Thanksgiving Jeopardy!

Turkeys

100

* The wild turkey was hunted nearly to extinction by the early_______

A. 1800's

B. 1900's

C. 2000's 

What is 1900's

200

Female turkeys are called hens. This is what male turkeys are called.

What are toms?

300

*People from this Western State are the largest consumers of turkey in the United States.

What is California?

400

*This is the name of the skin that hangs from a turkey's neck.

A. wattle

B. gattle

C. sattle

D. hattle

What is the wattle?

500

This nearby State produces the most turkeys each year.

A. Kentucky 

B. Arkansas

C. Minnesota

D. Maine  

What is Minnesota?

History

100

This is the name of the ship on which the pilgrims came to America.

What is the Mayflower?

200

*The pilgrims landed at this rock.

What is Plymouth Rock?

300

This tribe of Native Americans were invited to the first Thanksgiving feast.

What are the Wampanoag?

400

*The first Thanksgiving lasted this many days.

What is 3?

500

*The Mayflower held approximately this many pilgrims.

A. 50

B. 100

C. 200

D. 300

What is 100?

The Big Meal

100

*Americans eat approximately 535 million pounds of this on Thanksgiving

What is turkey?

200

*What are the two most popular pies baked at Thanksgiving?

What are pumpkin and apple?

300

Many Southern Americans serve this cheesy side dish with their Thanksgiving meal.

What is macaroni & cheese?

400

*Approximately 94% of American Thanksgiving meals include this tangy item.

What is cranberry sauce?

500

Approximately this percentage of American Thanksgiving meals include turkey (percentage should be in 10s).

What is 90%?

Macy's Parade

100

The parade is held every year in this city.

What is New York City?

200

A float featuring this jolly fellow ends the parade every year.

Who is Santa Claus?

300

*A giant balloon version of this cartoon dog has appeared in the parade more times than any other character (6 times).

Who is Snoopy?

400

*If you tune into this year's parade, you will see balloon characters from this book series, one of the most popular in our library.

What is Diary of a Wimpy Kid?

500

*The Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade began in this decade.

What is the 1920s? (1924 to be exact).

Miscellaneous

100

*The day after Thanksgiving, often referred to as the biggest shopping day of the year, is nicknamed this.

What is Black Friday?

200

These two football teams play on Thanksgiving Day every year.

Who are the Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys?

300

*This "honest" president is the one who officially declared Thanksgiving a national holiday.

Who is Abraham Lincoln?

400

This is what the word "cornucopia" means.

A. basket of corn

B. horn of plenty

C. abundant amount of vegetables  

What is "horn of plenty?"

500

*In Canada, Thanksgiving is celebrated during this month.

What is October?