Thanksgiving Food
The most popular main course on Thanksgiving?
What is Turkey?
The sport people usually watch on Thanksgiving
What is American football?
The orange vegetable commonly used as a symbol of Thanksgiving
What is pumpkin?
The day of the week and date that we will celebrate Thanksgiving this year
What is Thursday, November 25?
The next major holiday that follows Thanksgiving
What is Christmas?
The traditional Thanksgiving dessert
What is Pumpkin Pie?
When we traditionally celebrate Thanksgiving every year
What is the fourth Thursday of November?
The English separatists who came to the United States in 1620
Who were Pilgrims?
The reason the Pilgrims felt they had to leave England
What is religious persecution?
Not a Thanksgiving food:
A. pie
B. mashed potatoes
C. sauerkraut
C. What is sauerkraut?
The way people typically prepare potatoes for Thanksgiving dinner
What are mashed potatoes?
The day after Thanksgiving when there are big sales and many people go shopping
What is Black Friday?
The indigenous people of North America who are a common symbol of Thanksgiving
Who are Native Americans? Wampanoag tribe
Many people enjoy these for several meals after the original Thanksgiving feast.
What are leftovers?
A favorite leftover meal from thanksgiving.
What are turkey sandwiches?
The red fruit that is often served alongside the turkey for Thanksgiving dinner
What are cranberries?
The Thanksgiving Day event in New York City where there are large balloons, marching bands, singers, and dancers
What is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
A large, native bird to North America that is large enough to feed a family
What is a wild turkey?
True or False: Eating turkey makes you sleepy
What is false?
While it's true that studies show the amino acid tryptophan causes drowsiness in lab rats, turkey doesn't contain enough to make much of a difference in humans. So if you're in need of a snooze after your Thanksgiving feast, you can blame all those calories—and probably dessert, too—rather than the bird.
The US President who proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
A food that was not at the first Thanksgiving that is usually at Thanksgivings today.
What are mashed potatoes?
The first crop the Native Americans taught the Pilgrims how to grow
What is corn?
The conical-shaped basket that is generally filled with fruits and vegetables
What is a cornucopia?
The number of pumpkin pies that are consumed on Thanksgiving
What is 50 million?
The first department store to hold a Thanksgiving Day parade. It is held in New York City every year.
What is Macy's