Thanksgiving Foods
The most popular main course served on Thanksgiving Day.
What is Turkey
The day after Thanksgiving as referred to by shoppers and retailers
What is Black Friday?
The orange Fruit 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?
The type of food which was NOT served at the first Thanksgiving.
What is corn on the cob?
The name of the US President who first ordered a national day of Thanksgiving in November.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
The NFL team which has played nearly double the amount of Thanksgiving games than any other team.
Who are the Detroit Lions?
82 (2021)
The most popular Thanksgiving dessert.
What is Pumpkin Pie
When do Americans traditionally celebrate Thanksgiving?
What is The fourth Thursday of November? (Also acceptable 11/24)
The indigenous people of North America who are part of the traditional Thanksgiving story.
Who are the Native Americans?
(Wampanoag tribe)
What did the first Thanksgiving celebrate?
What is the first harvest for the pilgrims.?
The month of the year that the Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving Day.
What is October?
The first president to "pardon" a turkey.
Who is John F Kennedy?
After the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys, this team has the most Thanksgiving day appearances.
Who are the Green Bay Packers?
36 games played
The red fruit often served alongside turkey for Thanksgiving dinner
What are Cranberries
The part of the turkey that two people pull apart?
What is the Wishbone?
The English Separatists who came to the United States in 1620.
Who are the Pilgrims?
How many countries celebrate Thanksgiving?
What is 17?
The speed that turkeys can run when scared.
What is 20mph?
The name of the US President who made turkey pardoning an annual event.
Who is George H.W. Bush?
Thanksgiving football games were not played in the years 1941 to 1944 because of this worldwide event happening during this period of time.
What is World War II?
The vegan, vegetarian, non meat version of turkey.
what is a Tofurky?
The most popular alternative to turkey on Thanksgiving.
What is Ham?
A bird large enough to feed a family which is native to North America.
What is a Wild Turkey?
The year of the first Thanksgiving.
What is 1621?
The name of the Native American who spoke English and taught the pilgrims how to farm.
Who is Squanto?
The name of the US President who declared two Thanksgivings in one year.
Who is James Madison?
The year of the first Thanksgiving NFL game which included the Canton Bulldogs vs the Akron Pros.
What is 1920?
The number of calories consumed on average per person on Thanksgiving dinner.
What is 4,500?
The number of turkeys are consumed every year at Thanksgiving
What is 46 million?
The type of meat the native Americans brought to the first Thanksgiving.
What is venison?
This is Matt's favorite thing about Thanksgiving meals.
What is the post meal nap?
The loose red skin attached to the underside of a turkey’s beak.
What is the Wattle?
Who was in charge of the first Thanksgiving?
Who is Governor William Bradford?
The only active NFL franchise to have never played on Thanksgiving.
Who are the Jacksonville Jaguars?