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100
This is the sound a male turkey makes.
What is gobble gobble?
100

The name of the ship the Pilgrims boarded for their journey.

What is the Mayflower?

100

The main dish on Thanksgiving

What is turkey?

100

Where is the Macy's parade?


What is New York?

100

The holiday/event that happens the day after Thanksgiving

What is Black Friday?

200

What is one dish that people eat with the turkey?

What is a green bean cacerole? What is corn?

What are mashed potatoes?

200

The name of the people who came to America looking for freedom.

What are Pilgrims?

200

The most popular Thanksgiving dessert

What is pumpkin pie?

200

The day and month of the year on which we traditionally celebrate Thanksgiving

What is the fourth Thursday in November?

200

This Thanksgiving dish is made of turkey, duck, and chicken.

What is Turducken?

300
The turkey is generally cooked :

1) on a grill    2) in the microwave   3) in the oven



What is in the oven?

300

What did the Pilgrims and the Native Americans celebrate for the first time on Thanksgiving day?


a. the harvest    b. the weather  c. a birthday

What is the harvest?


300

Many Southern Americans serve this cheesy side dish with their Thanksgiving meal.

What is macaroni & cheese?

300

The number of people who watch Macy's Parade on TV.

What is 31 million? 

300

Every year, the President does this for 2-3 turkeys

What is pardoning/pardons them?
400

How many turkeys are consumed during Thanksgiving?

A. 36 million

B. 40 million

C. 46 million

What is 46 million?

400

The pilgrims came from this country to go to America.

What is England?

400

Approximately 94% of American Thanksgiving meals include this _____ sauce. (HINT: it is a fruit)


What is cranberry sauce?

400

What is the name of the American Indian that helped the Pilgrims?

 a) Santo    b) Squanto    c) Anto

What is Squanto?

400

 US shoppers spent this much money in total on Black Friday last year:

a) $1 billion

b) $10 billion

c) $50 billion 

b) $10 billion

500

People from this Western State are the largest consumers of turkey in the United States.

What is California?

500

When was the 1st Thanksgiving dinner?

a.) 1721.  b.) 1621   c.) 1820

What is 1621?

500

Slang expression for something that is easy?  

A. Piece of Cookie

B. Easy as Pie

C. It's a Mayflower.

What is "B. Easy as Pie"?

500

This "honest" president is the one who officially declared Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863.

Who is Abraham Lincoln?

500

Which dish is NOT traditionally eaten on Thanksgiving? 


a) Pecan Pie 

b) Oysters 

c) Cranberry sauce

b) Oysters 

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