?

100

Orange vegetable commonly used as a symbol of Thanksgiving.

What is a pumpkin?

100

Popular sport usually watched on Thanksgiving.

What is American Football?

100

The date of Thanksgiving this year.

When is November 25th, 2021?

100

The most bought item the day after Thanksgiving.

What is a Christmas Tree?

100
The name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America.

What is The Mayflower?

100

The first Thanksgiving lasted this long.

What is 3 days?

200

The most popular way that people prepare potatoes for Thanksgiving.

What is mashed?

200

"Sauce" that people put on their turkey and mashed potatoes.

What is gravy?

200

The day after Thanksgiving.

What is Black Friday?

200

What a male turkey is called.

What is a Tom?

200

Large bird, native to North America, that is large enough to feed a family.

What is a wild turkey?

200

The place where the Pilgrims finally landed?

What is Plymouth, MA?

200

The year of the first Thanksgiving.

What is 1621

300

The most popular Thanksgiving dessert.

What is pumpkin pie?

300

Red fruit typically served with Thanksgiving dinner.

What are cranberries?


300

When Thanksgiving is celebrated.

What is the fourth Thursday in November?

300

The other holiday in November (Not Thanksgiving)

What is Veteran's Day?

300

The bone that is most commonly broken on Thanksgiving.

What is the wishbone?

300

The reason why the Pilgrims felt they needed to leave their home.

What is religious persecution?

300

The group of people who helped the Pilgrims survive their first winter in America.

Who were the Wampanoag Tribe?

400

Most popular alternative to turkey on Thanksgiving.

What is ham?

400

The average amount of calories consumed on Thanksgiving.

a. 6200

b. 1500

c. 2400

d. 4500

4500

400

The last float seen in the parade on Thanksgiving.

What is the Santa float?

400

Another country that also celebrates Thanksgiving.

What is Canada?

400

Cone shaped basket that is generally filled with fruits and vegetables.

What is a cornucopia?

400

Place the Pilgrims came from.

What is England?

400

The president who made Thanksgiving an official holiday.

Who is Abraham Lincoln?

500

One of the types of meat that were eaten at the first Thanksgiving.

venison, lobster, cod, grouse

500
The number of cranberries needed to make one can of cranberry sauce.

What is 200?

500

Large event held in New York City with balloons and performers.

What is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?

500

Loose red skin attached to the underside of a turkey's beak.

What is a wattle?

500

The state that raises the most turkeys.

What is Minnesota?

500

How long did the Pilgrims journey to America last?

a. 60 days

b. 66 days

c. 72 days

d. 45 days

66 days

500

In 1989 this president officially started the tradition of pardoning turkeys on Thanksgiving.

Who is George HW Bush?

600

Mr. Purcell's favorite food on Thanksgiving.

What is cranberry sauce?

600

About how many turkeys are consumed on Thanksgiving?

a. 22,000

b. 46 million

c. 89 million

d. 710,000

46 million

600

Annual race ran on Thanksgiving day.

What is the Turkey Trot?

600

The Guinness World Record for the heaviest turkey. (Within 10 pounds)

What is 86lbs?

600

One (or both for extra points) team that played in the very first Thanksgiving football game.

Who were the Detroit Lions and the Chicago Bears?

600

Founding Father who wanted the wild turkey to be the symbol of the United States.

Who is Benjamin Franklin?
600

The year the first Thanksgiving Day football game was played.

What is 1934?

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