Time to eat!
What is the most popular dish at Thanksgiving dinner?
Turkey!
Fun Fact: Americans buy 365 million pounds of turkey during the last week of November!
How many days was the first Thanksgiving?
3 days!
Fun Fact: The date of first Thanksgiving is unknown but was actually celebrated in late September!
This orange vegetable is a very common symbol of Thanksgving.
Pumpkin
These popular events generally held before Thanksgiving involve getting dressed up as a turkey and doing a 3-to-5-mile run, normally for charity.
Turkey Trot
What popular way of cooking southern food has become very popular with cooking Turkeys in the past few years?
Fried
In the south people call this Thanksgiving side dish "dressing", but in the rest of the United States we call it...
Stuffing!
Fun Fact:The earliest-known stuffing recipe comes from a 1600-year-old Roman cookbook.
What President made Thanksgiving a national holiday?
Abraham Lincoln
What do we call the English people who came to the United States in 1620?
Pilgrims
What store sponsors one of the most famous U.S. parades on Thanksgiving morning?
Macys!
This year with be the 97th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade!
What is another name for a male turkey called? A) Drake B) Tom C) Gander D) Sterling Fowl
Tom
What is the name of the red fruit that is often served at Thanksgiving dinner?
Cranberry!
Fun Fact: Wisconsin is the #1 producer of cranberries in the US. Last year Wisconsin produced 4.64 million barrels of cranberries!
What country celebrates their Thanksgiving on the second Monday of October ?
Canada
These indigenous people from North America are a common symbol of Thanksgiving.
Native Americans
A chicken stuffed into a duck, which is then stuffed into a turkey, is called a ...
Tur-duck-en!
What part of the Turkey is used in the tradition where two people each grab a side of the bone and break it apart while making a wish?
Wishbone
What northern state known as the state of "10,000 lakes" also produces more turkeys than any other state?
Minnesota
Fun Fact: It's so cold in Minnesota this time of year, that some people go ice fishing as part of their Thanksgiving traditions!
What President was the first one to pardon a turkey?
George H W Bush in 1989
What president proposed that the turkey should be the official bird of the U.S.?
Benjamin Franklin
In San Francisco people substitute their Thanksgiving turkey with...
Crabs!
Thanksgiving normally marks the beginning of Dungeness crab season in San Francisco!
What is the flap of skin that hangs down over the Turkey's beak?
A) Caruncle B) Beard
C) Snood D) Spur
Snood!
The most popular kind of pie eaten at Thanksgiving?
Pumpkin Pie!
Fun Fact: About 50 million pumpkin pies are consumed each Thanksgiving!
What is the event in New York City on Thanksgiving Day where there is music, dancing and large balloons?
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
The 1st Parade was held in 1924!
A horn shaped basket overflowing with fruits and vegetables is called a....
Cornucopia!
Fun Fact: The word "Cornucopia" was added to the English dictionary in 1508! It originates from two Latin words; Cornu meaning “horn” and Copia meaning “plenty”. Hence the nickname Horn of Plenty.
At Zoos around the country people are encouraged to come out and watch different animals interact with this fall "veggie"?
Pumpkin!
Fun fact: Every year the Oregon Zoo holds a "Squishing of the Squash" event, where the elephants squash huge, prize-winning pumpkins & his year the biggest pumpkin was 650 lbs!
You can find this "giant" turkey treat at Disney parks & Renaissance fairs
Giant Turkey Drumsticks!
Fun Fact: Each drumstick weighs around 1.5 pounds!