Thanksgiving Foods
Thanksgiving Traditions
Thanksgiving Symbols
Thanksgiving History
Presidential Thanksgiving
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What is the most popular main course served on Thanksgiving Day?
turkey
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What is The day after Thanksgiving as referred to by shoppers?
Black Friday
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What is The orange vegetable commonly used as a symbol of Thanksgiving?
a pumpkin
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What is The name of the ship the Pilgrims boarded to start their journey to Plymouth, Massachusetts?
Mayflower
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What is The name of the US President who first ordered a national day of Thanksgiving?
George Washington?
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What is The most popular Thanksgiving dessert?
Pumpkin Pie
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What is The day and month of the year on which we traditionally celebrate Thanksgiving
the fourth Thursday of November
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Who are The indigenous people of North America who are a common symbol of Thanksgiving?
the Native Americans?
(Wampanoag tribe)
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What is The number of women who prepared and then attended the first Thanksgiving meal?
4
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Who is the 1st president to ever "pardon" a thanksgiving?
John F Kennedy
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What is The red fruit often served alongside turkey for Thanksgiving dinner?
cranberries
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What is The part of the turkey that two people pull apart to see if their wish will be granted?
wishbone
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who were The English Separatists who came to the United States in 1620?
the Pilgrims?
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What is The reason the Pilgrims felt they had to leave England?
religious persecution
The Pilgrims were Separatists, America’s Calvinist Protestants, who rejected the institutional Church of England. They believed that the worship of God must originate in the inner man, and that corporate forms of worship prescribed by man interfered with the establishment of a true relationship with God. The Separatists used the term “church” to refer to the people, the Body of Christ, not to a building or institution.
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What is The name of the US President who made turkey pardoning an annual event?
George H.W. Bush
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What is The vegan, vegetarian, non-meat version of turkey.
tofurky
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What is The most popular alternative to turkey on Thanksgiving?
ham
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What is A bird large enough to feed a family which is native to North America?
wild turkey?
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What was The year of the first Thanksgiving?
1621?
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What is The name of the US President who declared two Thanksgivings in one year?
James Madison
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What is The best way to tell if a cranberry is ripe?
see if it bounces
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What is a race many people run on Thanksgiving morning?
turkey-trot
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What is The conical-shaped basket that is generally filled with fruits and vegetables?
cornucopia
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What is The number of days the first Thanksgiving celebration lasted?
three days
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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.
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What is The number of calories consumed on average per person on Thanksgiving dinner
4,500
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What is The number of turkeys consumed every year at Thanksgiving?
46 million
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What is The type of meat the native Americans brought to the first Thanksgiving?
deer meat
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What caused about one-half of the Pilgrim population to die off in their first year living in New England.
sickness and starvation?
But through prayer and hard work, with the assistance of their Indian friends, the Pilgrims reaped a rich harvest in the summer of 1621.
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What is The name of the president who proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday?
Abraham Lincoln