Thanksgiving Traditions
True or False
The Pilgrims landed in New York?
False
The orange vegetable commonly used as a symbol of Thanksgiving.
What is a pumpkin?
The name of the ship the Pilgrims boarded to start their journey to Plymouth, Massachusetts.
What is the Mayflower?
What food was not served at the first Thanksgiving?
A. Mashed potatoes
B. Pumpkin
C. Seafood
A. What are mashed potatoes?
Which President first ordered a national day of Thanksgiving?
Who is George Washington?
The day 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?
or
Wampanoag tribe?
How many women were at the first Thanksgiving meal?
What is 5?
What is Macys?
What is a department store?
Which President made turkey pardoning an annual event?
Who is George H.W. Bush?
A race many people run on Thanksgiving morning.
What is a turkey trot?
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?
How does the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade conclude?
With the arrival of Santa Claus?
Who was the first president to "pardon" a turkey?
Who is John F Kennedy?
How many turkeys are consumed every year at Thanksgiving?
46,000?
4.6 million?
46 million?
460 million
What is 46 million?
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. 1965
c. 1621
c. What is 1621?
What was the name of the Native American who already spoke English and was especially helpful to the Pilgrims?
What is Squanto?
Which President declared two Thanksgivings in one year?
Who is James Madison?
The most popular alternative to turkey on Thanksgiving?
What is Ham?
What meat did the native Americans bring to the first Thanksgiving?
What is Deer (Venison)?
How many days did the first Thanksgiving last?
What is 3?
The loose red skin attached to the underside of a turkey’s beak
What is a Wattle?
What president proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday?
Who is Abraham Lincoln?