Word Combos
where the pilgrims landed and a genre of music
What is Plymouth Rock (and roll)?
The name of the pilgrims' boat
What is the Mayflower?
He made Thanksgiving a permanent national holiday in 1863
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
The first Thanksgiving game of this sport was played in 1876
What is football?
They can be called poults, chicks, or turklettes
What are baby turkeys?
The day of the week that Thanksgiving is and the days we change the clocks forward or backward an hour
What is Thurs-day-light savings?
The first Thanksgiving took place in this state
What is Massachusetts?
He officially made Thanksgiving the fourth Thursday in November in 1939
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
This "holiday" is the day after Thanksgiving
What is Black Friday?
This sport uses the word turkey to describe getting three strikes in a row
What is bowling?
Seasonal latte flavor and a 90's musical group
What is pumpkin Spice Girls?
He was a Native American that acted as an interpreter and guide for the pilgrims
What is Squanto?
He made turkey pardoning an annual event
Who is George H. W. Bush?
Every year, about 12% of Americans skip this signature Thanksgiving dish
What is turkey?
He (the first postmaster general of the US) advocated for the turkey to be the national bird of the US
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
A good luck charm and the sport typically associated with Thanksgiving
What is rabbit's foot-ball?
The religion of the pilgrims
What is Puritanism?
He refused to celebrate Thanksgiving as a national holiday (this was before it was officially made a national holiday)
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This is an online extension of Black Friday that falls on the Monday after Thanksgiving
What is Cyber Monday?
The little red thing on a turkey's neck
What is a wattle or a snood?
A part of the turkey that people break apart for good luck and the opposite of wet
What is wish-bone dry?
The name of the Native American tribe that participated in the first Thanksgiving
What is the Wampanoag tribe?
Calvin Coolidge received this live animal (scientifically called a Procyon Lotor; not a turkey) which he named Rebecca as a Thanksgiving present
What is a raccoon?
On average, about 3.5 million people go to New York City every year to attend this event
What is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
This midwestern state is the largest producer of turkey in the US
What is Minnesota?