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100

The name of the ship the Pilgrims boarded to start their journey to the New World.

What is the Mayflower?

100

This President first ordered a national day of Thanksgiving.

Who is George Washington?

100

The most popular main course on Thanksgiving.

What is turkey? 

100

A special parade in US for Thanksgiving

What is Macy's parade?

100

NO Thanksgiving football games were played during 1941 to 1944 because of this event

What is WWII?


200

The Mayflower’s voyage from England to America was this many days long.

What is 66 days long?

200

This President made turkey pardoning an annual event.

Who is George H.W. Bush?

200

This type of apple is used traditionally in apple pie.

What is granny smith?

200

This sport is what Americans like to play and watch on Thanksgiving day.

What is football?

200

Name the city home to the oldest Thanksgiving parade

What is Philadelphia? (4 years before Macy's parade started)

300

This is where the Pilgrim Monument is located.

What is Provincetown, Massachusetts?

300

This was the first president to "pardon" a turkey?

Who is John F Kennedy? 

300

This food was included at the first Thanksgiving BUT is rarely a part of a modern Thanksgiving meal.

What is seafood?

300

The busiest shopping day after Thanksgiving.

What is Black Friday?

300

This was the first crop served at Thanksgiving.

What is corn?

400

This is the year of the first Thanksgiving.

What is 1621?  

400

This President declared two Thanksgivings in one year.

Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?

400

This large root vegetable belongs to the morning glory family.  Don't let the name fool you, they are not in the nightshade family with the other potatoes.

What is sweet potatoes?

400

These two NFL teams have played a game on Thanksgiving Day since 1966.

What is the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys

400

True or False: The author of "Mary Had a Little Lamb" helped Thanksgiving become a holiday

What is true?

Sarah Josepha Hale, who also wrote the famous children's poem, lobbied state and federal officials for years to make Thanksgiving an official holiday. She argued that the day could help bring unity to the divided country amid the Civil War.

500

The first Thanksgiving lasted this many days

What is 3?

500

Which President refused to celebrate Thanksgiving as a national holiday?

Who is Thomas Jefferson?

500

The average person consumes this many calories, on average, at Thanksgiving dinner.

What is 4,500?

500

This Christmas song was originally written for Thanksgiving.

What is Jingle Bells?

500

This is the number passengers that were on the Mayflower.

What is 102?

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