Thanksgiving Food
What is the most popular main course at most Thanksgiving Dinners?
Turkey
What year was the first Thanksgiving?
1621
What is the name of the orange vegetable?
Pumpkin
How long did the first Thanksgiving last?
Hint: less than a week
3 days
What key has legs and can't open a door?
A Turkey
What is a popular alternative to turkey?
Ham
What was the name of the boat that the pilgrims road to get to America?
The Mayflower
What is the part of trees that change color?
Leaves
What sport became traditional to play around Thanksgiving time?
Football
Why did they let the turkey join the band?
He had his own drumsticks
What is a common desert made for Thanksgiving? (2 possible answers)
Apple Pie, Pumpkin Pie
What was the name of the first village created by the colonists?
Plymouth
What word do we use to refer to the colonists?
Pilgrims
Which gender of turkeys gobble?
-Male
-Female
-Both
-Neither
Male
What happened to the turkey that got in a fight?
He had the stuffing knocked out of him
What is a common side for Thanksgiving?
Hint: Vegetable from the ground
Potato
What was the name of the Native American that taught the colonist how to farm?
Squanto
What are the colors of Thanksgiving? (3)
Red, Orange, and Brown
What year did Thanksgiving become a national holiday?
Bonus: Who was the President that proclaimed it?
1863
Bonus: Abraham Lincoln
What do you call a running turkey?
Fast Food
What food was not present at the first Thanksgiving feast?
Turkey
What was the cause of the second Thanksgiving celebration in 1623?
Long Drought
(Fun fact: After the drought, Governor Bradford called for a religious fast and it became a common practice to annually fast and give thanks)
What is the weirdly shaped wooden basket that holds fruit and vegetables?
Cornucopia
Roughly, how many people ate at the first Thanksgiving?
Hint: less than 200
140 (50 colonists, 90 Native Americans)
What did the turkey say to the computer?
Google, Google