Turkeys
History
The Big Meal
Macy's Parade
Miscellaneous
100
This is the sound a male turkey makes.
What is gobble gobble?
100

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

What is the Mayflower?

100
Americans eat approximately 535 million pounds of this on Thanksgiving
What is turkey?
100
The parade is held every year in this city.
What is New York City?
100
The day after Thanksgiving, often referred to as the biggest shopping day of the year, is nicknamed this.
What is Black Friday?
200

Male turkeys are called toms. This is what female turkeys are called. 

What are hens?

200

What did tradesmen introduce to the Dawn Land, whose inhabitants died from a lack of immunity?

What is disease?

200
What are the two most popular pies baked at Thanksgiving?
What are pumpkin and apple?
200
A float featuring this jolly fellow ends the parade every year.
Who is Santa Claus?
200
These two football teams play on Thanksgiving Day every year.
Who are the Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys?
300
People from this Western State are the largest consumers of turkey in the United States.
What is California?
300

Puritans believed that if Native Americans did not convert to Christianity and surrender their cultural identity, they had to be _________.

What is eliminated/killed?

300
Many Southern Americans serve this cheesy side dish with their Thanksgiving meal.
What is macaroni & cheese?
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?
300
This "honest" president is the one who officially declared Thanksgiving a national holiday.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
400
This is the name of the skin that hangs from a turkey's neck.
What is the wattle?
400

Though we teach Thanksgiving as a day of eating, for Puritans, a day of Thanksgiving was a day of ______ while giving thanks to God in prayer

What is fasting?

400
Approximately 94% of American Thanksgiving meals include this tangy item.
What is cranberry sauce?
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?
400

A ____ ____ is a colloquial term for the sleepiness or drowsiness that follows a large meal, often the Thanksgiving feast

What is "food coma"

500
This nearby State produces the most turkeys each year.
What is Minnesota?
500

Who taught New Plymouth’s settlers how to grow crops and was seen as a “gift from God”?

Who is "Squanto"?

500
Approximately this percentage of American Thanksgiving meals include turkey (percentage should be in 10s).
What is 90%?
500
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade began in this decade.
What is the 1920s? (1924 to be exact).
500
In Canada, Thanksgiving is celebrated during this month.
What is October?
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