Thanksgiving Foods
What is the most popular main course on Thanksgiving?
turkey
How many NFL footballs games are schedules to play on Thanksgiving this year?
3
Give the orange vegetable commonly used as a symbol of Thanksgiving
pumpkin
What is the name of the ship the Pilgrims boarded to start their journey to Plymouth, Massachusetts?
the Mayflower
What is a baby turkey called?
Poult
Which President first ordered a national day of Thanksgiving?
George Washington
No Thanksgiving football games were played during 1941 to 1944 because of this
WWII
Which U.S. state produces the most sweet potatoes?
a) North Carolina
b) South Carolina
c) Georgia
North Carolina
What is the most popular time of day to eat Thanksgiving dinner?
Between 1-5 pm
Who were the English separatists who came to the United States in 1620?
Pilgrims
Give the reason the Pilgrims felt they had to leave England?
religious persecution
How do both Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and America’s Thanksgiving Parade conclude?
With the arrival of Santa Claus
Who was the first president to "pardon" a turkey?
John F Kennedy
Only female turkeys gobble.
True or False
False.
Only male turkeys gobble.
Which utensil was not used by the Pilgrims to eat Thanksgiving dinner (Knife, Fork or Spoon)?
a fork
Give the day after Thanksgiving when there are big sales and many people go shopping
Black Friday
Who are the indigenous people of North America that are a common symbol of Thanksgiving
Native Americans
or
Wampanoag tribe
How many women were at the first Thanksgiving meal?
5
Who said: "Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more"?
Winston Churchill
Oprah Winfrey
Nelson Mandela
Michael J. Fox
Oprah said: "Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough."
Which President made turkey pardoning an annual event?
George H.W. Bush
Which NFL football Franchise has the most Thanksgiving games played?
Detroit Lions
Which food is included at the first Thanksgiving is rarely part of a modern Thanksgiving meal?
seafood
Thanksgiving Day is an annual Canadian holiday, held in which month?
October
Yes. The Wampanoag people taught the Pilgrims in Plymouth how to plant and cultivate corn, so we can be certain that corn was served at the first Thanksgiving.
What product owes its existence to Thanksgiving?
T.V. Dinner
Recliner
Hula Hoop
Butter
A. T.V. Dinner
In 1953, someone at Swanson misjudged the number of frozen turkeys it would sell that Thanksgiving -- by 26 TONS! So they came up with a brilliant plan: to slice up the meat and repackage with some trimmings on the side. And so the first TV dinner was born!
Which Sesame Street character is made of turkey feathers?
Big Bird
Big Bird's feathers are white turkey feathers, dyed yellow. There are approximately 4,000 feathers on the puppet.
Which President refused to celebrate Thanksgiving as a national holiday?
Thomas Jefferson
The Pilgrim colony almost failed, partially because the Pilgrims were initially working in a sort of commune in which there was no incentive for them to work harder or produce excess food.
True or False
True
Name a vegetarian roast created as a turkey alternative
Tofurky
How many turkeys are consumed every year at Thanksgiving?
46,000
4.6 million
46 million
460 million
46 million
What does a cornucopia represent?
Abundance, prosperity, and bounty.
Give the year of the first Thanksgiving
1776
1965
1621
c. 1621
Give the name of the founding father who thought the turkey should be the national bird of the United States
Benjamin Franklin
Which President declared two Thanksgivings in one year?
James Madison
Give the reason the Wampanoag tribe made an alliance with the Pilgrims and shared a meal together.
To obtain the protection and help of the Pilgrims in fending off the attacks of other Native American tribes.
What is the most common Thanksgiving dinner side dish?
Mashed potatoes
Which Christmas song was originally written for Thanksgiving?
Jingle Bells
What meat did the native Americans bring to the first Thanksgiving?
Deer (Venison)
How many days did the first Thanksgiving last?
3
What is the loose red skin attached to the underside of a turkey’s beak called?
Wattle
What president proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday?
Abraham Lincoln
How many pumpkin pies do American's eat every November?
An estimated 50 million