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100
This is the sound a male turkey makes.
What is gobble gobble?
100
This U.S. President proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday on October 3, 1863.
Who is "Abraham Lincoln"?
100
This is the sport that is most watched on Thanksgiving Day
What is football?
100
This is the name of the ship on which the pilgrims came to America.
What is the "Mayflower"?
100
This is Mr. Maggio's favorite color.
What is "red?"
200
On average, Americans consume this many turkeys on Thanksgiving every year: A) 600,000 ; B) 46 million ; C) 7.8 million
What is 46 million?
200
This tribe of Native Americans that helped the Pilgrims create the first Thanksgiving: A) Iroquois ; B) Wampanoag ; C) Apache
What are the Wampanoag?
200
It wasn’t until the 1924 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade that this idea on the Friday after Thanksgiving establishes the kickoff for the holiday shopping season.
What is Christmas Shopping ("Black Friday"?)
200
This type of pie is the most popular at Thanksgiving
What is pumpkin pie?
200
According to Mr. Maggio, this Halloween candy is considered "overrated".
What are "Whoppers?"
300
Female turkeys are called hens. This is what male turkeys are called.
What are toms?
300
The 1st Thanksgiving was hosted in this year: A) 1421; B)1521; C)1621
What is 1621?
300
This day and week in November is the time of year that Thanksgiving always falls on.
What is the 4th Thursday?
300
It took the Pilgrims this long to cross the ocean when migrating to America.
What is 2 months?
300
Mr. Maggio has this many pets at his house.
What is "2 dogs?"
400
In a tradition that is said to have started 2,400 years ago, this part of the turkey is saved and snapped as a good luck custom.
What is a "wishbone"?
400
The first Thanksgiving lasted this many days.
What is 3?
400
In a 2021 survey, almost 30% of Americans say this is the very worst food on Thanksgiving.
What is "cranberry sauce?"
400
This type of potato is often served with Thanksgiving dinner
What is sweet potato?
400
This is Mr. Maggio's favorite dessert on Thanksgiving.
What is "pecan pie"?
500
The dangling skin under a turkey's neck
What is a "wattle?"
500
This famous Native American taught the Pilgrims how to cultivate corn, extract sap from maple trees, catch fish in the rivers, avoid poisonous plants, and helped the settlers forge an alliance with other tribes after escaping from European slavery: A) Pocahontas; B) Sacagawea; C: Geronimo; D) Squanto?
Who is "Squanto"?
500
In this Caribbean nation on Thanksgiving, roast pork is a common item on the menu, accompanied with more plantains, rice and beans.
What is the "Puerto Rico?"
500
When the Pilgrams hosted the first Thanksgiving, this main dish wasn’t originally on the menu.
What is turkey?
500
At the Veterans Day Assembly, Mr. Maggio said that this was his favorite MRE (Meal Ready to Eat).
What is "Chili Mac"?