Thanksgiving Foods
Interesting Facts
Turkey "Bird" Facts
Traditions
Activities
100

This famous and well-known bird is the traditional main course for the Thanksgiving Meal.

What is a turkey?

100

In 1879, American Thanksgiving became "this" type of holiday. 

What is a national holiday?

100

A frozen whole turkey should be thawed in the fridge for "this many" hours for each 5 lbs. of weight before being cooked.

What is 24 hours?

100

Every Thanksgiving Day, families and friends meet to share the thanksgiving dinner and "do this".

What is give thanks?

100

On this day, a day after Thanksgiving Day, Americans line up in stores to purchase goods at discounted prices. On this day, most stores usually make huge sales.

What is Black Friday?

200

19% of all Thanksgiving meals may also include this famous meat, also considered part of the main course for most Christmas meals. 

What is a ham?

200
"This" Thursday of every November is considered the Official Day for Celebrating Thanksgiving. 

What is the fourth Thursday?

200

A turkey consists of 70 percent "this type" of meat.

What is white meat?

200

Americans line the streets to watch this famous Thanksgiving Parade, which is usually characterized by a large crowd of people marching along the streets with huge inflatables held high above.

What is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?

200

Americans also take part in races, popularly referred to as “this.”

What is a Turkey Troy?

300

This type of pie is traditional to consume during a Thanksgiving meal.

What is a Pumpkin Pie?

300

This President signed the Proclamation in 1941 declaring that Thanksgiving be celebrated on the same day every November.

Who is FDR (Franklin Delano Roosevelt)?

300

A Turkey consists of 30% of "this type" of meat.

What is dark meat?

300

During Thanksgiving dinner, a Y-shaped bone is removed from the turkey and set aside to dry. Once everyone finishes their meal, two people make wishes for the new year and break this bone, popularly known as the “this”, into two parts.

What is a Thanksgiving wishbone?

300

The oldest continually running public footrace in North America occurs in this state.

What is New York?

400

A traditional side dish, many times cooked within the turkey. 

What is stuffing?

400

According to the US National Archives, the first federal congress passed a resolution in 1789 requesting the this US President to name a national Thanksgiving Day.

Who is (President) George Washington?

400

Turkey is the most famous food consumed on Thanksgiving, to the point where Thanksgiving is sometimes colloquially called “This.”

What is Turkey Day?

400

While this may not sound like a tradition, most people "do this" after thanksgiving dinner.

What is take a nap?

400

More people travel to this state than anywhere else on Thanksgiving.

What is Florida?

500

A traditional and popular vegetable eaten at Thanksgiving which can be prepared in multiple ways.

What is a potato?

500

In 1621, Ninety Wampanoag Native Americans met with this group of people to celebrate the first-ever autumn harvest celebration. 

What are colonialists (Pilgrims)?

500

On the first Thanksgiving, Pilgrims and the Native Americans consumed freshly killed deer, cornbread, seafood, porridge, and assorted wildfowl, among other foods. However, "this food" was not originally part of the Thanksgiving dinner.

What is a turkey?

500

Families traditionally watch this well-known sport on Thanksgiving Day.

What is Football?

500

This country is also well-known for celebrating Thanksgiving but on a different month and day.

What is Canada?

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