Thanksgiving Foods
The most popular main course on Thanksgiving
Turkey
The day after Thanksgiving when there are big sales and many people go shopping
What is Black Friday?
Bone that is broken during Thanksgiving?
What is the Wishbone?
The year of the first Thanksgiving
A) 1776 B) 1965 C) 1621
C. What is 1621?
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?
George Washington
What is America's favorite side dish?
Stuffing
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?
A Wild turkey that is large enough to feed a family is used for the dinner. If its a Male Turkey , its called as this.
What is a "Tom" ?
Female turkey is called a Hen
The reason the Pilgrims felt they had to leave England
religious persecution
True or False: Eating turkey makes you sleepy.
False. Eating too much food makes you sleepy!
Who was the first president to "pardon" a turkey?
A) Jimmy Carter B) John F Kennedy C) James Madison
John F Kennedy
The first crop the Native Americans taught the Pilgrims how to grow
What is corn?
A race many people run on Thanksgiving morning.
A) New York Marathon B) Turkey Trot C) Turkey Walk
What is a Turkey Trot?
The number of turkeys prepared for Thanksgiving in America each year: A) 30 million B) 46 million C) 92 million
What is 46 million?
How many women were at the first Thanksgiving meal?
A) None B) 10 C) 4
4
This utensil was not used by the Pilgrims on Thanksgiving Day
Forks
(they traded the forks with Indians in exchange for information and supply.)
Which founding father wanted the turkey as the National Symbol for The United States of America?
A) Benjamin Franklin B) George Washington C) Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
What meat did the native Americans bring to the first Thanksgiving A) Deer B) Hog C) Pigeon
B) What is Deer (Venison)
This company's "Turkey Talk Line" answers about 100,000 turkey calls in November and December
Butterball
What state raises the most turkeys?
A) New York B) Florida
C) Minnesota
Minnesota
When the first Thanksgiving Day football game was played
When was 1876?
True or false: The first Thanksgiving was eaten outdoors?
What is true?
Which President refused to celebrate Thanksgiving as a national holiday?
A) James Madison B) Gerald Ford C) Thomas Jefferson
Who is Thomas Jefferson
How do you know if cranberries are sweet enough for harvest?
What is when they bounce?
The conical-shaped basket that is generally filled with fruits and vegetables
What is a Cornucopia?
How much did the world's heaviest turkey weigh?
A) 86 pounds B) 45 pounds C) 100 pounds
86 pounds
The month the first Thanksgiving most likely took place
What is September?
Thanksgiving Day is an annual Canadian holiday, held in which month.
October
How many different types of pie did Barack Obama have at the White House Thanksgiving dinner?
6 Banana cream, Coconut, Pumpkin, Apple, Pecan, and Cherry
How many calories on average are consumed, per person, at Thanksgiving dinner
A) 10,000 B) 1,000 C) 4,500
4,500
The most common reason plumbers are called on Thanksgiving or the day before.
What is a backed up sink?
(potato peels are often the culprit)
The loose red skin attached to the underside of a turkey’s beak
Wattle
How many days did the first Thanksgiving last?
A) 1 B) 3 C) 10
B) 3
The name of the Indian tribe that ate with the Pilgrims during the first Thanksgiving:
A) Wampanoag B) Puritans C) Sioux
What is the Wampanoag?
What is something special each President does on Thanksgiving?
Call our troops that are stationed abroad and home to thank them for their service.