History
This year saw the celebration of the first Thanksgiving by the Pilgrims and Native Americans.
What is 1621?
This pie is most commonly associated with Thanksgiving dessert.
What is pumpkin pie?
Americans traditionally break this object for good luck on Thanksgiving.
What is the wishbone?
This popular parade takes place every Thanksgiving in New York City.
What is the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade?
This is the name of the famous rock formation in Plymouth, that commemorates the Pilgrims’ landing.
What is Plymouth Rock?
This Native American tribe is said to have celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims.
Who are the Wampanoag?
This sauce, made from a tart red berry, is a Thanksgiving staple.
What is cranberry sauce?
The first Thanksgiving celebration lasted for this many days.
What is three?
This department store was the first to sponsor the Thanksgiving Day Parade.
What is Macy’s?
This is the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America.
What is the Mayflower?
This U.S. President made Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This root vegetable, often candied or mashed, is a sweet staple on many Thanksgiving tables.
What is the sweet potato?
This event typically takes place in city centers to kick off the Christmas season the day after Thanksgiving.
What is the lighting of a Christmas tree?
This Friday is known for big shopping sales right after Thanksgiving.
What is Black Friday?
This northeastern U.S. state is home to the town of Plymouth, where the first Thanksgiving was celebrated.
What is Massachusetts?
This Founding Father wanted the turkey to be the national bird of the United States.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
This meat was brought by Native Americans to the first Thanksgiving feast.
What is venison (deer)?
Each year, the National Football League features this many games played on Thanksgiving Day.
What is three?
This animated TV special features a young boy hosting a unique Thanksgiving meal of toast and popcorn.
What is "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving"?
Thanksgiving is celebrated in this month in Canada.
What is October?
This U.S. President moved Thanksgiving up one week in 1939, attempting to boost holiday shopping.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
This state produces the most turkeys in the United States.
What is Minnesota?
This U.S. President was the first to pardon a turkey.
Who is Ronald Reagan (officially), but George H.W. Bush made it an annual tradition?
The day after Thanksgiving is commonly called this in the sports world, especially for college football.
What is Rivalry Weekend (or "The Game" for some matchups)?
This Canadian province is the largest producer of cranberries, a staple at many Thanksgiving tables in both Canada and the United States.
What is British Columbia?