Thanksgiving Foods
The most popular main course on Thanksgiving.
What is turkey?
True or False
The Pilgrims landed in New York?
False
The orange vegetable commonly used as a symbol of Thanksgiving.
What is a pumpkin?
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?
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?
What are the Thanksgiving colors? (need to name all 4)
Orange (pumpkin), Yellow (corn), Brown (turkey with stuffing), and Red (cranberries)
Green Bean casserole was invented by what "Soup" company.
What is Campbell Soup?
The day and month of the year on which we traditionally celebrate Thanksgiving
What is the fourth Thursday of November?
The indigenous people of North America who are a common symbol of Thanksgiving.
Who are Native Americans?
or
Wampanoag tribe?
How many women were at the first Thanksgiving meal? (need to be exact)
What is 5?
The loose red skin attached to the underside of a turkey’s beak
What is a wattle?
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?
This NFL football Franchise has the most Thanksgiving games played.
A. Detroit Lions
B. Minnesota Vikings
C. Green Bay Packers
What are the Detroit Lions with 81?
The most popular Thanksgiving dessert.
What is Pumpkin Pie?
Which two NFL teams have played on thanksgiving day since 1966?
What are the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys?
The English separatists who came to the United States in 1620.
Who were Pilgrims?
The reason the Pilgrims felt they had to leave England.
What is religious persecution?
46 million.
Who was the first president to "pardon" a turkey?
A. Grover Cleveland
B. Woodrow Wilson
C. John F. Kennedy
Who is John F. Kennedy?
A. chick
B. nestling
C. poult
What is a poult?
What type of apples are traditionally in apple pie?
What are granny smith apples?
The oldest documented turkey trot takes place in what city every year?
What is Buffalo, NY?
The conical-shaped basket that is generally filled with fruits and vegetables.
What is a cornucopia?
The year of the first Thanksgiving
a. 1776
b. 1965
c. 1621
c. What is 1621?
What was the name of the Native American who already spoke English and was especially helpful to the Pilgrims?
What is Squanto?
What president proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday?
A. Harry Truman
B. Andrew Jackson
C. Abraham Lincoln
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
What were "the three sisters"
Corn, Squash, and Beans
Which state produces the most cranberries?
What is Wisconsin?
The most popular alternative to turkey on Thanksgiving?
What is Ham?
How many days did the first Thanksgiving last? (need to be exact)
What is 3?
How many passengers were on the mayflower? (need to be within 1)
102 passengers.
How long was the mayflower's voyage from England to America? (need to be within 2)
66 days.
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 year was the first Thanksgiving NFL game of the Canton Bulldogs vs. the Akron Pros?
A. 1923
B. 1920
C. 1934
What is 1920?
How many calories on average are consumed, per person, at Thanksgiving dinner? (need to be within 100 range)
What are 4,500?
The pilgrim monument is located in which town and state (must get both right.)
Provincetown, Massachusetts.
What meat did the native Americans bring to the first Thanksgiving?
What is Deer (Venison)?
Thanksgiving day is an annual Canadian holiday, held when? (need to know which day of the week and which month)
The second Monday in October
Last year, Costco sold how many pumpkin pies during Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday before thanksgiving. (must be in .2 million)
2.9 million over the three days.
The name of the president who declared two thanksgivings in one year.
Who was James Madison?
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.