Thanksgiving History
The Pilgrims landed at this famous location, often symbolized in stories of Thanksgiving.
What is Plymouth Rock?
The skin that hangs from a turkey's neck is called this.
What is a wattle?
This CTE Administrator has visibly lost weight recently.
Who is Delmer Padgett?
This annual parade, held in New York City, is famous for its giant balloons and ends with Santa's arrival.
What is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
In Canada, Thanksgiving is celebrated on this month and day.
What is the second Monday in October?
This president declared Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Every Thanksgiving, the U.S. president does this with a turkey in a humorous ceremony.
What is pardoning?
This fiery stick of Irish dynamite can often be heard in meetings and across campus.
Who is Erin Mulligan?
This sitcom is famous for its Thanksgiving episodes, one of which involves a turkey getting stuck on a character's head.
What is Friends?
This African-American cultural holiday, celebrated in December, emphasizes thankfulness and community.
What is Kwanzaa?
This indigenous man helped the Pilgrims learn to grow corn and was essential to their survival.
Who is Squanto?
The name for a baby turkey.
What is a poult?
This CTE teacher is also a judge.
Who is Randy Jackson?
These two NFL teams always play on Thanksgiving Day.
Who are the Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys?
In Germany, this harvest festival is celebrated in early October.
What is Erntedankfest?
This song used to be sung as a Thanksgiving song before it became popular as a Christmas song.
What is Jingle Bells?
This state raises the most turkeys in the United States.
What is Minnesota?
This Disney Princess moonlights as a CTE Teacher between trips to the Magic Kingdom.
Who is Mattea LeFevre?
Some cultures believe that burning this item on Thanksgiving will ensure good luck and protection for the household.
What is sage?
This country celebrates Chuseok, a harvest festival, which includes honoring ancestors and sharing food with family.
What is South Korea?
This year is often cited as the first Thanksgiving celebration between the Pilgrims and Wampanoag.
What is 1621?
Turkeys have this many feathers on average.
What is 3,500?
This person has the most years worked of any CTE employee.
In the early 1900's, New Yorkers had a unique Thanksgiving tradition where children would dress in costumes and ask neighbors, "Anything for Thanksgiving?" This later evolved into a Halloween custom.
What is Thanksgiving Masking?
The Japanese holiday "Kinro Kansha no Hi" shares similar themes of thankfulness to Thanksgiving and is observed on this date in November.
What is November 23rd?