1st Thanksgiving
How many Wampanoag Native Americans were at the first Thanksgiving?
Around 90
True or False:
Turkey was eaten at the first Thanksgiving?
False
How is Sarah Josepha Hale related to Thanksgiving?
She campaigned for years for Thanksgiving to become a national holiday.
What do turkeys eat?
Grasshoppers, crickets, ants, earthworms, spiders, slugs and even salamanders.
What year was "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" movie made?
1973
Where did the first Thanksgiving take place?
Plymouth, Massachusetts
True or False:
Turkey's can fly?
False
Who was the first U.S president to pardon a turke?
John F. Kennedy
What color are turkey eggs?
Tan
When did "Black Friday" get it's nickname?
1951, in the journal, Factory Management and Maintenance.
How many English settlers were at the first Thanksgiving?
Around 50
True or False:
Seafood was eaten at the first Thanksgiving?
True: fish, eel, shellfish (such as lobster & mussels)
Which president refused to recognize Thanksgiving?
Thomas Jefferson
What is an older name for the wishbone?
A merrythought
What year was Thanksgiving made a federal and legal holiday?
1941
What "side dishes" were eaten at the first Thanksgiving?
Peas, beans, squash, corn, cabbage, carrots
True or False:
A sweet potato isn't an actual potato?
True. It falls in the morning glory group
Which U.S. President proclaimed Thanksgiving as a national holiday in 1863?
Abraham Lincoln
A furcula is what part of the turkey?
The wishbone
What year was "Cyber Monday" coined?
2005
What Native American was honored at the first Thanksgiving?
Squanto, guide to the New Settlers
True or False:
Thanksgiving is the most heavily traveled holiday of the year?
True
Who wanted the turkey to be the national bird?
Benjamin Franklin
What is the skin that hangs off a turkey's beak calle?
A snood
The tradition of watching football on Thanksgiving began in what year?
1876