Thanksgiving Foods
The most popular main course on Thanksgiving.
What is Mac and Cheese ?
The day & month of when Americans celebrate Thanksgiving
What is the fourth Thursday of November?
The orange vegetable commonly used as a symbol of Thanksgiving.
What is a pumpkin?
Though this song is thought of as a Christmas song, it was actually written to be sung on Thanksgiving Day.
What is Jingle Bells?
This food was not served at the first Thanksgiving.
What are mashed potatoes?
This President first ordered a national day of Thanksgiving.
Who is George Washington?
What is the most popular sport to watch on Thanksgiving?
What is American Football?
Green Bean casserole was invented by what company? (Hint: It comes from a popular soup company)
What is Campbell Soup Company?
The name of the service that has been available for 40 years to answer consumer questions about cooking turkey.
What is Butterball Turkey Talk-Line?
The popular arts and craft activity for children to make their own turkey
In the early 20th century, children dressed up in costumes and would beg for treats on Thanksgiving, a tradition that used to be called "Thanksgiving Masking". This practice is now done on?
What is Halloween?
This department store is known for their extravagant Thanksgiving parade.
What is Macys?
This President made turkey pardoning an annual event.
Who is George H.W. Bush?
Though a staple for most Thanksgiving dinners, this side dish was not invented until 50 years after the first feast.
What is cranberry sauce?
The most popular Thanksgiving dessert.
What is Pumpkin Pie?
A race many people run on Thanksgiving morning.
What is a Turkey Trot?
The English travelers who came to the United States in 1620.
Who were Pilgrims?
This sweet Thanksgiving side dish made from a root vegetable that became popular in the 20th century
What is baked sweet potato/sweet potato casserole
The annual Thanksgiving Day Parade concludes with the arrival of this person.
Who is Santa Claus?
This president was the first to "pardon" a turkey.
Who is John F Kennedy?
Male Turkeys "gobble gobble", but female turkeys make this sound.
What is "Cackle Cackle"?
This red fruit is often served after being made into a jelly along with other side dishes for Thanksgiving dinner.
What is cranberry sauce?
This many turkeys are consumed every year at Thanksgiving.
What is 46 million?
The conical-shaped basket that is generally filled with fruits and vegetables.
What is a cornucopia?
The oldest Thanksgiving Day Parade in the U.S. is actually held in this city, not NYC.
What is Philadelphia
This profession experiences the busiest time of year 24 hours after Thanksgiving
What is plumbing?
This President declared to have two Thanksgivings in one year.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
True or False: The first ever TV dinner was made with Thanksgiving leftovers.
What is true? In 1953 a worker at Swanson ordered too many frozen turkeys (260 tons too many to be exact), so a company salesman named Jerry Thomas had the idea to create a packaged dinner on aluminum trays. After an assembly line of women scooped turkey, cornbread dressing, peas, and sweet potatoes onto the trays, the TV dinner was born!
The number one side dish served at most Thanksgiving dinners.
What is Stuffing/Dressing?
A tradition where people would break this specific part of a turkey, which was meant to promote patience and spending time with family.
What is the Wishbone?
A large, native bird to North America that is large enough to feed a family.
What is a wild turkey?
This U.S. states hold the record for producing the most cranberries each year, a popular Thanksgiving side dish ingredient.
What is Wisconsin?
The Founding Father who wanted the wild turkey to be the symbol of the United States of America.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
Which President refused to celebrate Thanksgiving as a national holiday?
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This eating utensil was most probably not used during the first Thanksgiving.
What is a fork?
The average person consumes this many calories, on average, at Thanksgiving dinner.
What are 4,500?
This meat is the most popular alternative to turkey on Thanksgiving.
What is Ham?
This meat was brought to the first thanksgiving by Native American tribes.
What is Deer (Venison)?
This is the decade that Black Friday shopping began, following Thanksgiving
What is the 1950's
The loose red skin attached to the underside of a turkey’s beak
What is a Wattle?
This president proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
The only active NFL franchise to have never played on Thanksgiving.
Who are the Jacksonville Jaguars?