Turkey
History
Traditions
Pilgrims / Meal
Riddle Me This, Tom
100

This is the sound a male turkey makes.

What is gobble gobble?

100

This is the name of the ship on which the pilgrims came to America.

What is the Mayflower?

100

This is the sport that is most watched on Thanksgiving Day

What is football?

100

How long did it take the Pilgrims to cross the ocean to come to America?

What is 2 months


100

What is Mrs. Chastian's Hogwarts House? 

What is HufflePuff? 

200

Female turkeys are called hens. This is what male turkeys are called.

What are toms?

200

In which year was the first Thanksgiving celebrated? a)1776 b)1621 c)1492

What is 1621?


200

The U.S. President does this at Thanksgiving every year.

What is a turkey pardon?

200

The ship that brought the pilgrims to America held approximately this many pilgrims.

What is 100

200

What is Mrs. Chastain's favorite book? 

What is The Outsiders

300

In a tradition that is said to have started 2,400 years ago, which part of the turkey is saved and snapped as a good luck custom?

What is a wishbone?

300

This tribe of Native Americans were invited to the first Thanksgiving feast.

What are the Wampanoag?

300

This is what people traditionally start doing the day after Thanksgiving

What is Christmas shopping (Black Friday and Cyber Monday) 

300

This is usually what Americans eat for the main dish for Thanksgiving dinner

What is turkey?

300

You are in a dark room with a box of matches. Nearby are three things: a candle, an oil lamp and a log of firewood. Which do you light first?

What is the match? 

400

What is the dangling skin under a turkey's neck called?

What is a wattle?


400

The first Thanksgiving lasted this many days.

What is 3?

400

When people think of Thanksgiving, these are the people we traditionally think about

Who are pilgrims and Native Americans

400

This type of potato is often served with Thanksgiving dinner

What is sweet potato?

400

This Christmas song was originally intended to be a Thanksgiving song titled "One Horse Open Sleigh" 

What is "Jingle Bells"?

500

What is tryptophan?

The amino acid in turkey said to make you sleepy after you eat a lot of it. 

500

What common Thanksgiving dish was not served at the first Thanksgiving dinner? 

What is turkey? 

500

This tradition takes place in New York and can be seen on television every Thanksgiving morning

What is the Macy's Parade

500

This type of pie was voted the most popular at Thanksgiving in America

What is apple pie?

500

You’re in a race and you pass the person in second place. What place are you in now?

Second Place