History
The first Thanksgiving was celebrated in what year?
What is: 1621.
Who is the main character in A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving?
Who is: Charlie Brown.
In You’ve Got Mail, what city do the main characters live in?
What is: New York City.
What is the most popular Thanksgiving main dish in the U.S.?
What is: Turkey.
Which parade is famously held on Thanksgiving every year in New York City?
What is: Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
The Pilgrims who celebrated the first Thanksgiving traveled to America on what ship?
What is: The Mayflower.
What unusual food does Snoopy serve at the Thanksgiving dinner?
What is: Toast, popcorn, and jelly beans.
What is the name of the boy who befriends the alien in E.T.?
Who is: Elliott.
What is the name of the casserole that combines bread, vegetables, and sometimes meat, often served at Thanksgiving?
What is: Stuffing.
What sport is traditionally watched by many Americans on Thanksgiving Day?
What is: Football.
Which U.S. President declared Thanksgiving a national holiday?
Who is: Abraham Lincoln.
Who helps Charlie Brown set up the Thanksgiving feast?
Who are: Peppermint Patty and Marcie.
Which unusual Thanksgiving dessert does Rachel make in Friends, shocking her friends with a bizarre recipe?
What is: A Meat Trifle / Meat layered dessert.
Which vegetable was reportedly eaten at the first Thanksgiving but is rarely included in modern Thanksgiving meals?
What is: Corn.
What unusual sport, started in the late 1800s in Philadelphia, became a Thanksgiving tradition long before football was widely popular?
What is: turkey trot running races.
The Plymouth Pilgrims held their first Thanksgiving after which successful event?
What was: The first successful harvest in the New World
Who gives a speech in A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving explaining the history of the first Thanksgiving?
Who is: Linus.
What do Mr. Fox and his family steal from the farmers to survive in Fantastic Mr. Fox?
What are chickens, geese, and turkeys?.
Which U.S. state is the largest producer of pumpkins, commonly used in pies at Thanksgiving?
What is: Illinois.
Which U.S. President made it a tradition to officially proclaim the start of the Thanksgiving holiday with a formal statement to the nation?
Who is: Abraham Lincoln.
Which Native American tribe celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims?
Who was: The Wampanoag tribe.
Who helps Charlie Brown clean up and set the table for Thanksgiving?
Who are: Snoopy and Sally.
What do the students at Welton Academy do by standing on their desks in honor of their teacher’s lesson?
What is “seize the day” / honor Mr. Keating’s lesson.
How many pies, on average, does an American family serve at their Thanksgiving meal?
What is: Three pies.
In early Thanksgiving parades, before large balloons and TV coverage, what unusual feature was common in floats that represented local businesses or community groups?
What are: live animals (like turkeys, horses, or cows)