The Originals
This pastor wrote a farewell letter to the congregation of the Mayflower before their journey to the New World.
Who is John Robinson?
This pagan religion produced the idea of the cornucopia.
What is Greek Mythology?
This Little Women character narrates Louisa May Alcott’s holiday story An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving.
Who is Jo?
This century boasts the first pumpkin pie as we know it.
When was the 17th century?
This oversized Muppet from New York City is rumored to wear dyed turkey feathers.
Who is Big Bird?
This term was used to describe the movement the Pilgrims were associated with.
Who are the Separatists?
This president refused to recognize Thanksgiving.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
This poet was a descendant of Elizabeth Peabody, the first child born to the Pilgrim colony.
Who was Henry Wadsworth Longfellow?
This century saw the invention of the Turducken.
When was the 18th century?
The painting Freedom of Want was painted by this famous artist.
Who was Norman Rockwell?
The original 1621 feast went on for this amount of time.
How long is 3 days?
This old maid lobbied Abraham Lincoln to proclaim Thanksgiving a national holiday.
Who is Sarah Josepha Hale?
This famous American author wrote the following nonsense:
“Thanksgiving day. Let all give humble, hearty, and sincere thanks, now, but the turkeys. In the island of Fiji they do not use turkeys; they use plumbers. It does not become you or me to sneer at Fiji.”
Who is Mark Twain?
These three seafood delicacies were present in place of the bird on the Pilgrim's Thanksgiving table.
What are Oysters, Lobster, and Eel?
This was the first president to give a turkey an official pardon.
Who was Ronald Reagan?
Hymns were sung in this fashion in the Plymouth congregation.
What is Lining?
This president received a racoon for a Thanksgiving present.
Who is Calvin Coolidge?
This curmudgeonly British genius once said:
“Gratitude is a fruit of great cultivation; you do not find it among gross people.”
Who is Samuel Johnson?
This non-potato tuber with a deceptive name could have been served at the first Thanksgiving meal.
What is a Jerusalem Artichoke?
Turkeys roost in bushes due to the unnatural habitat in this U.S. State.
Where is Hawaii?
William Bradford used this term to describe the group we traditionally call the Pilgrims.
Who are the Reformers?
The only place in Australia where Thanksgiving is celebrated.
Where is Norfolk Island?
A Thanksgiving Children’s Book whose main character is a Jewish Russian immigrant.
What is Molly's Pilgrim?
This 17th century method for cooking fish involved boiling it in Beer, Herbs, Salt, and Vinegar.
What is Seething?
This senior elder of the Plymouth Colony was mentioned in a speech given by Linus in A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving.
Who was Elder William Brewster?