Feast Day Foods
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The most popular main course on Thanksgiving
What is turkey?
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This company's "Turkey Talk Line" answer about 100,000 turkey calls in November and December
What is Butterball?
1000
The squash commonly used as a symbol of Thanksgiving
What is a pumpkin?
1000
The name of the ship the Pilgrims boarded to start their journey to Plymouth, Massachusetts
What is the Mayflower?
1000
This food was not served on the first Thanksgiving
A. Mashed potatoes
B. Pumpkin
C. Seafood
A. What are Mashed potatoes?
1000
This President was the first to order a national day of Thanksgiving.
Who is George Washington? Commander of the Continental Army, General George Washington proclaimed December 18, 1777, as the first national thanksgiving day.
2000
The most popular Thanksgiving dessert
What is Pumpkin Pie?
2000
A race many people run on Thanksgiving morning.
What is a turkey trot?
2000
The English separatists who came to the United States in 1620
Who were Pilgrims?
2000
The reason the Pilgrims felt they had to leave England
What is religious persecution?
2000
The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade concludes with this.
What is the arrival of Santa Claus?
2000
In 1863, this president proclaimed a national Thanksgiving Day to be celebrated the final Thursday of November. Every president after him would honor the holiday until 1941 when it became federal law.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
3000
The way people typically prepare potatoes for Thanksgiving dinner
What are mashed potatoes?
3000
The day and month of the year on which we traditionally celebrate Thanksgiving
What is the fourth Thursday of November?
3000
This Thanksgiving Symbol is grown on every continent except Antarctica.
What is corn?
3000
Plymouth Colony was located in this present-day state.
What is Massachusetts?
3000
This state raises the most turkeys.
What is Minnesota?
3000
Often touted as the first Presidential turkey "pardon", the Washington Post used the word "pardon" in an article when this president said of the turkey "Let's keep him going."
Who is John F Kennedy?
4000
The green vegetables traditionally served in a casserole with cream of mushroom soup and french fried onions
What are green beans?
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The day after Thanksgiving when there are big sales and many people go shopping
What is Black Friday?
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Only the male turkey makes this sound, specifically to find a mate.
What is a gobble?
4000
What is the name of the tribe of Indians that celebrated with the Pilgrims?
Who are the Wampanoag?
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The Founding Father who wanted the wild turkey to be the symbol of the United States of America rather than the bald eagle.
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
4000
This President made turkey pardoning an annual event.
Who is George H.W. Bush?
5000
The red fruit that is often served alongside the turkey for Thanksgiving dinner
What are cranberries?
5000
This many turkeys are consumed every year at Thanksgiving:
46,000
4.6 million
46 million
460 million
What is 46 million?
5000
The goat-horn-shaped basket also called the horn of plenty that is often displayed full of fruits and vegetables.
What is a cornucopia?
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The year of the first Thanksgiving
What is 1621?
5000
The name of the member of the Patuxet tribe who served as both a guide and interpreter for the Pilgrims.
Who is Squanto?
5000
The fourth Thursday of November was declared a national holiday and was signed into law by which president?
Who is Franklin Roosevelt?
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This many calories on average are consumed, per person, at Thanksgiving dinner.
4,500
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The most popular alternative to turkey on Thanksgiving
What is Ham?
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What meat did the native Americans bring to the first Thanksgiving
Deer (Venison)
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The first Thanksgiving lasted this many days.
What is 3?
6000
The loose red skin attached to the underside of a turkey’s beak
What is a Wattle?
6000
This President considered national fasts or days of thanksgiving to be expressions of religion and opposed them in order to maintain a strict separation of church and state.
Who is Thomas Jefferson? He also considered them a remnant of the British reign over the American colonies.
7000
According to the USDA, you need about this much turkey per person for your Thanksgiving feast.
What is about 1 pound per person?
7000
In 2019, this many people lined the streets of Manhattan to watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
A. 35,000
B. 350,000
C. 3.5 million
What is C., 3.5 million.
7000
This country leads the world in the production of turkey meat.
A. US
B. France
C. Germany
D. United Kingdom
What is A., the US?
The US 2,542 thousand tons, France 413 thousand tons, Germany 367 thousand tons, UK 213 thousand tons.
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How many women were at the first Thanksgiving meal?
5
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The average number of dinner guests per household on Thanksgiving is
A. 4
B. 7
C. 11
D. 15
What is C., 11.
7000
This President declared two Thanksgivings in one year?
Who was James Madison. In 1815 there were 2 thanksgivings.