Turkey
The First “Thanksgiving” Meal
How Thanksgiving is Also a Day of Mourning
Potatoes
100

What would be put in a turkey?

stuffing

100

what do people often call this national holiday?

“first Thanksgiving”

100

How did people feel about Thanksgiving?



People feel happy. (bonus points for team that chose this question)

100

 Did potatoes come from North America

no



200

What other birds did they eat besides wild turkey at the first Thanksgiving?

What are ducks, geese, and swans

200

When the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag people had a celebration in Plymouth?

November 1621

200

Instead of celebrating the May flower’s birthday, what do native americans :”celebrate” instead?

day of morning

200

Was the potato the first Thanksgiving ingredient?

No

300

Who recorded that the Pilgrims hunted wild turkeys?

who is William Bradford

300

what is the name of the chemical in turkey that can make of people feel tired after eating

Tryptophan

300

why did war start between the European settlers and the native people?

because the European settlers were racist and they wanted the native people’s land.

300

Where did potatoes originate?

South America

401

According to the text, what foods are described as being at the first feast in 1621 that are not on the typical modern Thanksgiving menu?

no answer (bonus points for team that chose this question)

401

What was11 the 1621 feast now known as?



The 1621 feast is now remembered as the "first Thanksgiving,"



401

Why did the Pilgrims come to America?

They want freedom.

401

What did the Wampanoag eat instead of potatoes at the first Thanksgiving ?

What are Indian Turnips and groundnuts?

500

How many men did Colonial Governor William Bradford send to hunt birds?

4

500

What did Thanksgiving dinner include?(say two)

stuffing, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, and pumpkin pie.

500

When did the Pilgrims come to America?

The Pilgrims came to America in 1620.

500

Why were potatoes not eaten at the first Thanksgiving,even though they existed in the world?



What is because they had not yet become common in North America.