Thanksgiving Foods
The most popular main course on Thanksgiving
What is turkey?
The sport people usually watch on Thanksgiving
What is American football?
The orange vegetable commonly used as a symbol of Thanksgiving
What is pumpkin?
The name of the ship the Pilgrims boarded to start their journey to Plymouth, Massachusetts
What is the Mayflower?
Three foods that people eat on Thanksgiving
What are turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing/dressing, cranberries, cornbread or rolls, green bean casserole, sweet potato casserole, corn casserole, pumpkin pie, pecan pie, and Jello salad?
When you don't have to have Thanksgiving with relatives who annoy you or pinch your cheeks too hard.
What is Friendsgiving?
The most popular Thanksgiving dessert
What is Pumpkin Pie?
The method used to express our thanks for the meal and many blessings God has given us
What is grace or prayer?
The English separatists who came to the United States in 1620
Who were Pilgrims?
The reason the Pilgrims felt they had to leave England
What is religious persecution?
The day of the week, date, and year that we will celebrate Thanksgiving this year
What is Thursday, November 25, 2021?
What is Mrs. Abatemarco's favorite food to eat on Thanksgiving?
Mashed Potatoes!
The way people typically prepare potatoes for Thanksgiving dinner
What are mashed potatoes?
The day, week, and month of the year on which we traditionally celebrate Thanksgiving
What is the fourth Thursday of November?
The indigenous people of North America who are a common symbol of Thanksgiving
Who are Native Americans?
What is sea sickness?
Many people enjoy these for several meals after the original Thanksgiving feast.
What are leftovers?
What is Mrs. Abatemarco's second favorite thing to eat at Thanksgiving every year?
The green vegetables traditionally served in a casserole with cream of mushroom soup and french fried onions
What are green beans?
The day after Thanksgiving when there are big sales and many people go shopping
What is Black Friday?
A large, native bird to North America that is large enough to feed a family
What is a wild turkey?
The Founding Father who wanted the wild turkey to be the symbol of the United States of America
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
Del Griffith's (John Candy) big secret in the movie?
What is that his wife is dead?
The red fruit that is often served alongside the turkey for Thanksgiving dinner
What are cranberries?
The Thanksgiving Day event in New York City where there are large balloons, marching bands, singers, and dancers
What is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
The conical-shaped basket that is generally filled with fruits and vegetables
What is a cornucopia?
The year of the first Thanksgiving
a. 1776
b. 2000ad
c. 1621
c. What is 1621?
The name of the Native American who already spoke English and was especially helpful to the Pilgrims
Who was Squanto?
What do people usually start doing the weekend after Thanksgiving?
What is buy a Christmas tree, start holiday shopping, decorating for the holidays, etc.?
The way people get very tired and lethargic after the huge feast.
What is a food coma... you get very tired after eating large quantities of food (tryptophan in turkey is a myth!)?
The most common reason plumbers are called on Thanksgiving or the day before.
What is a backed up sink?
(potato peels are often the culprit)
Over the River and through the woods.
What is to Grandmother's house we go?
A weeklong Harvest Celebration including a 3 day celebration with the King of the Wampanoag Indians.
What is the first Thanksgiving?
What food was not served at the first Thanksgiving?
A. Mashed potatoes
B. Pumpkin
C. Venison
A. What are Mashed potatoes?
Did the Pilgrim and Native Americans eat turkey at the first Thanksgiving?
No, they ate venison (deer meat) and fish.