Thanksgiving
Foods
Foods
The most popular main course on Thanksgiving
What is turkey?
The Sport that Americans like to play and watch on Thanksgiving day
What is Football?
The orange vegetable commonly used as a symbol of Thanksgiving
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
A. What are Mashed potatoes?
A male Turkey
What is a Tom?
The most popular Thanksgiving dessert
What is Pumpkin Pie or
What is Sweet Potato Pie?
A special parade in the US for Thanksgiving
What is Macy's Parade?
The English colonists/ separatists who came to the United States in 1620
Who were Pilgrims?
The reason the Pilgrims left England
What is religious persecution?
The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade concludes with this float
Who is Santa Claus?
The process of pouring juice over a turkey to keep it moist.
What is basting?
The way people typically prepare potatoes for Thanksgiving dinner
What are mashed potatoes?
The day and month of the year on which we traditionally celebrate Thanksgiving
What is the 4th Thursday of November?
The indigenous people of North America who are a common symbol of Thanksgiving
Who are Native Americans?
or
Wampanoag tribe
Name 2 food items served at Charlie Brown's Thanksgiving dinner
What are Toast, Popcorn, Pretzels, or Jelly Beans?
The place the Pilgrims arrived in the US
What is Plymouth rock or Massachusetts?
Most commonly used to thicken gravy
What is flour or corn starch?
The green vegetables traditionally served in a casserole with cream of mushroom soup and french fried onions
What are green beans?
The day after Thanksgiving when there are big sales and many people go shopping
What is Black Friday?
A large, native bird to North America that is large enough to feed a family
What is a turkey?
The number of days of the Mayflowers Voyage from England to America
A. 40 days B. 66 days C. 125 days
What is 66 days?
The Founding Father who wanted the wild turkey to be the symbol of the United States of America
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
A female Turkey
What is a Hen?
The red fruit that is often served alongside the turkey for Thanksgiving dinner
What are cranberries?
This football team traditionally plays on Thanksgiving day
Who are the Detroit Lions or The Dallas Cowboys?
The conical-shaped basket that is generally filled with fruits and vegetables
What is a cornucopia?
The year of the first Thanksgiving
A. 1776 B. 1965 C. 1621
c. What is 1621?
A group of people that were especially helpful to the Pilgrims?
Who were the Native Americans?
Wears a chef's hat in the cartoon "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving".
Who is Snoopy?
This dish is typically made with Cornbread
What is Stuffing?
The most popular alternative to turkey on Thanksgiving
What is Ham?
What meat did the native Americans bring to the first Thanksgiving
What is Deer (Venison)?
How many days did the first Thanksgiving last?
3
The loose red skin attached to the underside of a turkey’s beak
What is a Wattle?
The process of soaking a turkey in a salt water solution before cooking.
What is brining?