Thanksgiving Foods
Thanksgiving Traditions
Thanksgiving Symbols
Thanksgiving History
Thanksgiving Potluck
Presidential Thanksgiving
Grab Bag
100
What is the most popular main course served on Thanksgiving Day?
turkey
100
What is The day after Thanksgiving as referred to by shoppers?
Black Friday
100
What is The orange vegetable commonly used as a symbol of Thanksgiving?
a pumpkin
100
Squash, corn and beans
What are the 3 sisters?
100
What is the type of food which was NOT served at the first Thanksgiving.
corn
pumpkin?
seafood?
Corn
100
What is The name of the US President who first ordered a national day of Thanksgiving?
George Washington?
100
Peanuts Thanksgiving movie
What is Charlie Brown's Thanksgiving?
200
What is The most popular Thanksgiving dessert?
Pumpkin Pie
200
What is The day and month of the year on which we traditionally celebrate Thanksgiving
the fourth Thursday of November
200
Who are The indigenous people of North America who are a common symbol of Thanksgiving?
the Native Americans?
(Wampanoag tribe)
200
People of that left Europe to find religious and other freedoms
Who are the Pilgrims?
200
What is The month of the year that the Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving Day?
October
200
Who is the 1st president to ever "pardon" a thanksgiving?
John F Kennedy
200
Game played on Thanksgiving
What is football?
300
What is The red fruit often served alongside turkey for Thanksgiving dinner?
cranberries
300
What is The part of the turkey that two people pull apart to see if their wish will be granted?
wishbone
300
who were The English Separatists who came to the United States in 1620?
the Pilgrims?
300
Name of one of the Indigenous People that lived on the New England cost
Who are the Abenaki (a-be-NAWK-e), Micmac (MIK-mak), Pennacook (PEN-uh-cook), Pequot (PEE-kot), Mohegan (mo-HEE-gun), Nauset (NAW-set), Narragansett (nair-uh-GAN-set), Nipmuc (NIP-muk), Woronoco (wor-oh-NOH-koh), and Wampanoag (wahm-puh-NOH-uhg). ?
300
What is The speed that turkeys can run when scared (±2mph).
20mph
300
What is The name of the US President who made turkey pardoning an annual event?
George H.W. Bush
300
Acorn is a nut and a kind of
What is squash?
400
What is The vegan, vegetarian, non-meat version of turkey.
tofurky
400
What is The most popular alternative to turkey on Thanksgiving?
ham
400
What is A bird large enough to feed a family which is native to North America?
wild turkey?
400
1863
What is the year that Thanksgiving was made a federal holiday?
400
Marshmallows are put on this dish on Thanksgiving
What is sweet potato casserole?
400
What is The name of the US President who declared two Thanksgivings in one year?
James Madison
400
It typically snows before this holiday?
What is Thanksgiving?
500
What is The best way to tell if a cranberry is ripe?
see if it bounces
500
What is a race many people run on Thanksgiving morning?
turkey-trot
500
What is The conical-shaped basket that is generally filled with fruits and vegetables?
cornucopia
500
Indigenous Peoples observe this on Thanksgiving
What is the National Day of Mourning?
500
where does Thanksgiving rank among America's favorite holidays?
#2
1-4 respectively: Christmas, Thanksgiving, Mother's Day, Easter
500
What is The name of the US President who refused to celebrate Thanksgiving as a national holiday?
Thomas Jefferson
He opposed days of Thanksgiving because they were remnants of Britain's reign over the American colonies.
500
This is a thanksgiving meal spent with friends
What is Frendsgiving?
600
What is The number of calories consumed on average per person on Thanksgiving dinner (± 500)
4,500
600
What is The number of turkeys consumed every year at Thanksgiving?
46 million
600
What is The type of meat the native Americans brought to the first Thanksgiving?
deer meat
600
12,000 years or more
How long Indigenous Peoples have been in the Americas?
600
What is The loose red skin attached to the underside of a turkey’s beak called?
the wattle
600
What is The name of the president who proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday?
Abraham Lincoln
600
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