Pilgrims
This city is where the first Thanksgiving Dinner took place in 1621 when the Wampanoag people and the English colonists shared a harvest feast.
Where is Plymouth, Massachusetts
The parade held in New York City on Thanksgiving, featuring giant balloons and floats
What is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade that's route is 2.5 miles long.
The number one spice used to make an apple pie
What is cinnamon
True or false - turkeys can fly short distances
Yes - wild turkeys can fly up to 55 miles per hour for short distances; domesticated turkeys are too heavy to fly
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The US president who was first to officially pardon a turkey
Who is George H. W. Bush. In 1989, Bush "presented a Presidential pardon" to a "fine tom turkey" - an annual tradition ever since
A side dish served at the first Thanksgiving Dinner
What is corn, beans, squash, or pumpkin
This symbol of Thanksgiving is filled with fruits and vegetables
What is the hollow, horn-shaped basket that's called a cornucopia
Pie traditionally topped with whipped cream and is a Thanksgiving favorite
What is pumpkin pie
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The wobbly red part of the turkey's throat called
What is a wattle
A place in the U.S. that has the word "Tukey" in their name
Turkey City, Texas; Turkey Creek, Arizona; Turkey Creek, Louisiana; Turkey, North Carolina; Turkey Valley, South Carolina; Turkey Creek, Kansas; Turkey Creek, Arkansas
Name something the Pilgrims did after they ate the first Thanksgiving Dinner
What is singing, dancing, and ball games
US place where the first Turkey Trot too place
Buffalo, New York in 1896
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The US State that produces the most pumpkins each year to the tune of 650 million pounds
What is Illinois (harvests 30% of all pumpkins produced in the country mostly processed and canned)
The day follows Thanksgiving and marks the beginning of the holiday season
What is Black Friday
A household hazzard triples on Thanksgiving
What are fires. There are more than thee times the daily average calls about home cooking fires on Thanksgiving Day
This meat was served at the first Thanksgiving meal in 1621
What is wild fowl, deer, and local seafood (must get one correct)
This sport played on Thanksgiving Day dates back to the 1800's
What it the tradition of playing football. In 1876, Yale and Princeton began playing each other on Thanksgiving Day. In 1934, the Detroit Lions hosted the Chicago Bears in a nationally broadcast game.
A nursery rhyme in which pies are talked about
What is Little Jack Horner, or Sing a Song of Sixpence
A word that describes how you feel after eating turkey on Thanksgiving?
What is tired. The bird contains tryptophan, which appears to be some kind of natural sleep aid.
The state that produces the most cranberries
What is Wisconsin
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This utensil was missing from the first Thanksgiving Dinner meal
What are forks. The Pilgrims at the first Thanksgiving in 1621 used spoons and knives.
The Thanksgiving good luck ritual
What is two people each taking one end of the turkey's wishbone, making a wish, and pulling to see who ends up with the larger par of the bone (gets their wish!)
This thanksgiving vegetable was grown in space but is not used to make pies.
What is a potato? In 1995, NASA and the University of Wisconsin collaborated to grow potatoes in space inside the Columbia space shuttle
Do female turkeys gobble?
No, only male turkeys gobble.
The adult female turkey is called a hen. The adult male turkey is called _____
Who is Tom