Thanksgiving Foods
Thanksgiving Traditions
Thanksgiving Symbols
Thanksgiving History
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Final Jeopardy Question
100
What kind of potatoes do people usually make for Thanksgiving dinner?
Mashed potatoes or Sweet potatoes
100
What do you call the shopping day that happens the day after Thanksgiving?
Black Friday.
100
What do you call the horn shaped container of fruits, flowers, or nuts often seen on dinner tables at Thanksgiving.
What is Cornucopia?
100
When does the United States celebrate Thanksgiving? (day/month)
4th Thursday of November
100
Name the popular green vegetable often made into a casserole on Thanksgiving?
Green Beans
200
What is the most popular dessert at Thanksgiving dinner?
Pumpkin pie is the most popular dessert.
200
What is a popular sport that people play or watch on Thanksgiving?
football
200
What was the name of the ship/boat that traveled from England to America?
Mayflower
200
How long did it take the Pilgrims to travel from England to Plymouth, Massachusetts?
66 Days (about 2 months)
200
What is the name of the place that the Pilgrims settled?
Plymouth
200
This is the name of the tribe of Native Americans the Pilgrims met.
What is the Wampanoag?
300
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the heaviest turkey weighed how much?
86 pounds
300
Where is the famous Thanksgiving Day parade located?
New York City
300
Who were the English people who came to the United States in 1620?
The Pilgrims
300
What year was the first Thanksgiving in Plymouth?
1621
300
What part of the turkey is pulled by two people and the person that has the bigger piece will have good luck or their wish granted?
Wishbone
300
How many miles long is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade?
2.5 miles
400
What do you call the "sauce" that is popular to put on turkey?
gravy
400
This president in 1989 started the tradition of pardoning turkeys on Thanksgiving.
George H. W. Bush
400
This group of people helped the Pilgrims survive the first winter in America.
Native Americans
400
Name a type of meat they ate at the first Thanksgiving.
duck, venison (deer), cod (fish)
400
This holiday figure is at the end of the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade.
Who is Santa Clause?
500
What is the name of the red fruit that is often served at Thanksgiving dinner?
Cranberries.
500
This holiday classic airs every year! Can you name at least four of the characters in this picture?
Clockwise: Linus, Sally, Charlie Brown, Peppermint Patty, Snoopy, Marcy, Franklin
500
This U.S. President made Thanksgiving an official holiday in 1863.
President Abraham Lincoln
500
Which Founding Father wanted the Turkey to be our national bird rather than the Bald Eagle?
Benjamin Franklin
500
This popular sitcom episode featured one of the protagonists, Monica, cooking dinner for all of her friends.
Can you list the rest of the friends?
From left to right: Joey, Phoebe, Ross, Chandler, Rachel