The Basics
When is Thanksgiving?
The 4th Thursday of November
Native American Tribes
The Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock, in the modern day American state of ____________.
Massachusetts
Most importantly, Thanksgiving is a time to be thankful for what you have and to spend time with your ____________.
Family
The First Thanksgiving was a celebration of the Pilgrims' first successful ___________.
Harvest
What is the name of the group of settlers who came to the New World from England.
The Pilgrims
The Native Americans taught the Pilgrims valuable survival skills, specifically how to grow this crop for food.
Corn
The Pilgrims left England to be able to freely practice their religion. What religion were they?
Puritan
The Thanksgiving Feast is always centered around this large bird.
Turkey
These special potatoes, commonly served with gravy, are on every Thanksgiving table.
Mashed Potatoes
Before the arrival of the Europeans, the New World was full of different tribes of these people.
Native Americans
This very famous Native American was particularly helpful to the Pilgrims because had spent time in England and could speak English.
Squanto
The Plymouth Colony was quite close to where this famous American city is now.
Boston
Many cities have Thanksgiving Day parades, but the most famous one is in New York City and is called the ____________.
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Another typical Thanksgiving food is this berry sauce.
Cranberry Sauce
What was the name of the ship that the Pilgrims sailed to the New World on?
The Mayflower
On the first Thanksgiving, the surviving Pilgrims had a giant feast with members of this Native American tribe.
The Wampanoag
The Pilgrims landed in the New World on December 21st of this year.
1620
There are many foods that are typically eaten on Thanksgiving but this one is usually cooked inside of the turkey. You might think it is similar to migas.
Stuffing
Though the Bristish might disagree with our choice of word, these small bread rolls are served with butter.
Biscuits
What was the name of the colony that the Pilgrims founded upon arrival in the New World?
Plymouth
This man was the chief of the Wampanoag Tribe.
Massasoit
The Pilgrims wrote this document that is considered the seed of American Democracy as well as the worlds first constitution. What is the name of the document?
The Mayflower Compact
Pumpkin Pie
Thanksgiving was officially made a national holiday in 1863 by this famous president.
Abraham Lincoln