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potpourri
100

Thanksgiving is always on what day? (It's talking about the days of the week and make sure to capitalize the day of the week.)

Thursday

100

How is Thanksgiving celebrated?

family and friends gather for a meal and other celebrations on Thanksgiving

100

what is the purpose of Thanksgiving?

to express gratitude for a bountiful harvest

100

Where did Thanksgiving geographically begin as a holiday? (hint: There's two answers make sure to add a comma)

Plymouth, Massachusetts

100

When was potpourri created?

the 12th century

200

What is the main dish for Thanksgiving?

Turkey

200

Who can celebrate Thanksgiving?

Everyone

200

Why does Thanksgiving affect the economy?

economic growth may be ebbing a dynamic already developing in falling producer profit margins

200

How many days did Thanksgiving last?

3 days

200

Is potpourri a traditional?

yes

300

Why did they create Thanksgiving?

to celebrate victory

300

What's one-word teachers like to ask you before Thanksgiving break? (hint: The answer is a question make sure to as a capital letter at the beginning and have a question mark at the end)

What are you grateful for?

300

How many turkeys are killed on thanksgiving?

46 million

300

The area surrounding the site of the first Thanksgiving is now known as what? (Hint: two answers and make sure to include and in between the answers and ones from the southeastern and the other one from the eastern.)

southeastern Massachusetts and eastern Rhode Island

300

Where did potpourri originate from?

France

400

What was Thanksgiving celebrated for?

celebrating the harvest and other blessings of the past year

400

What are the traditional foods that would be at Thanksgiving? (Hint: There are seven traditional foods to put in the answer. Make sure to put all seven in the answer box.)

turkey, stuffing, gravy, sweet potatoes, cornbread, mashed potatoes, and cranberry sauce.

400

How does Thanksgiving affect the economy?

 falling producer profit margins

400

Which American city has the oldest Thanksgiving day? 

Philadelphia

400

Can you give potpourri as a gift?

yes
500

Americans model their holiday on what year the harvest feast was shared between the Wampanoag people and the English colonists known as Pilgrims.

1621

500

Colonists in New England and Canada regularly observed “thanksgivings" as?

days of prayer for such blessings as safe journeys military victories or abundant harvests.

500

The average cost of the feast is down approximately what % compared with last year

4.5%

500

The first recorded religious Thanksgiving day in Plymouth happened two years later in what year?

1623

500

Is potpourri bad luck?

It's unlucky to have a dead plants in your home

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