Gobble Day History
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Pilgrims
Macy's Day Parade
Native Americans
Fun Facts
100
Thanksgiving was first celebrated here, a town in Massachusetts?
Plymouth, Massachusetts
100
True or false: There was a turkey at the first Thanksgiving?
False
100
What is the original name for the pilgrims?
Puritans
100
True or false: The first Macy's Day Parade included balloons?
False
100
What was the most important crop to the Indians but was not eaten at the first Thanksgiving?
Corn
100
What alcoholic beverage did pilgrims, including children, drink at the first Thanksgiving because it was safer to drink than the water?
Beer
200
In what year did the first Thanksgiving take place? 1621, 1622, or 1623? Hint, its's not 1623.
1621
200
What is the name of the red skin that hangs from a turkey's neck?
Wattle
200
What was the main reason the pilgrims came to America?
Religious freedom
200
True or false: The first Macy's Day Parade was initially a Christmas themed event?
True
200
True or false: There were more Native Americans at the first Thanksgiving then there were pilgrims?
True
200
What was the primary meat dish served at the first Thanksgiving provided by the Native Americans?
Deer
300
How many days was the first Thanksgiving?
3 days
300
Which food company accidentally ordered 260 tons of turkeys in November 1953 causing them to package the excess leading to the invention of the tv dinner?
Swanson
300
How many months did it take the pilgrims to reach America?
2 months
300
The parade was broadcasted for the first time on the radio in which year 1930 or 1932?
1932
300
Which Indian Tribe participated in the first thanksgiving with the pilgrims?
Wampanoag
300
When was the first Thanksgiving NFL game played between the Detroit Lions and the Chicago Bears in Detroit? 1930 or 1934?
1934
400
What year was Thanksgiving declared a National Holiday by President Roosevelt? 1940, 1941, or 1943? Hint, It's not 1940.
1941
400
Which modern day president was the first to formally grant a turkey a Presidential pardon?
George H.W. Bush
400
How many pilgrims set sail from England on the Mayflower to America? 90, 102, or 111? Hint, it's not 90.
102
400
The parade was halted from 1942-1944? What event caused this?
World War II
400
What kind of house did the Wampanoag tribe live in?
Wigwam
400
The US celebrates Thanksgiving on a Thursday every year. Which day does CA celebrate Thanksgiving?
Monday
500
This president refused to declare Thanksgiving a holiday due to separation of church and state since Thanksgiving involved prayer and reflection?
Thomas Jefferson
500
Which state raises the most turkeys? Hint, the state begins with an M.
Minnesota
500
Where did the pilgrims first land before landing at Plymouth?
Cape Cod
500
What character has appeared in the parade more than any other?
Snoopy
500
Which Native American became a friend of the pilgrims and lived with them at Plymouth Colony?
Squanto
500
Retailers and Restaurants are very busy on Black Friday. Which TRADE profession calls Black Friday their busiest day of the year?
Plumbers