Thanksgiving Foods
Thanksgiving Traditions
Thanksgiving Symbols
Thanksgiving History
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
This animal is the main food that is ate on Thanksgiving.
Turkeys
100
When does the United States celebrate Thanksgiving? (day/month)
4th Thursday of November
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 may days did it take the Pilgrims to travel from England to Plymouth, Massachusetts?
a) 68 days
b) 66 days
c) 67 days
d) 65 days
b) 66 Days
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?
A) 1681
B)1642
C)1621
D)1617
C) 1621
400
What do you call the "sauce" that is popular to put on turkey?
gravy
400
What are two jobs that people can volunteer for in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, specifically with the large balloons?
Balloon handlers and balloon pilots
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)
500
What is the name of the red fruit that is often served at Thanksgiving dinner? (used as a sauce to put on top of turkey)
Cranberries.
500
This holiday classic airs every year! Can you name at least four of the characters in this picture?
Clockwise: Linus, Lucy, 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