Thanksgiving Foods
Mr. Drakes's favorite thing to eat at Thanksgiving.
mashed potatoes and gravy
A special parade in US for Thanksgiving
Macy's parade
The name of the ship the Pilgrims boarded to start their journey to Plymouth, Massachusetts
the Mayflower
The type of food which was NOT served at the first Thanksgiving.
corn on the cob
pumpkin
seafood
corn on the cob
JOKE: "What key has legs and can't open a door?"
A Turkey
Which type of apple is used traditionally in apple pie?
Granny Smith
The president that made Thanksgiving a permanent national holiday?
Abraham Lincoln
How many days did the first Thanksgiving last?
3 days
Native American "Squanto", was especially helpful to the Pilgrims, which tribe was he from?
Sioux, Cherokee, Patuxet, Navajo
Patuxet
TRIVIA: The speed that turkeys can run when scared.
20MPH
Which state produces the most turkeys?
Minnesota
The oldest documented turkey trot still takes place every year in which city?
Buffalo, New York
The year of the first Thanksgiving
1621
What's the name of the area and state the Pilgrims reached when they arrived in America?
Plymouth Harbor (Bay), Massachusetts
JOKE: What did the ocean say to the Mayflower as it crossed it's sea?
Nothing, it just waved.
Which state produces the most cranberries?
Wisconsin
Which two NFL teams have played a game on Thanksgiving Day since 1966?
Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys
Most famous Pilgrim leader.
William Bradford
How many Pilgrims were aboard the Mayflower?
102 (correct within 6)
TRIVIA: The loose red skin attached to the underside of a turkey’s beak.
Wattle
Which Founding Father once proclaimed, “No citizen of the U.S. shall refrain from turkey on Thanksgiving Day”?
Alexander Hamilton
Which U.S. president was the first to officially pardon a turkey making it an annual event?
George H.W. Bush. In 1989 he "presented a Presidential pardon" to a "fine tom turkey"
How long was the Mayflower’s voyage from England to America?
66 days - points if you get it within 6 days
How many colonists were living in America in 1620?
Approximately 2,499, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. -Points if you get it within 200
Joke: Why was the turkey asked to join the percussion section of the marching band?
Because it had it own drumsticks