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1. On what ship did the Pilgrims sail to America?
Mayflower
2. When and where did the first Thanksgiving take place?
Plymouth Colony 1621
3. How long did the first Thanksgiving last?
3 days
4. With which tribe did the Pilgrims share the first Thanksgiving meal?
Wampanoag
5. What are three of the foods eaten at the first Thanksgiving?
deer, fowl, shellfish, squash, carrots and chestnuts
7. At dinnertime, what did children do in Pilgrim households?
waited on their parents
8. What common utensil was missing from the first Thanksgiving's table?
forks
9. What would Ben Franklin have wanted our national bird to be?
turkey
10. When did Thanksgiving become a holiday?
1941
11. When is Thanksgiving celebrated in the United States?
the fourth Thursday in November
12. What woman author helped in making Thanksgiving a national holiday?
Sara Joshepa Hale
13. When is Thanksgiving celebrated in Canada?
on the second Monday of October
14. What is the flap of skin that hangs over a turkey's nose called?
a snood
15. What is the name and gender of the turkeys that gobble?
Toms - male
16. What do turkey eggs look like?
a light brown color with spots
17. What is a cornucopia known as?
horn of plenty
18. Where do female turkeys build their nests when they are about to lay eggs?
on the ground
6. What were cranberries called?
crane berry