2nd Grade Thanksgiving Jeopardy

Thanksgiving

100

What day of the week do we always celebrate Thanksgiving?

Thursday

200

Why do we celebrate Thanksgiving?

Feast between the Pilgrims and Indians.

300

Do other countries celebrate Thanksgiving? 

No

400

What was the name of the Indian who stayed and helped the Pilgrims?

Squanto

500

What country were the Pilgrims from before they came to America?

England

Math

100

Ava has 2 turkeys and Anna has 14 turkeys. How many turkeys do they have together?

16

200

Miss Katie makes 7 pumpkin pies and gives 3 to Miss Sara. How many pies does Miss Katie have left? 

4

300

Dr. Sheard puts 3 bowls of mashed potatoes on each table. There are 4 tables. How many bowls of mashed potatoes does Dr. Sheard put out? 

12

400

There were 15 turkeys at Thanksgiving dinner but some ran away. Now there are only 7 turkeys at Thanksgiving dinner. How many ran away? 

8

500

There are 12 pies at Thanksgiving dinner. There are 2 pies on each table. How many tables are there at Thanksgiving dinner?

6

Bible

100

What is something you can thank God for? 

Answers will vary.

200

Were the Israelites thankful when God brought them out of Egypt? 

Yes and no. Give examples 

300

What did the people of Israel have to be thankful for in the wilderness/dessert?

Manna from heaven, protection from God, God's commands, water from the rock 

400

How does God command us to worship/praise Him?

Go to church, sing a new song, give thanks

500

What is the greatest gift God has given him and why should we thank him. 

Jesus, because we do not deserve his forgiveness

Grammar

100

Squanto fishes and hunts with the Pilgrims. What are the 2 verbs in this sentence? 

fishes and hunts

200

The bees (buzz, buzzs, buzzes) around the flower. 

buzz

300

The boy (carve, carves) a pumpkin. 

carves

400

Mom (dress, dresss, dresses) the turkey. Name the nouns and correct verb.

Mom/turkey, dresses

500

Dad and Mike (play, plays, playes) ball while Mom (cook, cooks, cookes) the pumpkin pie. Name the nouns and correct verbs. 

Dad/Mike/ball/Mom/pumpkin pie, play/cooks

WWW

100

I don't like turkey. What 2 words make up the contraction "don't"?

do not

200

What 2 words make up the compound word "Thanksgiving"?

Thanks and giving

300

What vowel sounds do you hear in this word? 

short u and i

400

I will make a pumpkin pie. If I add an "-ing" to the word "make" how would I spell it? 

making

500

I won't eat the turkey because I like turkeys. What 2 words make up the contraction "won't"?

will not