Thanksgiving Foods
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What is the most popular dish at Thanksgiving dinner?
Turkey
100
What is a popular sport that people watch on Thanksgiving?
Football
100
What was the name of the ship/boat that traveled from England to America?
Mayflower
100
What year was the first Thanksgiving?
A) 1635
B) 1857
C) 1621
1621
100
Can you name one thing you are thankful for?
Everyone gets 100 for answering
200
What kind of potatoes do people usually make for Thanksgiving dinner?
Sweet Potatoes
200
On what day of the year is Thanksgiving celebrated?
The 4th Thursday in November
200
This group of people helped the Pilgrims survive the first winter in America.
Native Americans
200
Can you name a food the Pilgrims and Native Americans likely ate at the feast, in the 1600s?
Deer, Lobster, Fish, Turkey, Duck, Fruits, Vegetables, and Bread.
200
What is your favorite side dish to eat on Thanksgiving?
Sweet Potato casserole!! Everyone gets 200 for answering.
300
What is the most popular dessert at Thanksgiving dinner?
Pumpkin Pie
300
Where is the famous Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade located?
New York City
300
What is the name for a horn-shaped container filled with fruit, it is also called the “horn of plenty"?
Cornucopia
300
Name the popular green vegetable often made into a casserole on Thanksgiving?
Greenbean casserole
300
How many turkeys are prepared for Thanksgiving in America each year? Hundreds? Millions?
46 Million
400
What is the name of the red fruit that is often served at Thanksgiving dinner?
Cranberries
400
How many other countries celebrate Thanksgiving?
8- Germany, Grenada (Caribbean island), Canada, China, The Netherlands, Japan, Liberia, and Brazil
400
Which Founding Father wanted Turkey to be our national bird rather than the Bald Eagle?
Benjamin Franklin
400
Riddle: What always comes at the end of Thanksgiving?
The letter G.
400
Riddle: Which side of the turkey has the most feathers?
The outside
500
What ingredients make a turducken?
A turducken is a deboned chicken placed inside a deboned duck, placed inside a turkey!
500
The tradition of “pardoning” White House turkeys started with which President?
Started with Abraham Lincoln in 1863
500
Which of these U.S. Presidents made Thanksgiving an official holiday in 1863.
President Andrew Johnson
President Abraham Lincoln
President Thomas Jefferson
President Abraham Lincoln
500
What part of the turkey is pulled apart by two people and the person that has the bigger piece will have good luck or their wish granted?
Wishbone
These traditions started with chicken before turkeys in Rome. Not an original American tradition.
500
This popular sitcom episode featured one of the protagonists, Monica, cooking dinner for all of her friends.
Can you list the rest of the friends?
From left to right: Joey, Phoebe, Ross, Chandler, Rachel