History
Three days was the length of this first celebration.
What is the first Thanksgiving?
This is the name of a male turkey.
What is a Tom?
This color is common in tree leaves during the fall
What is COLOR?
Acceptable answers include red, yellow, orange, and brown.
The day after Thanksgiving is commonly given this name.
What is Black Friday?
This many passengers were aboard the Mayflower when it arrived.
What is 102?
Seven places in the United State's have this bird as part of their name.
What is a Turkey
Fun Fact: There is a Turkey Creek in McPherson County here in Kansas
What is a pumpkin?
These 8 reindeer traditionally pull Santa's sleigh in the US.
Who are Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, and Blitzen?
This Native American served as an interpreter between the Pilgrims and the native tribes.
Who is Squanto?
This state raised the most turkeys in the year 2023.
What is Minnesota?
These trees have leaves that change color and fall off in the autumn months.
What are deciduous trees?
This dog is the Grinch's faithful companion.
Who is Max?
In this year Thanksgiving was first declared a national celebration.
What is 1789?
(George Washington declared November 26 as a Day of National Thanksgiving)
This Founding Father famously said that turkeys were "birds of courage"?
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
This chemical gets pulled back into the tree's trunk during the fall, causing leaves to turn colors.
What is Chlorophyll?
This holiday week has the most US travel.
What is Christmas week (between Christmas and New Year)
This store was the first to have a Thanksgiving Day Parade.
(Hint, it's not the same as the store that runs it now.)
What is Gimbels?
This president was the first to officially present a Presidential pardon to a turkey in 1989 which has become an annual tradition since.
Who is George H. W. Bush?
The Pilgrims named this berry after the Sand Hill cranes in the region.
What are cranberries?
This organization's website allows children to track Santa's progress around the world each Christmas Eve.
What is NORAD?