Thanksgiving Foods
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Final Jeopardy Question
100

What kind of potatoes do people usually make for Thanksgiving dinner? 

Mashed potatoes or Sweet potatoes

100

What do you call the shopping day that happens the day after Thanksgiving? 

Black Friday. 

100

What do you call the horn shaped container of fruits, flowers, or nuts often seen on dinner tables at Thanksgiving.

What is Cornucopia?

100

When does the United States celebrate Thanksgiving? (day/month)

4th Thursday of November

100

Name the popular green vegetable often made into a casserole on Thanksgiving?

Green Beans

200

What is the most popular dessert at Thanksgiving dinner? 

Pumpkin pie is the most popular dessert. 

200

What is a popular sport that people play or watch on Thanksgiving?

football

200

What was the name of the ship/boat that traveled from England to America?

Mayflower

200

How long did it take the Pilgrims to travel from England to Plymouth, Massachusetts?



 66 Days (about 2 months)

200

What is the name of the place that the Pilgrims settled?

Plymouth

200

This is the name of the tribe of Native Americans the Pilgrims met.

What is the Wampanoag?


300

According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the heaviest turkey weighed how much?

86 pounds

300

Where is the famous Thanksgiving Day parade located?

New York City

300

Who were the English people who came to the United States in 1620?

The Pilgrims 

300

What year was the first Thanksgiving in Plymouth?


 1621

300

What part of the turkey is pulled by two people and the person that has the bigger piece will have good luck or their wish granted?

Wishbone

300

How many miles long is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade?

2.5 miles

400

What do you call the "sauce" that is popular to put on turkey?

gravy

400

This president in 1989 started the tradition of pardoning turkeys on Thanksgiving.

George H. W. Bush
400

This group of people helped the Pilgrims survive the first winter in America. 

Native Americans 

400

Name a type of meat they ate at the first Thanksgiving.


duck, venison (deer), cod (fish)

400

This holiday figure is at the end of the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade.

Who is Santa Clause?  

500

What is the name of the red fruit that is often served at Thanksgiving dinner?

Cranberries.

500

This holiday classic airs every year! Can you name at least four of the characters in this picture?


Clockwise: Linus, Sally, Charlie Brown, Peppermint Patty, Snoopy, Marcy, Franklin

500

This U.S. President made Thanksgiving an official holiday in 1863. 

President Abraham Lincoln 

500

Which Founding Father wanted the Turkey to be our national bird rather than the Bald Eagle?

Benjamin Franklin

500

This popular sitcom episode featured one of the protagonists, Monica, cooking dinner for all of her friends.

Can you list the rest of the friends?


From left to right: Joey, Phoebe, Ross, Chandler, Rachel