First Thanksgiving
Becoming a Holiday
Food
Events
Hodgepodge
100

The first Thanksgiving lasted ____ days.

What is 3 days.

100

Under this President Thanksgiving become a national holiday.

Who is Abraham Lincoln?

100

In this decade the Green Bean Casserole was created.

What is 1950s?

100

The first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade took place in New York City in this year.

What is 1924?

100

What NFL team plays on Thanksgiving every year?

Who are the Lions and the Bears

200

This utensil was not used by the pilgrims to eat the first Thanksgiving meal.

What is a fork?

200

This President did not agree to the celebration of Thanksgiving as a national holiday.

Who is Thomas Jefferson?

200

The number of turkey's consumed on Thanksgiving is only surpassed by this food.

What is pumpkin pie? 50M

200

The first Turkey Trot included only six runners took place in this city?

What is Buffalo in 1896?

200

In 1705 Colchester, Connecticut postponed Thanksgiving because....

What is there weren't enough pumpkin pies?

300

The first Thanksgiving meal consisted of these non-traditional meats; name two.

What is lobster, fish, Venison and rabbit?

300

This President attempted to move Thanksgiving up one week to extend the Christmas shopping season.

Who is Franklin D Roosevelt?

States rebelled and Roosevelt issued a proclamation in 1942 designating the fourth Thursday in November  as Thanksgiving Day 

300

This many households make green bean casserole every year.

What is 30M?

300

The first Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade featured this instead of ballons.

What are animals from the Central Park Zoo?

300

There are 3 small towns in the US called Turkey; they are located in these states. Name one.

What is Texas, North Carolina and Louisiana? 

400

This Native American tribe taught the pilgrims how to cultivate the land and were invited to the first Thanksgiving.

Who are the Wampanoag.

400

Sarah Josepha Hale, a campaigner for the making of Thanksgiving a national holiday, wrote this song.

What is Mary Had a Little Lamb?

400

Most Americans secretly dislike a classic Thanksgiving food—but they eat it anyway because of tradition.

What is Cranberry Sauce? 29% followed by - Green bean Casserole (24%)

400

This happens at Cole’s Hill in Plymouth, Massachusetts every Thanksgiving.

What is  a “National Day of Mourning” for Native Americans who died at the hand or plague of European settlers?

400

This president received a racoon as a Thanksgiving gift.

Who is President Calvin Coolidge? 

It was intended to be dinner, but the president's family ended up keeping the raccoon as a pet. They named it Rebecca. 

500

Only __ number of women attended the first Thanksgiving party.

What is 5?

500

This president issued a proclamation for “a day of public thanksgiving and prayer?

Who is George Washington? 

On Thursday, November 26, 1789, President George Washington issued a proclamation for “a day of public thanksgiving and prayer

500

This state produces the most turkeys.

What is Minnesota? 

40M every year!

500

The first president to pardon a turkey was JFK in 1963. Which president made turkey pardoning an annual event?

Who George H.W. Busch?

500

 Black Friday is the biggest day of the year for what trade profession?

What are plumbers? 

Big meals and kitchen clean up keep plumbers busy unclogging kitchen sinks, garbage disposals, toilets and sewers. 

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