Thanksgiving Foods
The most popular main course on Thanksgiving
What is turkey?
The Pilgrims landed in this part of Massachusetts
What is Plymouth?
This orange vegetable is commonly used as a symbol of Thanksgiving
What is pumpkin?
This is the reason the Pilgrims left England
What is religious persecution?
This President first ordered a national day of Thanksgiving?
Who is George Washington?
Name 1 of 4 active NFL teams that have played on Thanksgiving and never lost
Who are the:
New Orleans Saints
Houston Texans
Baltimore Ravens
and the Carolina Panthers
This is the most popular Thanksgiving dessert
What is Pumpkin Pie?
This is the day and month of the year on which we celebrate Thanksgiving
What is the fourth Thursday of November?
This is the names for the English separatists who came to the United States in 1620
What are Pilgrims?
Thanksgiving Day is also celebrated in Canada, but not on the same day as the US, it is celebrated in this month
What is October?
This President made the turkey pardoning an annual event
Who is George H.W. Bush?
Name 1 of 3 active NFL teams that have played on Thanksgiving and never won
Who are the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-1)
Who are the Cleveland Browns (0-3)
Who are the Cincinnati Bengals (0-1)
This red fruit that is often served alongside the turkey for Thanksgiving dinner
What are cranberries?
This Native American, who already spoke English, and was especially helpful to the Pilgrims
Who is Squanto
46 million of these are consumed every year at Thanksgiving
What are Turkeys?
This was the main meat the native Americans brought to the first Thanksgiving
What is Deer? (Venison)
He was the first president to "pardon" a turkey
Who is John F Kennedy
When the tradition of the Dallas Cowboys playing on Thanksgiving day began in 1966, the Cowboys were still part of this other football league which was later bought by the NFL
What is the American Football League? (AFL)
This large root vegetable belongs to the morning glory family. Don't let the name fool you they are not in the nightshade family with the other similarly named vegetables.
What are sweet potatoes?
This is a Thanksgiving sport which involves a launching a frozen bird at 10 plastic bottles containing soft drinks or water in the isle of a grocery store
What is Turkey Bowling
This conical-shaped basket is generally filled with fruits and vegetables
What is a cornucopia?
The first Thanksgiving lasted this many days
What is 3?
This President declared two Thanksgivings in one year
Who is James Madison?
In 1989, John Madden awarded the first "Turkey Leg Award", for the game's most valuable player to this player on the Eagles
Who is Reggie White?
This is the most popular alternative to turkey on Thanksgiving?
Ham
This is the loose red skin attached to the underside of a turkey’s beak
What is the Wattle?
This Founding Father "shockingly" wanted the wild turkey to be the symbol of the United States of America
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
There were this many women at the first Thanksgiving meal
What is 5?
He was the only President to refuse to celebrate Thanksgiving as a national holiday
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The first Thanksgiving football game was between these two teams (name either) in the APFA (American Professional Football Association) in 1920
Who are the Canton Bulldogs or the Akron Pros? (I bet you 5 bucks no got this)