Turkeys
History
The Big Meal
History II
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
What protest do many Native Americans participate in each Thanksgiving Day since 1971?

What is the National Day of Mourning protest?

100
The day after Thanksgiving, often referred to as the biggest shopping day of the year, is nicknamed this.
What is Black Friday?
200
Female turkeys are called hens. This is what male turkeys are called.
What are toms?
200
What is the (legendary) site the Pilgrims first landed on?

What is Plymouth Rock?

200
What are the two most popular pies baked at Thanksgiving?
What are pumpkin and apple?
200

What major event was going on in the US when Thanksgiving was declared a national holiday in 1863?

What is the Civil War?

200

Which U.S. president was the first to officially pardon a turkey?

Who is George H.W. Bush?

300
People from this Western State are the largest consumers of turkey in the United States.
What is California?
300

This band of Native Americans was invited to the first Thanksgiving feast.

Who are the Wampanoag?

300
Many Southern Americans serve this cheesy side dish with their Thanksgiving meal.
What is macaroni & cheese?
300

What is the name of the famed interpreter for local Native Americans and the Pilgrims?

Who is Tisquantum/Squanto?

300
This "honest" president is the one who officially declared Thanksgiving a national holiday.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
400

Which U.S. Founding Father famously called turkeys "a bird of courage"?

Who is Benjamin Franklin?

400
The first Thanksgiving lasted this many days.
What is 3?
400
Approximately 94% of American Thanksgiving meals include this tangy item.
What is cranberry sauce?
400

What is the name of the sachem (leader) who first decided to make contact with the Pilgrims?

Who is Massasoit/Ousamequin?

400
This is what the word "cornucopia" means.
What is "horn of plenty?"
500
This nearby State produces the most turkeys each year.
What is Minnesota?
500

When was the first Thanksgiving feast allegedly held?

When is November of 1621?

500
Approximately this percentage of American Thanksgiving meals include turkey (percentage should be in 10s).
What is 90%?
500

What do local Native Americans call the land we refer to as Massachusetts?

What is Patuxet?

500
In Canada, Thanksgiving is celebrated during this month.
What is October?
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