Thanksgiving Traditions
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Thanksgiving History
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What sport do Americans like to play and watch on Thanksgiving day?

football

100

The orange vegetable commonly used as a symbol of Thanksgiving

pumpkin

100

The name of the ship the Pilgrims boarded to start their journey to Plymouth, Massachusetts

the Mayflower

100

Which 2 NFL football teams have the tradition of playing on Thanksgiving Day?

Dallas Cowboys and Detroit Lions

100

The loose red skin attached to the underside of a turkey’s beak.

Wattle

100

"What key has legs and can't open a door?"

A Turkey

200

A special parade in New York City for Thanksgiving

Macy's parade

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The English separatists who came to the United States in 1620

the Pilgrims

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The year of the first Thanksgiving

1621

200

Which Native American was especially helpful to the Pilgrims?

Squanto

200

Turducken, or three-bird-roast, became popular in which US state?

Louisiana

200

Why did they let the turkey join the band?

Because he had his own drumsticks

300

The president that made Thanksgiving a permanent national holiday?

Abraham Lincoln

300

The indigenous people of North America who are a common symbol of Thanksgiving

the Native Americans or the Wampanoag tribe

300

How many days did the first Thanksgiving last?

3 days

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What's the name of the area the Pilgrims reached when they arrived in the New World?

Massachusetts

300

The speed that turkeys can run when scared.

20 mph

300

What happened to the turkey that got in a fight?

He got the stuffing knocked out of him!

400

The oldest documented turkey trot still takes place every year in which city?

Buffalo, New York

400

What is this horn shaped basket called?


A cornucopia

400

How long was the Mayflower’s voyage from England to America?    

66 days

400

What's the name of the colony the Pilgrims started in the USA?

Plymouth Colony

400

English settlers brought ............... . That's why Native Americans got sick. 

diseases

400

What do you call a running turkey?

Fast Food

500

Which U.S. president was the first to officially pardon a turkey making it an annual event?

George H.W. Bush. In 1989 he "presented a Presidential pardon" to a "fine tom turkey".

500

Black Friday isn't the only holiday the day after Thanksgiving. What's the other?

Native American Heritage Day

500

The Pilgrim Monument is located in

Provincetown, Massachusetts

500

What did the Pilgrims and the Native Americans celebrate for the first time on Thanksgiving day?

the harvest

500

What were "the three sisters"?

corn, squash and beans

500

What did the turkey say to the computer?

Google, google.