Turkeys
The Big Meal
History
Macy Day Parade
Miscellaneous
100

This is the sound a male turkey makes.

What is gobble gobble?

100

Americans eat approximately 535 million pounds of this on Thanksgiving

What is turkey?

100

This is the name of the ship on which the pilgrims came to America.

What is the Mayflower?

100

The parade is held every year in this city.

What is New York City?

100

The day after Thanksgiving, often referred to as the biggest shopping day of the year, is nicknamed this.

What is Black Friday?

200

Female turkeys are called hens. This is what male turkeys are called.

What are toms?

200

What are the two most popular pies baked at Thanksgiving?

What are pumpkin and apple?

200

The pilgrims landed at this rock.

What is Plymouth Rock?

200

A float featuring this jolly fellow ends the parade every year.

Who is Santa Claus?

200

These two football teams play on Thanksgiving Day every year.

Who are the Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys?

300

People from this Western State are the largest consumers of turkey in the United States.

What is California?

300

Many Southern Americans serve this cheesy side dish with their Thanksgiving meal.

What is macaroni & cheese?

300

The first Thanksgiving lasted this many days.

What is 3?

300

A giant balloon version of this cartoon dog from the Peanuts cartoon has appeared in the parade more times than any other character (6 times).

Who is Snoopy?

300

This "honest" president is the one who officially declared Thanksgiving a national holiday.


Who is Abraham Lincoln?

400

This is the name of the skin that hangs from a turkey's neck.

What is the wattle?

400

Approximately 94% of American Thanksgiving meals include this tangy item.

What is cranberry sauce?

400

TRUE OR FALSE: During the first Thanksgiving the pilgrims and Indians ate deer and there would have been lots of local seafood (mussels, lobster, bass) plus the fruits of the first pilgrim harvest, including pumpkin. 

TRUE

400

What was the theme of the first Macy's parade?

A. Nursery Rhymes

B. Christmas

C. Mickey Mouse

D. Children Around The World


C. Mickey Mouse

400

The year of the first Thanksgiving

A. 1621

B. 1776

C. 1965

What is A. 1621?

500

This nearby State produces the most turkeys each year.

What is Minnesota?

500

Approximately this percentage of American Thanksgiving meals include turkey (percentage should be in 10s).

What is 90%?

500

The Mayflower held approximately this many pilgrims.

What is 100?

500

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade began in this year.

 A. What is the 1914?

B. What is 1924?

C. What is 1980?

D. What is 1964?

B. What is 1924?

500

Thanksgiving Day is also an annual Canadian holiday, held in this month. 

A. What is December?

B. What is September?

C. What is October?

D. What is August?

C. What is October?