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100

The most popular main course on Thanksgiving.

What is turkey?

100

What sport do Americans like to play and watch on Thanksgiving day?

What is football?

100

The orange vegetable (actually a fruit) commonly used as a symbol of Thanksgiving.

What is a pumpkin?

100

The name of the ship the Pilgrims boarded to start their journey to Plymouth, Massachusetts.

What is the Mayflower?

100

The day after Thanksgiving that is the most popular day to shop.

What is Black Friday?

200

The way people typically prepare potatoes for Thanksgiving dinner.

What is mashed potatoes?

200

A special parade in the US for Thanksgiving.

What is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade?

200

Who were the English separatists who came to the United States in 1620?

Who are the Pilgrims?

200

Which food was NOT served at the first Thanksgiving. 

A. corn on the cob

B. pumpkin

C. seafood

What is A. corn on the cob

200

What is an adult female turkey called?

What is a hen?

300

Name 3 foods found in a Thanksgiving feast.  

What are: turkey, potatoes, cranberry sauce, beans, corn, apple pie, pumpkin pie, etc.

300

Which tradition, that involved the turkey, brings good luck at Thanksgiving?

What is breaking the wishbone?

300

The indigenous people of North America who are a common symbol of Thanksgiving.

Who are the Native Americans or the Wampanoag tribe?

300

What's the name of the area (what state) the Pilgrims reached when they arrived in the USA?

What is Massachusetts?

300

In 1995, this popular Thanksgiving vegetable was the first to be grown in space.

What is the potato?

400

What meat is the most popular alternative to turkey on Thanksgiving?

What is ham?

400

Which two NFL teams have played a game on Thanksgiving Day since 1966?    

Who are the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys?

400

What sport uses the term "turkey"?

What is bowling?

400

The oldest documented turkey trot still takes place every year in which city?

What is Buffalo, New York?

400

English settlers brought ___________. That's why Native Americans got sick. 

What are diseases?

500

Which type of apple is used traditionally in apple pie?

What is a Granny Smith?

500

The president that made Thanksgiving a permanent national holiday?

Who is Abraham Lincoln?

500

These are often found as Thanksgiving centerpieces, and are usually filled with fall fruit (like apples), raw nuts, fallen leaves, gourds, flowers and more.

What is a cornucopia?

500

How many days did the first Thanksgiving last?

What is 3 days?

500

What is an adult male turkey called?

What is a tom?

600

Which berries are found indigenously in North America?

What are cranberries?

600

Which U.S. president was the first to officially pardon a turkey making it an annual event?

Who is George H.W. Bush?

600

What notable Native American served as an interpreter between the Pilgrims and Native Americans?

Who is Squanto?

600

What year was the first Thanksgiving held?

What is 1621?

600

What's the name of the colony the Pilgrims started in the USA?

What is Plymouth Colony?