Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving Foods

100

What is the most popular spring flower?

Tulip

300

What is one of the three least liked Thanksgiving foods?

• Cranberry Sauce — 31.49%
• Sweet Potatoes or Yams — 29.22%
• Green Bean Casserole — 28.04%

500

Name one food served at the first Thanksgiving.

Deer, assorted wildfowl, cod, bass, flint, and corn (which was eaten as corn bread and porridge).

Thanksgiving Traditions

100

The sport people usually watch on Thanksgiving

American football

300

When we traditionally celebrate Thanksgiving every year

Fourth Thursday of November

500

What percentage of American's put up their Christmas tree the day after Thanksgiving?

1) 20.5%

2) 55.5%

3) 10%

55.5% (20.5% do it before Turkey Day)

Thanksgiving Symbols

100

The orange vegetable commonly used as a symbol of Thanksgiving

What is pumpkin

300

What is a horn shaped basket, filled with the bounty of harvest: fruits, grains, and vegetables?

Cornucopia

500

What does it mean to pardon a turkey?

Save it from being eaten.

Thanksgiving History

100

The name of the ship the Pilgrims boarded to start their journey to Plymouth, Massachusetts.

The Mayflower

300

The number of Pilgrim women who were at the first Thanksgiving

a. 10

b. 12

c. 4

4

500

How many days was the first Thanksgiving?

3

Thanksgiving Surprise

100

What did the Macys Day parade debut with instead of balloons?

The first Macy's parade debuted in 1924 with animals from the Central Park Zoo that were replaced by balloons in 1927.

300

Many people enjoy these for several meals after the original Thanksgiving feast.

What are leftovers?

500

Which type of turkey (male or female) make the gobble sound (from the red part on the neck of the turkey)?

Male turkeys