Thanksgiving History
Who else was at the first Thanksgiving besides the Indians? (extra 50 pt. if you can guess what the Indian tribe was called)
Pilgrims and (the Wampanoag tribe)
What is the most famous meal eaten on Thanksgiving?
Turkey
What are male turkeys called?
Gobblers
Foods traditionally served at Thanksgiving include roasted turkey, roast beef, ham, stuffing, mashed potatoes with gravy, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, sweet corn, various autumn vegetables (including various kinds of squashes, but also Brussels sprouts), pumpkin pie, apple pie, and glazed yams.
Canada
A large bird in the genus Meleagris, native to North America. There are two extant turkey species: the wild turkey of eastern and central North America and the ocellated turkey of the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico.
Turkey
What ship did the pilgrims ride?
The Mayflower
What is the most popular thanksgiving dessert?
Pumpkin Pie
How long do wild turkeys live?
about 3-5 yeras
Mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce, cornbread, and pumpkin or pecan pie are pretty much staples. Green bean casserole is also popular, as are sweet potatoes with marshmallows on top (don't say it's atrocious 'till you've tried it!).
London
a sauce, often made from the juices of meats that run naturally during cooking and often thickened with wheat flour or corn starch for added texture.
Gravy
What year was the first Thanksgiving?
1621
When was the first Macy's day Thaksgiving parade?
1924
How many Turkeys are prepared for thanksgiving every year?
46 million
They celebrate a mid-autumn festival instead of thanksgiving.
China
a cultivar of winter squash that is round with smooth, slightly ribbed skin, and is most often deep yellow to orange in coloration. The thick shell contains the seeds and pulp.
Pumpkin
Where was the first Thanksgiving?
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Which president refused to make Thanksgiving a national holiday?
Tomous Jefferson
What sould does a female turkey make?
They cackle
celebrations are typically centered around the concept of a harvest season, with decorations such as fall leaves, pumpkins, assorted fruits, regional flowers, and color schemes inspired by autumn.
Mexico
a traveler who is on a journey to a holy place. Typically, this is a physical journey to some place of special significance to the adherent of a particular religious belief system.
Pilgrim
Name three meals that were at the first Thanksgiving?
Deer, assorted wildfowl, cod, bass, corn, and porrdige.
Animals from the central park zoo
When was the first turkey paroned?
in 1989
celebrate Chuseok by making special foods, particularly a certain kind of rice cake called songpyeon. Songpyeon is made with finely ground new rice and the dough is kneaded into small round shapes and filled with sesame seeds, chestnuts, red beans, or other similar ingredients.
a forked bone (the furcula) between the neck and breast of a bird. According to a popular custom, this bone from a cooked bird is broken by two people, with the holder of the longer portion being entitled to make a wish.
Wishbone