Thanksgiving History
These people, who sailed on the Mayflower, celebrated the first Thanksgiving.
Who are the Pilgrims?
This President first ordered a national day of Thanksgiving.
Who is George Washington?
The most popular main course on Thanksgiving.
What is turkey?
A special parade in US for Thanksgiving
What is Macy's parade?
NO Thanksgiving football games were played during 1941 to 1944 because of this event
What is WWII?
This U.S. president made Thanksgiving a national holiday.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This President made turkey pardoning an annual event.
Who is George H.W. Bush?
This type of apple is used traditionally in apple pie.
What is granny smith?
This sport is what Americans like to play and watch on Thanksgiving day.
What is football?
Name the city home to the oldest Thanksgiving parade
What is Philadelphia? (4 years before Macy's parade started)
The Pilgrims celebrated the first Thanksgiving with this Native American tribe.
Who are the Wampanoag?
This was the first president to "pardon" a turkey?
Who is John F Kennedy?
This food was included at the first Thanksgiving BUT is rarely a part of a modern Thanksgiving meal.
What is seafood?
The busiest shopping day after Thanksgiving.
What is Black Friday?
***Daily Double***
This was the first crop served at Thanksgiving.
What is corn?
The Pilgrims traveled to America on this famous ship.
What is the Mayflower?
This President declared two Thanksgivings in one year.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
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?
These two NFL teams have played a game on Thanksgiving Day since 1966.
What is the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys
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.
This woman, known for writing “Mary Had a Little Lamb,” helped make Thanksgiving a national holiday.
Who is Sarah Josepha Hale?
Which President refused to celebrate Thanksgiving as a national holiday?
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The average person consumes this many calories, on average, at Thanksgiving dinner.
What is 4,500?
This Christmas song was originally written for Thanksgiving.
What is Jingle Bells?
This is the number passengers that were on the Mayflower.
What is 102?