Thanksgiving Foods
Thanksgiving Traditions
Thanksgiving Symbols
Thanksgiving History
Thanksgiving grab bag
200
Which type of apple is used traditionally in apple pie?
Granny Smith
200
What sport do Americans like to play and watch on Thanksgiving day?
football
200
The orange fruit commonly used as a symbol of Thanksgiving
pumpkin
200
The name of the ship the Pilgrims boarded to start their journey to Plymouth, Massachusetts
the Mayflower
200
The loose red skin attached to the underside of a turkey’s beak.
Wattle
400
What were "the three sisters"?
corn, squash and beans
400
The president that made Thanksgiving a permanent national holiday?
Abraham Lincoln
400
The English separatists who came to the United States in 1620
the Pilgrims
400
Plymouth rock, the traditional landing point of the English in the New World, is located in what current city?
Plymouth, Massachusetts
400
The type of food which was NOT served at the first Thanksgiving:
corn on the cob
pumpkin
seafood
Corn on the cob
600
Turducken, or three-bird-roast, became popular in which US state?
Louisiana
600
Which president, upon receiving a raccoon as a gift, pardoned it on Thanksgiving, deciding to keep it as a pet?
Calvin Coolidge
600
This Native tribe is traditionally considered to have celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the English settlers.
Who are the Wampanoag?
600
The year of the first Thanksgiving
1621
600
Which Native American interpreter was especially helpful to the Pilgrims?
Squanto (Tisquantum)
800
What meat is the most popular alternative to turkey on Thanksgiving?
ham
800
The oldest documented turkey trot still takes place every year in which city?
Buffalo, New York
800
What Thanksgiving symbol is also known as the "Horn of Plenty"?
The cornucopia
800
How many days did the first Thanksgiving last?
3 days
800
The name of the US President who declared two Thanksgivings in one year.
James Madison
1000
Which state produces the most cranberries?
Wisconsin
1000
Which two NFL teams have played a game on Thanksgiving Day since 1966?
Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys
1000
While most of us consider the day after Thanksgiving to be special because of the retail ritual known as Black Friday, it is actually a day of commemoration known as what?
Native American Heritage Day
1000
How many passengers were there on the Mayflower?
102 passengers
1000
The speed that turkeys can run when scared.
20MPH
1500
Which Founding Father once proclaimed, “No citizen of the U.S. shall refrain from turkey on Thanksgiving Day”?
Alexander Hamilton
1500
Which U.S. president was the first to officially pardon a turkey making it an annual event?
George H.W. Bush. In 1989 he "presented a Presidential pardon" to a "fine tom turkey"
1500
Thanksgiving Day is an annual Canadian holiday, held when?
The second Monday in October
1500
How many days long was the Mayflower’s voyage from England to America?
66 days
1500
How many colonists were living in America in 1620?
Approximately 2,499, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.