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100
88% of Americans eat this with their Thanksgiving meal
Turkey
100
What comes at the end of Thanksgiving?
The letter "g"
100
What two football teams always play on thanksgiving?
The Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys
100
What is the name of the famous rock credited to where the pilgrims first landed?
Plymouth Rock
100
At the first Thanksgiving, there were more Indians than there were pilgrims. True or False?
True. More than 50% of the Pilgrims died during the voyage.
200
What traditional eating utensil was NOT used at the first Thanksgiving?
Fork
The fork was introduced 10 years later by Governor Winthrop of Massachusetts, but didn't really catch on until the 18th century.
200
What is the most musical part of a turkey?
The drumstick
200
What famous Christmas song was originally written for Thanksgiving?
a) JINGLE BELLS c) LET IT SNOW
b) SILENT NIGHT d) LITTLE DRUMMER BOY
Jingle Bells
200
The first Thanksgiving in 1621 was believed to have lasted how many days?
3 Days
200
The Indians who were invited to the Thanksgiving feast were of the Wampanoag tribe. Who was their chief?
(a) Massasoit (c) Samoset
(b) Pemaquid (d) Squanto
Massasolt
300
Where do cranberries grow?
In a bog
300
When does Christmas come before Thanksgiving?
In the dictionary
300
In A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, what does Charlie Brown serve to his friends for Thanksgiving dinner?
ICE CREAM
300
. Every year the President of the US pardons a turkey and it goes to a public farm called Frying Pan Park, Herndon, VA. Which president is believed to be the first to pardon a turkey and start this annual tradition?
(a) Andrew Jackson (c) Harry Truman
(b) Millard Fillmore (d) John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
300
What was the name of the homes that Native Americans built?
Wigwams
400
What food was present at the first Thanksgiving but is rarely eaten at Thanksgiving now?
Seafood
400
What did sick people do on the Mayflower?
They went to the doc(k)
400
When was the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade?
a) 1931 c) 1924
b) 1916 d) 1943
c) 1924
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade began in 1924 with 400 employees marching off from Convent Avenue and 145th Street in New York City
400
In October of 1777, George Washington declared an "All Colony Thanksgiving" because he was feeling really good due to:
(a) The victory over Saratoga
(b) His Mt. Vernon home got finished
(c) Establishing the 13 original colonies
The victory over Saratoga
400
Who was the Native American friend of the Pilgrims and what did he help them plant?
Squanto and he helped plant corn
500
What culture produced the idea of the cornucopia, the horn of plenty?
Greek
500
If April showers bring may flowers, what do may flowers bring?
Pilgrims
500
Complete the lyrics by Adam Sandler:
"Gobble gobble gickel
I wish turkey
Only cost a ______
Oh I love _____ on Thanksgiving" - The Thanksgiving Song
1) Nickel
2) Turkey
500
How long was the voyage from England to the New World?
66 Days
500
Why did the Pilgrims and Wampanoags celebrate the first Thanksgiving?
To celebrate a good harvest