History Lesson
Dinner is Served
Save room for dessert
Traditions
One Month Later
100

What state was the first thanksgiving held in?

What is Massachusetts.

100

This bird is the centerpiece of most Thanksgiving dinners.

What is Turkey


100

This pie is made with cinnamon-spiced apples and may be topped with a lattice crust.

What is apple pie


100

What is the name of the "shopping holiday" that happens the day after Thanksgiving?

What is Black Friday

100

What comes after the lyric "Silent night"

What is "Holy night"

200

What was the name of the ship the pilgrims sailed on?

The mayflower

200

This mashed root vegetable is often whipped with butter, cream, and sometimes garlic

What are mashed potatoes

200

This pie made with toasted nuts, corn syrup, and sugar is a Thanksgiving staple in the South.

What is Pecan Pie


200

This cartoon beagle is known to cook toast and popcorn for Thanksgiving dinner.

Who is Snoopy

200

What do children get from Santa if they’re on the “Naughty List”?

What is Coal

300

In what year did Columbus sail across the ocean blue?

What is 1492

300

This bread-based dish varies by region—some use cornbread, others white bread.

What is stuffing

300

This dessert, made of apples, cinnamon, and a buttery oat topping, is often served warm with ice cream.

What is apple crisp


300

This city hosts the famous Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

What is New York City

300

What is the name of Rudolph's girlfriend?

Who is Clarice

400

Which US president made thanksgiving a national holiday?

Who is Abraham Lincoln

400

True or false: Turkey was served at the first thanksgiving meal.

What is False

400

This quick-and-creamy pie is often made with instant mix and poured into a graham cracker crust before being topped with whipped cream.

What is chocolate pudding pie

400

This football team has played on Thanksgiving every year since 1934.

Who are the Detroit Lions

400

Which Christmas song contains the lyric “Everyone dancing merrily in the new old-fashioned way?”

What is Rocking Around the Christmas Tree

500

What Native American interpreter taught the Pilgrims how to grow corn and where to fish?


Who is Squanto

500

How many calories, on average, are consumed per person at Thanksgiving dinner?

What is 3000

500

This layered dessert uses ladyfingers soaked in espresso and is topped with cocoa powder, despite its name meaning “pick me up.”

What is tiramisu

500

What popular holiday carol was originally written as a Thanksgiving song?

What is Jingle Bells

500

Three of Santa’s reindeer’s names begin with the letter “D.” What are those names?

Who are Dasher, Dancer and Donner