Thanksgiving Foods
The most popular main course on Thanksgiving.
What is turkey?
Name one of four items that were served in Charlie Brown’s "gourmet" meal in "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving"?
What is toast, popcorn, pretzels, or jelly beans?
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 the New World.
What is the Mayflower?
This now popular 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?
This much turkey is served at the Dallas Cowboys' Thanksgiving game each year (pounds).
What is 13,000 pounds
Green Bean casserole was invented by what "Soup" company.
What is Campbell Soup?
The day and month of the year on which we traditionally celebrate Thanksgiving
What is the fourth Thursday of November?
This Thanksgiving staple can also be found in non-food items, such as fireworks, crayons, glue, paint, and cosmetics.
What is corn?
This Native tribe joined the Pilgrim in the first Thanksgiving.
Who are the Wampanoag?
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?
This NFL football Franchise has the most Thanksgiving games played.
What are the Detroit Lions with 38?
Despite its difference, this word is often used interchangeably with stuffing.
What is dressing?
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?
This is the reason the Pilgrims chose to leave England.
What is religious persecution?
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?
This former NFL player holds the most rushing yards in a single Thanksgiving day game.
Who is O.J. Simpson?
The red fruit that is often served alongside the turkey for Thanksgiving dinner.
What are cranberries?
This many turkeys are consumed every year at Thanksgiving (millions).
What is 35 million?
The conical-shaped basket that is generally filled with fruits and vegetables.
What is a cornucopia?
This is the year of the first Thanksgiving.
What is 1621?
This native is known throughout history for his skill for speaking English, his political negations between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoags, and his guidance to teach the Pilgrims how to teach them how to grow corn, and where and how to fish and hunt beaver.
What is Squanto?
This President declared two Thanksgivings in one year.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
This year was the first Thanksgiving NFL game of the Canton Bulldogs vs. the Akron Pros.
What is 1920?
The name of the organic compound found in turkey that many people blame for post-feast sleepiness.
What is tryptophan?
This day follows 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 US state that the pilgrims landed in.
What is Massachusetts?
The Founding Father who wanted the wild turkey to be the symbol of the United States of America.
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
Which President refused to celebrate Thanksgiving as a national holiday?
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Name 1 of 3 active NFL teams that have played on Thanksgiving and never won.
A boneless chicken stuffed inside a boneless ducks stuffed inside a boneless turkey.
What is a turkducken?
This meat is the most popular alternative to turkey on Thanksgiving.
What is Ham?
The natives brought this meat to the first Thanksgiving.
What is Deer (Venison)?
The first Thanksgiving lasted this many days.
What is 3?
This popular Christmas tune was originally written as a Thanksgiving song.
What is Jingle Bells?
This president proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
The only active NFL franchise to have never played on Thanksgiving.
What are the Jacksonville Jaguars?