Old Days
This group of settlers celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the Wampanoag in 1621.
Who are the Pilgrims?
Every Thanksgiving, this giant parade is held in New York City.
What is the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade?
This bird is the centerpiece of most Thanksgiving dinners.
What is turkey?
Thanksgiving is celebrated on this day of the week every year.
What is Thursday?
Female turkeys are called this, and they don’t gobble but make other vocalizations.
What is a hen?
The first Thanksgiving feast took place in this state.
What is Massachusetts?
Breaking this small item is believed to bring good luck to the winner.
What is a wishbone?
This side dish is made from bread cubes, herbs, and sometimes sausage or fruit.
What is stuffing?
This U.S. state was the first to adopt Thanksgiving as an annual holiday.
What is New York?
Male turkeys are called this, which is also the sound they make.
What is a gobbler? (Tom is also accepted)
The first Thanksgiving feast lasted for this many days.
What is three?
This famous dessert, often made from squash, is a staple on Thanksgiving tables.
What is pumpkin pie?
This pie, made from a nut grown in the southern U.S., is a common Thanksgiving dessert.
What is pecan pie?
According to the National Turkey Federation, Americans eat approximately this many turkeys each Thanksgiving.
What is 46 million?
Wild turkeys can run at speeds of up to this many miles per hour.
What is 20 miles per hour?
This was the name of the treaty between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag people.
What is the Treaty of Plymouth?
This type of decorative arrangement, often featuring fruits, vegetables, and leaves, symbolizes abundance and is popular during Thanksgiving.
What is a cornucopia?
Native Americans introduced the Pilgrims to this crop, which was a key ingredient in their early Thanksgiving meals.
What is corn?
On average, Americans consume this many calories during a Thanksgiving meal.
What is 4,500 calories?
Turkeys have this many feathers on average.
What is 5,000 to 6,000 feathers?
This was the year that Abraham Lincoln proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday.
What is 1863?
This U.S. state produces the most turkeys for Thanksgiving.
What is Minnesota?
This type of pie is made from molasses and was a popular Thanksgiving dessert in colonial times.
What is a shoofly pie?
The heaviest turkey ever recorded, according to Guinness World Records, weighed this many pounds.
What is 86 pounds?
The red, fleshy growth on the head of a turkey is called this.
What is a snood?