Thanksgiving History
In 1941 Thanksgiving was given this uniform date parameter.
What is the fourth Thursday in November?
Turkeys are native to this continent.
What is North America?
Beginning with J; "a large bath with a system of underwater jets of water to massage the body"
What is Jacuzzi?
Cranberry sauce has been a traditional side dish for turkey since at least 1796, and this state produces 59% of the country's annual 790 million pounds of cranberry crop.
What is Wisconsin?
Since 1924 this Thanksgiving tradition takes place in New York City, going from Manhattan to Herald Square.
What is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
This is the name for an adult male turkey.
(Think Nat and Jess' beau)
What is a tom?
Beginning with J; "a machine that automatically plays a selected musical recording when a coin is inserted"
What is Jukebox?
Category: Thanksgiving Sides
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This colony was the first to declare Thanksgiving a new tradition in 1623.
What is Plymouth colony?
This is the name for the flap of skin hanging under a turkey's chin.
What is a wattle?
Beginning with E; "the time or date (twice each year) at which the sun crosses the celestial equator, when day and night are of approximately equal length"
What is Equinox?
This president was the first to make a presidential proclamation establishing a day of public Thanksgiving.
Who is George Washington?
This founding father proposed and hosted a dinner party where turkeys were killed via electric shock and roasted on an electrical spit.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
Beginning with M; "the greatest or highest amount possible or attained"
What is Maximum?
This NFL team has hosted a football game on Thanksgiving every year since 1945.
Who are the Detroit Lions?
The indigenous people of what is now this country were the first to domesticate turkeys in 800 BC.
What is Mexico?
Beginning with P; "an attractive combination of vitality and glamour"
What is Pizzazz?