THANKSGIVING HISTORY
What was the famous ship brought the Pilgrims to America?
What is the most popular Thanksgiving side dish in America?
What big parade (that is considered a American phenomenon) is televised every Thanksgiving morning?
The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
What do many families break to make a wish?
A wishbone
What is the term for a male turkey?
What colony did the Pilgrims settle in?
Plymouth
What dessert is the most commonly served on Thanksgiving?
Pumpkin Pie
In A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, what unusual items does Snoopy serve for the meal?
Popcorn, toast, pretzels, and jelly beans
What holiday happens the day after Thanksgiving?
What is the most common board game that is played after Thanksgiving dinner?
Monopoly
What Native American helped the Pilgrims learn to grow food?
Sqaunto
What dish is ranked as the most commonly thrown away or leftover each year?
Green bean casserole
What NFL team is known for playing every Thanksgiving Day?
The Detroit Lions
What horn-shaped decoration represents abundance?
A cornucopia
What U.S. state is the top producer of cranberries?
Wisconsin
In what year did Abraham Lincoln make Thanksgiving a national holiday?
1863
What Thanksgiving food tops surveys as the dish people only eat on Thanksgiving and almost never cook the rest of the year?
Stuffing (or dressing)
What 1980s movie stars John Candy and Steve Martin as mismatched travelers trying to get home for Thanksgiving?
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
What was the Wampanoag’s main fall crop that the Pilgrims relied on?
Corn (maize)
which rock song by John Denver, first released in 1972, became a Thanksgiving favorite due to its references to autumn and family gatherings?
Thanksgiving Prayer
What are the names of the two Turkeys that President Trump pardoned this year? (the names were decided by an online poll)
Waddle and Gobble
About how many turkeys are purchased in the United States for Thanksgiving each year?
Around 45–46 million turkeys.
In the first-ever Charlie Brown Thanksgiving special (1973), who gives the closing speech about the real meaning of Thanksgiving?
Linus
Which city’s stores were first reported to use the term “Black Friday” in the 1960s to describe shopping chaos?
Philadelphia
Which U.S. President moved Thanksgiving earlier (to the 3rd Thursday in Nov) in 1939 to extend the shopping season?
FDR