Thanksgiving
What were the typical foods on the 1st Thanksgiving menu in 1621?
Venison, mussels, corn, and lobster!
(no potatoes, pie or cranberry sauce!)
what color were the original Stop signs in this country?
Yellow!
from 1922 -1954...
red dye wasn't available initially and then switched to fade resistant enamel for our red signs we have today!
Which state borders Pennsylvania to the west?
Ohio
During the Lewis and Clark expedition, they had a guide named Sacagawea. Which tribe was she from?
Lemhi Shoshone
During the expedition, she gave birth to a son who was half French, she led the Lewis and Clark expedition through the Rockies and she was able to communicate with some tribes that might otherwise have been hostile
What gets wetter the more it dries?
A Towel
What Native American was honored at the first Thanksgiving?
Squanto-from the Wampanoag tribe
Most wasabi in the US is not made from real wasabi...
true or false?
TRUE!
most of the wasabi we consume in the U.S. isn't real wasabi made from the expensive wasabi root, according to the Chicago Tribune. The wasabi you're eating? That's white horseradish mixed with ground mustard seeds and green dye.
Pennsylvania is the only one of the original 13 colonies that does not border what?
Atlantic Ocean
What revered animal was essential for survival for many Native American tribes on the Plains?
Bison
From every bison that was killed, every part was utilized in some way, not just for food, but also for clothing, sinew, needles and robes
What comes down but never goes up?
Rain
Black Friday is the busiest day for who?
Plumbers!
(per Roto Rooter reports)
Queen Elizabeth II was trained as what when she was 16?
Trained car mechanic!
When she was 16, she joined the British employment agency the Labour Exchange, where she learned the basics of truck repair, including how to change a tire and repair engines.
What is the Pennsylvania State Fish?
Brook Trout
Which tribe is well known for their Kachina dolls?
Hopi
They are traditionally believed to supernatural beings and are used for ceremonial purposes.
What can be broken but is never held?
A promise
What disease killed the pilgrims?
Leptospirosis- a bacterial disease that causes bleeding, pain, cramping, and yellow skin
(this is now a dog's disease that they get vaccinated against)
Who wrote the famous Johnny Cash song-
"A Boy named Sue"??
Shel Silverstein!
(Johnny Cash song was actually penned by the famous children's book author and poet behind works such as Where the Sidewalk Ends, The Giving Tree, and A Light in the Attic. He also wrote songs performed by Emmylou Harris, Waylon Jennings, Loretta Lynn, and more)
A museum in Scranton, Pennsylvania is the only building in the world devoted to what famous person?
Harry Houdini
This tribe was undefeated in all of their battles with the U.S. Government. Who are they?
Seminoles
The U.S. Government spent more money on the Seminole Tribe than any other Tribal Nation in North America before part of the Tribe was then relocated to "Indian Territory" in Oklahoma
I have branches yet I have no leaves, no trunk and no fruit. What am I?
A Bank
When is the Canadian Thanksgiving?
2nd Monday of October- celebrating the first English explorers to land in Canada on 1578
what fruit tastes like chocolate pudding?
Black sapote has another irresistible name: the chocolate pudding fruit. According to Good Morning America, the fruit—native to Central and South America—tastes like sweet custard with a hint of chocolate. When it's fully ripe, the flavor (and consistency) has been described as a dead ringer for chocolate pudding.
Williamsport is famous for what?
Little League Baseball
founded in 1939
More than 50%
Arizona, Connecticut, Kentucky, and Missouri.
I never was but always will be. No one ever saw me but everyone knows I exist. I give people the motivation to better themselves every day. What am I?
Tomorrow