Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Foods

100

The most popular food to eat on Thanksgiving.

turkey

200

The way people usually prepare and eat potatoes for Thanksgiving dinner

mashed potatoes

300

Which type of pie is the most popular to eat on Thanksgiving?

Pumpkin

400

Besides turkey, what meat is the most popular to eat on Thanksgiving?

ham

500

What is the name of the small red berry that people sometimes eat with turkey on Thanksgiving?

cranberry

Thanksgiving Traditions

100

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

football

200

CONGRATS!

EXTRA points

300

What is the month of the year on which we traditionally celebrate Thanksgiving?

November

400

What is The part of the turkey that two people pull apart to see if their wish will be granted?

Wishbone

500

True or False

Thanksgiving time is the busiest travel time in the whole year.  

True, many people travel to be with family 

Thanksgiving Symbols

100

What orange fruit is used as a symbol of Thanksgiving

pumpkin

200

The name of the settlers who came to North America in 1620.

the Pilgrims

300

What is the term for the noise a turkey makes?

Gobble Gobble

400

SORRY!

LOST POINTS

500

The day after Thanksgiving is called what?

Black Friday

Thanksgiving History

100

The name of the ship the Pilgrims took from England to America.

the Mayflower

200

The name of the town the pilgrims started when they got to America.

Plymouth

300

How many passengers were there on the Mayflower?

102 passengers

400

How long was the Mayflower’s trip from England to America?    

Two months

500

The year of the first Thanksgiving

1621

Thanksgiving

100

Which type of food was NOT served at the first Thanksgiving. 

A. pecan pie

B. pumpkin

C. seafood

A. pecan pie

200

What group helped the pilgrims when they first got to North America?

Native Americans or Wampanoag Tribe

300

True or False

Turkey might not have been on the menu for the first Thanksgiving?

True

400

Who declared Thanksgiving a national holiday?

President Abraham Lincoln

500

What did the Pilgrims and the Native Americans celebrate for the first time on Thanksgiving day?

the harvest

Thanksgiving Jokes

100

"What key has legs and can't open a door?"

A Turkey

200

Why did they let the turkey join the band?

Because he had his own drumsticks

300

What happened to the turkey that got in a fight?

He got the stuffing knocked out of him!

400

What do you call a running turkey?

Fast Food

500

What did the turkey say to the computer?

Google, google.