Thanksgiving Foods
The most popular main course on Thanksgiving
What is turkey?
The day after Thanksgiving when there are big sales and many people go shopping
What is Black Friday?
The orange vegetable commonly used as a symbol of Thanksgiving
What is a pumpkin?
A weeklong Harvest Celebration including a 3 day celebration with the King of the Wampanoag Indians
What is the First Thanksgiving?
The next major holiday that comes after Thanksgiving
What is Christmas?
Three foods that people eat on Thanksgiving
What are turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing/dressing, cranberries, cornbread or rolls, green bean casserole, sweet potato casserole, corn casserole, pumpkin pie, pecan pie, and Jello salad?
The most popular Thanksgiving dessert
What is pumpkin pie?
True or False: Eating turkey makes you sleepy
False - While it's true that studies show the amino acid tryptophan causes drowsiness in lab rats, turkey doesn't contain enough to make much of a difference in humans. So if you're in need of a snooze after your Thanksgiving feast, you can blame all those calories rather than the bird.
A large bird native to North America that can feed a family
What is a turkey?
The name of the ship the Pilgrims boarded to start their journey to Plymouth, Massachusetts
What is the Mayflower?
Many people enjoy these for several meals after the original Thanksgiving feast
What are leftovers?
The date we will celebrate Thanksgiving this year
What is Thursday, November 26, 2020?
The green vegetables traditionally served in a casserole with cream of mushroom soup and french fried onions
What are green beans?
The Thanksgiving Day event in New York City where there are large balloons, marching bands, singers, and dancers
What is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
What food did the Native Americans first teach the Pilgrims how to grow as a crop and it has remained one of the most prevalent Thanksgiving symbols?
Corn
Name a pair of turkeys that were pardoned
Who are Tater and Tot
Who are Biscuits and Gravy
Who are Butter and Bread
Who are Peas and Carrots
The most common reason plumbers are called on the day after Thanksgiving
What is a backed up sink?
(potato peels are often the culprit)
The year the first Thanksgiving Day football game was played
What is 1876?
The red fruit that is often served alongside the turkey for Thanksgiving dinner
What are cranberries?
The day, week, and month of the year on which we traditionally celebrate Thanksgiving
What is the fourth Thursday of November?
The conical-shaped basket that is generally filled with fruits and vegetables
What is a cornucopia?
Experienced by the Pilgrims during their first winter
What is hunger, disease, and often death?
The president who proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
The number of pumpkin pies consumed every Thanksgiving
What is ~50 million?
True or false: The most popular alternative to turkey on Thanksgiving is ham
True
The President who pardoned the first turkey
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
The weekend after Thanksgiving people often buy this
What is a Christmas tree?
This group of people helped the Pilgrims survive their first winter
What was the name of the Native American who already spoke English and was especially helpful to the Pilgrims?
Squanto
The number of turkeys prepared for Thanksgiving in America each year
What is ~46 million?