Thanksgiving Foods
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Thanksgiving History
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Thanksgiving Trivia
Thanksgiving Trivia pt. 2
100

The most popular main course on Thanksgiving. It can be roasted, smoked, or even deep fried.

What is turkey? 

100

This company's "Turkey Talk Line" answer about 100,000 turkey calls in November and December

What is Butterball?

100

The orange vegetable commonly used as a symbol of fall and in the most popular dessert at the Thanksgiving table.

What is pumpkin?

100

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

What is the Mayflower?

100

What is wrong in this sentence?

Sarah Josepha Hale begged many presidents to declare Thanksgiving a national holiday, but for 36 years they ignored her pleas?

What is punctuation error? (Question mark)

100

What food was not served at the first Thanksgiving?

A. Mashed potatoes

B. Pumpkin

C. Seafood

What is A. Mashed potatoes?

100

A race many people run on Thanksgiving morning.

What is a turkey trot?

200

This traditional Thanksgiving side dish was invented by Campbells to show American households how to turn green beans and cream of mushroom soup into comfort food.

What is green bean casserole?

200

Fix this sentence fragment:

Because hand turkeys are fun to make.

Answers will vary.

200

The conical-shaped basket that is generally filled with fruits and vegetables and is also called a horn-of-plenty.

What is a cornucopia?

200

True or false: Turkey was the main dish at the feast that inspired Thanksgiving.

What is false? 
200

This President was the first to "pardon" a turkey.

Who is John F Kennedy?

200

Both the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and America’s Thanksgiving Parade conclude with this event which hints at one of the next major holidays to celebrate.

What is the arrival of Santa Claus?

200

The most popular Thanksgiving dessert sometimes topped with Cool Whip.

What is pumpkin pie? 

300

Most people eat a mountain of this kind of spud on Thanksgiving, topped with a river of gravy.

What are mashed potatoes?

300

The day and month of the year on which we traditionally celebrate Thanksgiving here in the US.

What is the fourth Thursday of November?

300

The indigenous people living here before Columbus who were exploited by the story of the "first Thanksgiving."

Who are Native Americans? 

or

Wampanoag tribe

300

The name of the Native American who escaped slavery and spoke English, which made him helpful as a translator for the different peoples there.

Who is Squanto or Tisquantum?

300

This President made turkey pardoning an annual event.

Who is George H.W. Bush?

300

Bonus!

What is one thing you are thankful for this year?

Answers will vary.

300

The English separatists who came to the United States in 1620 are often represented with a black hat featuring a gold buckle.

Who were the Pilgrims?

400

Which of these is a sentence fragment?

A. I ran to the store.

B. Before I baked the pie.

C. I needed to get a crust.

What is B. Before I baked the pie?

400

The day after Thanksgiving when there are big sales and many people go shopping

What is Black Friday?

400

A native bird to North America that is large enough to feed a family and almost became the US's national bird.

What is a wild turkey?

400

Fix this sentence:

The history of Thanksgiving is not as nice as we were taught in elementary school the Pilgrims and Native Americans did not get along that well.

The history of Thanksgiving is not as nice as we were taught in elementary school. The Pilgrims and Native Americans did not get along that well.

400

This President refused to celebrate Thanksgiving as a national holiday.

Who is Thomas Jefferson?

400

The Founding Father who wanted the wild turkey to be the symbol of the United States of America.

Who was Benjamin Franklin?

400

This state raises the most turkeys (approximately 49 million annually!)

What is Minnesota?

500

This sweet side dish is made of a red fruit harvested in bogs and many people argue over which version is better, homemade or from a can.

What is cranberry sauce?

500

How many turkeys are consumed every year at Thanksgiving?

A. 4,600 

B. 46,000

C. 4.6 million

D. 46 million

What is D. 46 million?

500

What is wrong in this sentence?

Many people say that turkeys and cornucopias are the official symbols of thanksgiving.

What is a capitalization error? (Thanksgiving)
500

The year of the first Thanksgiving

A. 1621

B. 1776

C. 1965

What is A. 1621?

500

This President declared two Thanksgivings in one year.

Who is James Madison?

500

Thanksgiving Day is also an annual Canadian holiday, held in this month.

What is October?

500

This President proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday.

 Who is Abraham Lincoln?

600

The world's largest pumpkin pie ever baked weighed how many pounds?

A. 20 pounds

B. 200 pounds

C. 2000 pounds

What is C. 2000 pounds?

600

The second most-popular entree besides turkey is this, a close relative of bacon.

What is ham?

600

This event early in the day is the second-oldest of its kind and features many performances as well as giant balloons of iconic characters.

What is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?

600

How many days did the first Thanksgiving last?

What is 3 days?
600

This president tried to move Thanksgiving to help boost the economy but later signed a bill making the celebration at the end of November officially.

Who is Franklin Roosevelt?

600

The name for the loose red skin attached to the underside of a turkey’s beak.

What is a wattle?

600

Final jeopardy:

How many school days are there from the day we come back from break to Christmas vacation?

What is 17 days?