The Wampanoag Way
Unlike other tribes with horses, this was the Wampanoag People's main form of transportation.
What is the canoe?
These names were given to the two turkeys pardoned by Donald Trump this year.
What are Waddle and Gobble?
The first Thanksgiving actually took the form of a bender, lasting this many days.
What is 3?
The Pilgrims consumed so much of this resource on the Mayflower, that their decision to settle in Plymouth was rushed, partly due to its shortage.
What is beer?
This cartoon feline became the first character featured as a balloon in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1927
Who is Felix the Cat?
This domed Wampanoag home was covered in bark or mats to keep families warm in a cold, humid climate, but definitely wasn’t called a teepee.
What is a wetu (or wigwam)?
This U.S. president made Thanksgiving a national holiday
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
At the first Thanksgiving, the pilgrims had yet to incorporate this common cutlery item in their table setting practices.
What is the fork?
This STD was so common among early English settlers, making some Wampanoag people were extra cautious around European fishermen.
What is syphilis?
Since 1934, this NFL team has played at home nearly every Thanksgiving, a tradition started to increase ticket sales.
Who are the Detroit Lions?
The pilgrims thought this title was the personal name of the Wampanoag chief, but it actual just means "great leader."
What is Massasoit?
Before the Bald Eagle was chosen at the 1782 National Congress, this person criticized the animal's "bad moral character," suggesting the national bird be a turkey instead.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
This typical Thanksgiving food had yet to make its way up from the Incan Empire and thus partygoers went lacking.
What are (mashed) potatoes?
The first crime the Pilgrims punished in Plymouth Colony was for this sin.
What is adultery?
In 1998, this was the most in-demand toy on Black Friday, known for its personality that changes over time.
What is Furby?
The name “Massachusetts” comes from a Wampanoag word describing this kind of geographical feature near Boston
What is hill?
This president was not the first to pardon a turkey, but did make the Thanksgiving turkey pardon a modern, annual White House tradition.
Who is George H. W. Bush?
At the first Thanksgiving, no turkey was served, but rather they feasted mostly on this kind of meat, brought by the Wampanoags.
What is deer?
In 1620, the Pilgrims stole this food from Wampanoag storage pits, leading to early tension.
What is corn?
This is the amount of money Americans are expected to spend on Black Friday this year. (Margin of error ok)
What is $104.7 billion?
Wampanoag families often planted the “Three Sisters” together (corn, beans, and this crop), because growing them in one mound helped each plant support the others.
What is squash?
This president was once sent a live raccoon to eat for Thanksgiving, but instead of serving it for dinner, he kept it as a pet named Rebecca.
Who is Calvin Coolidge?
This quintessentially American sport was practiced by attendees in between eating and mingling?
What is shooting/hunting?
In Plymouth Colony, this verbal practice could get you fined, whipped, or forced to publicly apologize.
What is gossiping (slander)?
In 1953, the company Swanson invented this product as the result of having 260 tons of frozen turkey left over after Thanksgiving.
What is the TV dinner?