Thanksgiving Foods
The most popular main course on Thanksgiving. It can be roasted, smoked, or even deep fried.
What is turkey?
This company's "Turkey Talk Line" answer about 100,000 turkey calls in November and December
What is Butterball?
The orange vegetable commonly used as a symbol of fall and in the most popular dessert at the Thanksgiving table.
What is pumpkin?
The name of the ship the Pilgrims boarded to start their journey to Plymouth, Massachusetts
What is the Mayflower?
What food was not served at the first Thanksgiving?
A. Mashed potatoes
B. Pumpkin
C. Seafood
What is A. Mashed potatoes?
A race many people run on Thanksgiving morning.
What is a turkey trot?
This traditional Thanksgiving side dish was invented by Campbells to show American households how to turn green beans and cream of mushroom soup into comfort food.
What is green bean casserole?
The conical-shaped basket that is generally filled with fruits and vegetables and is also called a horn-of-plenty.
What is a cornucopia?
True or false: Turkey was the main dish at the feast that inspired Thanksgiving.
How many years have many years has Canada been celebrated Thanksgiving?
What is 140 years
The most popular Thanksgiving dessert sometimes topped with Cool Whip.
What is pumpkin pie?
Most people eat a mountain of this kind of spud on Thanksgiving, topped with a river of gravy.
What are mashed potatoes?
The day and month of the year on which American's traditionally celebrate Thanksgiving in the US.
What is the fourth Thursday of November?
The indigenous people living here before Columbus who were exploited by the story of the "first Thanksgiving."
Who are Native Americans?
or
Wampanoag tribe
The name of the Native American who escaped slavery and spoke English, which made him helpful as a translator for the different peoples there.
Who is Squanto or Tisquantum?
Why is Canadian Thanksgiving Day earlier than the American Thanksgiving?
Harvest season is earlier in Canada, as we get colder sooner.
The English separatists who came to the United States in 1620 are often represented with a black hat featuring a gold buckle.
Who were the Pilgrims?
The day after Thanksgiving when there are big sales and many people go shopping
What is Black Friday?
A native bird to North America that is large enough to feed a family and almost became the US's national bird.
What is a wild turkey?
The Founding Father who wanted the wild turkey to be the symbol of the United States of America.
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
This state raises the most turkeys (approximately 49 million annually!)
What is Minnesota?
This sweet side dish is made of a red fruit harvested in bogs and many people argue over which version is better, homemade or from a can.
What is cranberry sauce?
How many turkeys are consumed every year at Thanksgiving?
A. 4,600
B. 46,000
C. 4.6 million
D. 46 million
What is D. 46 million?
The year of the first Thanksgiving
A. 1621
B. 1776
C. 1965
What is A. 1621?
Thanksgiving Day in Canada is held in this month.
What is October?
This President proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
The world's largest pumpkin pie ever baked weighed how many pounds?
A. 20 pounds
B. 200 pounds
C. 2000 pounds
What is C. 2000 pounds?
The second most-popular entree besides turkey is this, a close relative of bacon.
What is ham?
How many days did the first Thanksgiving last?
The name for the loose red skin attached to the underside of a turkey’s beak.
What is a wattle?
What did the natives bring to the first Thanksgiving?
What is 5 deer?