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Grateful Beginnings
Pilgrims & Pie
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The length of the first Thanksgiving

What is 3 days

100

The calories consumed on average per person during Thanksgiving

What is 4,500 calories

100

The most pie flavor eaten during Thanksgiving

What is Pumpkin Pie

100

In the 1600s New England when Pilgrims first arrived, this type of food was not present

What is Potatoes (there were corn, cranberries, and pumpkin)

100

Canadians celebrate their Thanksgiving this month

What is October (2nd Monday of the month)

200

The number of women on the very first Thanksgiving

What is five

200

The average Thanksgiving turkey weight

What is 15 lbs

200

It's statistically America's favorite side dish according to 2020 YouGov poll

What is Mashed Potatoes

200

The name of the famous rock where the Pilgrims first landed

What is Plymouth Rock

200

Captain John Smith founded this colony in Virginia

What is Jamestown

300

The month that the first Thanksgiving likely to be celebrated in

What is September

300

This is the part of the Turkey that is snapped as a superstitious good luck charm

What is the Wishbone

300

The most popuar alternative to Turkey

What is Ham

300

The biggest technical difference between stuffing and dressing

What is how they are prepared

300

The first Native American tribe to celebrate Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims

What is Wampanoag

400

The place where the pilgrims first land on American shores

What is Provincetown, Massachusetts

400

This is what Cornucopia means

What is Horn of Plenty

400

The meats served at the First Thanksgiving

What is...venison, swan, duck, and goose

400

This US state raises the most turkeys, according to data from the USDA

What is Minnesota

400

The Native American friend to the settlers who acted as an interpreter

What is Squanto
500

The famous Christmas song was originally written for Thanksgiving 

What is Jingle Bells

500

This was the original name given to the Pilgrims

What is Puritans

500

The seafoods served at the first Thanksgiving feast

What is Lobster, oyster, fish, or eel

500

The name of the ship the Pilgrims came in

What is Mayflower

500

This is the year the first Macy's Thanksgiving parade took place

What is 1924