History
These settlers landed in Massachusetts in 1620.
Who were the Pilgrims?
Benjamin Franklin suggested this bird, commonly eaten on Thanksgiving, be the national symbol of the U.S. instead of the bald eagle.
What is a turkey?
This shopping day takes place immediately after Thanksgiving.
What is Black Friday?
This is the name for the fall season in most countries around the world.
What is autumn?
“Turkey Bowl” is a nickname given to games of this sport played on Thanksgiving.
What is football?
This president made Thanksgiving a national holiday.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
This root vegetable was not eaten at the original Thanksgiving, but it is now a staple of Thanksgiving dinners in a mashed dish.
What is a potato?
This North American country celebrates Thanksgiving in October.
Correct answer: What is Canada?
This is the first month of fall.
What is September?
This NFL team has played the most Thanksgiving football games.
What are the Detroit Lions?
The original Thanksgiving was held in this colony.
What was the Plymouth Colony/Massachusetts Bay Colony?
This popular Thanksgiving fruit was both eaten and used as a natural clothing dye by Native Americans.
What is a cranberry?
Although this song is now a popular Christmas song, it was originally written to be about sleigh racing at Thanksgiving.
What is Jingle Bells?
In Greek mythology, the descent of this goddess to the Underworld was said to cause fall.
Who is Persephone?
This sport originated as a ceremonial sport from the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederation.
What is lacrosse?
This president started the tradition of pardoning turkeys.
Who was John F. Kennedy?
This starchy vegetable was introduced to the Pilgrims by the Native Americans, who used it in a variety of dishes in the first Thanksgiving.
What is corn?
This US state produces more turkeys than any other, producing around 40 million per year.
What is Minnesota?
This German fall festival lasts from mid-September to the first Sunday of October, and is celebrated with fairs, parades, and carnivals all around the world.
What is Oktoberfest?
These two colleges played the first Thanksgiving football game in 1876.
What are Yale and Princeton?
In lieu of Thanksgiving, some Native Americans choose to hold a demonstration for this national day.
What is the National Day of Mourning?
This white waterbird was likely eaten at the original Thanksgiving, but it is no longer eaten often, and is more famous as the titular bird of a Russian ballet.
What is a swan?
In 1993, this video game character became the first to be featured in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, in the form of a large balloon.
Who is Sonic the Hedgehog?
The first scarecrows were used to protect fields along this river.
What is the Nile?
This team defeated the University of Oklahoma 35-31 in what has now been called a possible “Game of the Century” on Thanksgiving Day, 1971.
What is University of Nebraska?