Thanksgiving 1
What two groups of people celebrated the first Thanksgiving?
The Pilgrims and the Indians
If the turkey needs to cook for 4 hours, when will we need to put it in the oven for it to come out at 12:00pm?
8:00am
You are baking Mac n cheese but need to double the recipe. If the original recipe calls for a 1/2 teaspoon of salt, how much salt should you include?
1 teaspoon
What season is Thanksgiving in?
Fall
What State is the Macy's parade held in on Thanksgiving Day each year?
A) Massachusetts
B) New York
C) Texas
B) New York
If Jane has her mother, father, 2 sisters and their husbands and her own husband over for Thanksgiving how many total people will be at Jane's house for Thanksgiving?
8
What is your favorite side dish on Thanksgiving?
Answer will vary
You are baking Mac n cheese but need to triple the recipe. If the original recipe calls for a 1/2 teaspoon of salt, how much salt should you include? (answer as a mixed fraction)
1 1/2 teaspoons
Finish the sentence.
America Runs on __________________.
Dunkin Donuts
What was the name of the Pilgrim's ship?
The Mayflower
Jerry takes $25.00 to the store. If he buys a turkey for $12.50 and a pumpkin pie for $5.00 how much will he have left?
$7.50
What is the day after Thanksgiving called?
Black Friday
John wants to have coffee with dessert on Thanksgiving. If he his having ten people for the meal and he wants 1 and 1/2 cups per person, how many cups does he need to make?
15 cups
How do we decide which Thursday Thanksgiving is on each year?
3rd Thursday
What sport is played during the Thanksgiving season?
Football
Jane is baking cakes for Thanksgiving. She wants to make two so she can give one to her neighbor who has been sick. If the recipe calls for 2 and 1/2 cups of sugar how much will she need for both cakes?
5
What day of the week is Thanksgiving on
Thursday
Jane needs 2 cans of green beans and 2 pounds of sweet potatoes for her Thanksgiving meal. If the green beans are $1.98 a can and the potatoes are $.98 a pound how much will she spend?
$5.92
How did the Indians get the name Indian?
Columbus named them because he thought he had landed in India
Give me a fraction that describes the amount of a (typical/nonLeap) year that is Thanksgiving.
1/365
If an average length of an NFL football game is 3 hours and 12 minutes and there are 3 football games shown on Thanksgiving, how many total minutes of football would you expect there to be on Thanksgiving this year?
576 minutes
Name two other ways to cook a turkey besides baking it
Deep frying, smoking, etc
If a typical serving of macaroni is 2oz of dry pasta per person and you have 18 people coming to your house on Thanksgiving, how many boxes of 16oz macaroni pasta do you need to buy?
3
I hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving!
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