History Harvest
What Am I?
Numbers Game
Oddly Specific
Thanksgiving Brain Busters
300

What was the name of the ship that carried the Pilgrims to Plymouth in 1620?

Mayflower

300

I am a tart red fruit, sometimes served as a jiggly cylinder from a can. What am I?

Cranberry sauce

300

How many days are there in November?

30

300

Which president began the modern annual White House turkey-pardoning tradition in 1989?

George H. W. Bush

300

Which U.S. state produces the most cranberries?

Wisconsin

600

Which Indigenous nation participated in the 1621 Plymouth harvest gathering?

Wampanoag

600

I am made from turkey drippings and often poured over mashed potatoes. What am I?

Gravy

600

How many NFL teams traditionally host Thanksgiving Day games every year?

Two

600

What is the red, fleshy structure hanging beneath a turkey's beak called?

Wattle

600

Which president issued a Thanksgiving proclamation in 1789?

George Washington

900

Which president signed the 1941 law establishing Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November?

Franklin D. Roosevelt

900

I am a curved symbol of abundance often filled with autumn produce. What am I?

Cornucopia

900

In what year did Abraham Lincoln issue his Thanksgiving proclamation?

1863

900

What Minnesota town calls itself the Turkey Capital of the World and hosts Turkey Days?

Worthington

900

Which Indigenous man, also known as Tisquantum, helped the Plymouth colonists learn to grow crops?

Squanto

1200

Which magazine editor campaigned for decades to make Thanksgiving a national holiday?

Sarah Josepha Hale

1200

I am a fleshy growth hanging from a turkey's neck. What am I?

Wattle

1200

How many years passed between the Mayflower's arrival and the 1621 harvest gathering?

One Year

1200

What is the scientific name of the wild turkey?

Meleagris gallopavo

1200

In what year was the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade first nationally televised?

1948

1500

Which Wampanoag leader, also known as Massasoit, attended the 1621 harvest gathering?

Ousamequin

1500

I am the wish-making bone found near a bird's chest. What am I?

Furcula (wishbone)

1500

In what year did Congress establish the fourth Thursday of November as Thanksgiving?

1941

1500

Which 19th-century poem begins with a journey "over the river, and through the wood" to a Thanksgiving celebration?

The New-England Boy's Song About Thanksgiving Day

1500

What 1621 gathering is commonly associated with the first Thanksgiving, although it wasn't called Thanksgiving at the time?

Plymouth harvest celebration