The first Thanksgiving
What 2 parties were at the first Thanksgiving?
The pilgrims and the Native Americans
What kind of animal is a Turkey?
A Bird
Apple Pie
what are the two other holidays in November?
Black Friday and National Native American History Day
What famous ship did the pilgrims originally come on?
The Mayflower
What was the food that was not at the first thanksgiving?
Turkey
Do all turkeys gobble?
No, only the males
What other country celebrates Thanksgiving?
Canada
What state is projected to raise the most turkeys in 2023?
Minnesota
In what year was Thanksgiving changed to the third Thursday of the month to help the economy? (closest guess wins)
1939
Who was the famous Native American who acted as an interpreter at the first Thanksgiving?
Squanto
What percentage of Americans actually eat turkey on Thanksgiving? (closest guess wins)
88%
What is pardoning a turkey?
When the president takes two turkeys and gives them a presidential pardon from being killed and they live out the rest of their lives peacefully
What city has the oldest Thanksgiving day parade?
Philadelphia
Who was the first president to pardon a turkey?
John F. Kennedy
How many women were at the first Thanksgiivng? (closest guess wins)
five
What was the heaviest turkey ever recorded? (closest guess wins)
86 pounds
What job has the most work on Black Friday?
Plumbers
What are the names of the 2 turkeys pardoned this year?
The two turkeys pardoned by president Biden are named Liberty and Bell
What president or what year was Thanksgiving declared as a national holiday?
Thanksgiving was declared a national holiday by Abraham Lincoln in 1863
What year was the first thanksgiving? (closest guess wins)
1621
How many turkeys are cooked every Thanksgiving by Americans? (closest guess wins)
46 million
How many places in the US are named turkey? (closest guess wins)
four
How much was the most expensive Thanksgiving dinner ever? (closest guess wins)
$181,000 USD
1920