Thanksgiving Foods
The most popular main course on Thanksgiving.
What is turkey?
True or False
The Pilgrims landed in New York?
False
Dividing power among several branches of government.
Separation of power
The name of the ship the Pilgrims boarded to start their journey to Plymouth, Massachusetts.
What is the Mayflower?
What food was not served at the first Thanksgiving?
A. Mashed potatoes
B. Pumpkin
C. Seafood
A. What are mashed potatoes?
Which President first ordered a national day of Thanksgiving?
A. John Adams
B. Abraham Lincoln
C. George Washington
Who is George Washington?
What type of government has a king and a queen
A monarchy.
How many calories on average are consumed, per person, at Thanksgiving dinner (between 3,000-5000)?
4,500
The day and month of the year on which we traditionally celebrate Thanksgiving
What is the fourth Thursday of November?
The rulebook for a country's government.
Constitution
How many days did the first Thanksgiving last?
3
What is a baby turkey called?
A. chick
B. nestling
C. poult
poult
Which President made turkey pardoning an annual event?
A. George H.W. Bush
B. Barak Obama
C. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Who is George H.W. Bush?
what type of government is a small group of people?
oligarchy
The most popular Thanksgiving dessert.
What is Pumpkin Pie?
A race many people run on Thanksgiving morning.
What is a turkey trot?
Laws are fair, they're enforced, and nobody is above the law.
Rule of law
The reason the Pilgrims felt they had to leave England.
What is religious persecution
How does the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade conclude?
With the arrival of Santa Claus?
Who was the first president to "pardon" a turkey?
A. Grover Cleveland
B. Woodrow Wilson
C. John F. Kennedy
Who is John F. Kennedy?
During the 1997 Thanksgiving matchup between the Bears and Lions, Madden introduced the world to the turducken, explaining it on the broadcast as he and Pat Summerall stood in the booth in front of both that and the six-legged turkey. What is a Turducken?
A boneless chicken stuffed inside a boneless ducks stuffed inside a boneless turkey.
The red fruit that is often served alongside the turkey for Thanksgiving dinner.
What are cranberries?
How many turkeys are consumed every year at Thanksgiving?
46,000?
4.6 million?
46 million?
460 million
What is 46 million?
Protecting the rights of small and unpopular groups.
Rights of the minority
The year of the first Thanksgiving
a. 1776
b. 1965
c. 1621
c. What is 1621?
What utensil was not used by the Pilgrims to eat Thanksgiving Dinner?
A. Knife
B. Fork
C. Spoon
Fork
Which President declared two Thanksgivings in one year?
A. James Madison
B. James Monroe
C. James Buchanan
Who is James Madison?
what type of government is where people elect people to represent them.
representative democracy
stuffing
The day after Thanksgiving when there are big sales and many people go shopping?
What is Black Friday?
Citizens can practice this by being able to vote
Consent of the governed
Thanksgiving Day is an annual Canadian holiday, held in which month?
What is October?
The Founding Father who wanted the wild turkey to be the symbol of the United States of America.
A. Benjamin Franklin
B. Alexander Hamilton
C. George Washington
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
Which President refused to celebrate Thanksgiving as a national holiday?
A. Thomas Jefferson
B. John Quincy Adams
C. John Tyler
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
What type of government is a small group of military people?
Junta