Grateful Gatherings
This November holiday is often called the "day of thanks"
What is Thanksgiving?
What day of the week is Thanksgiving always celebrated on?
What is "Thursday"?
This term means donating time without pay to help others.
What is volunteering?
This side dish, made from mashed root vegetables, is a Thanksgiving staple.
What are mashed potatoes (or sweet potatoes)?
What is the wattle?
Where are the Pilgrims traditionally said to have stepped ashore here in Massachusetts?
What is Plymouth Rock?
What sport do many people and families watch on Thanksgiving Day?
What is football?
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation focuses on improving this global issue.
What is public health (or poverty/education)?
What tart, red berry is made into a sauce for Thanksgiving.
What is cranberry?
What does the president do for a turkey at the White House each Thanksgiving? Ride it, paint it, cook it, pardon it.
What is pardon the turkey?
This large bird is traditionally the centerpiece of thanksgiving meal.
What is a turkey?
What do two people pull apart for good luck after the turkey dinner?
What is the wishbone?
After natural disasters, this organization provides food, shelter, and blood donations.
What is the Red Cross?
Pumpkin pie originated from this early group of settlers.
Who are the Pilgrims?
In what year did the pilgrims hold their famous Thanksgiving feast? 1492, 1621, 1976, 2020
What is 1621?
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
In 1962, this U.S. president gave the famous “Thanksgiving Proclamation,” reminding citizens to be grateful for freedom.
Who is John F. Kennedy?
When someone does something nice for you and then you do something nice for someone else, what is this called?
What is “paying it forward”?
This bread-based side dish is often cooked inside the turkey.
What is stuffing?
What is a Friendsgiving?
A Black Friday sale, football league, turkey free holiday or a dinner with friends
What is a dinner with friends?
The annual Thanksgiving Day Parade held in New York City is sponsored by this department store.
What is Macy's
This legendary musician’s 1997 song “Thank You” expresses deep gratitude to a loved one.
Who is Dido?
“Giving Tuesday” was created as a response to this major shopping day held right after Thanksgiving.
What is Black Friday (or Cyber Monday)?
What is usually poured over the turkey dinner?
What is gravy?
This is where wild turkeys sleep at night: on the water, in caves, in the trees, in burrows
What is “in the trees”?