Thanksgiving History
What is the name of the Native American who helped the Pilgrims survive their first winter?
Squanto
Which country celebrates Thanksgiving on the second Monday of October?
(+ 100 bonus points if your team can tell me why)
Canada
(The date is earlier because Canada has an earlier harvest season than the U.S.)
The U.S. sitcom about a family of five kids, including twins, raised in San Francisco by three men.
Full House
Copenhagen
Denmark
"Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk I'm a woman's man, no time to talk..."
Stayin' Alive by the Bee Gees
How long did the first Thanksgiving feast reportedly last?
3 days
What NFL team has played the most Thanksgiving Day games?
the Detroit Lions
This 1990 Christmas movie is one of the highest-grossing holiday films ever.
(+ 200 bonus points if your team can tell me the name of the main character)
Home Alone
(the main character's name is Kevin)
Cairo
Egypt
"Just a small-town girl, livin’ in a lonely world …”
Don't Stop Believin' by Journey
Where did the Pilgrims land?
(+ 500 bonus points if your team can tell me the name of the ship they were in)
Plymouth Rock
(the Mayflower was the ship)
In the season 6 Thanksgiving Friends episode, Rachel accidentally makes what dish with beef, peas, and onions?
a traditional English trifle
Finish this American saying: "that cost me an ___ and a ___."
an arm and a leg
Madrid
“Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play …”
Shake It Off by Taylor Swift
Which Founding Father wanted the wild turkey to be the symbol for the United States?
Benjamin Franklin
Which president declared Thanksgiving a national holiday?
Abraham Lincoln
In American slang, if someone "kicks the bucket," what have they done?
Died
Warsaw
Poland
"Let's go girls..."
Man! I Feel Like A Woman! by Shania Twain
Which Native American tribe celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims?
The Wampanoag
What is a turkey pardon?
(+ 500 bonus points if your team can tell me who officially started it)
An annual U.S. tradition where the President spares a turkey from slaughter and sends it to live out it's life at a farm/sanctuary instead.
(officially started by President George H.W. Bush)
Name the five Kardashian/Jenner sisters.
Kim, Khloé, Kendall, Kylie, Kourtney
Helsinki
Finland
“Start spreadin’ the news, I’m leaving today …”
New York, New York by Frank Sinatra