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Potpourri
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What kind of potatoes do people usually make for Thanksgiving dinner?
Mashed potatoes or Sweet potatoes
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What do people like to do on the Friday after Thanksgiving? It is called Black Friday.
Christmas shop
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This animal is the main food that is eaten on Thanksgiving.
Turkeys
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When does the United States celebrate Thanksgiving? (day/month)
4th Thursday of November
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Why do we feast and give thanks on Thanksgiving
We celebrate the pilgrim myth
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Why is Thanksgiving a day of mourning for the Native Americans
They lost their land and culture
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
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Name the Native American that helped the Pilgrims plant crops
Squanto
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What is the name of the place that the Pilgrims settled?
Plymouth
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What ocean did the Mayflower cross
Atlantic
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According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the heaviest turkey weighed how much? 60, 70, 80, 90
80 pounds
300
What can you watch on Thanksgiving day?
parades and football
300
Who were the English people who came to the United States in 1620?
The Pilgrims
300
What year was the first Thanksgiving?
A) 1681
B)1642
C)1621
D)1617
C) 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 passengers were on the Mayflower?
102
400
What do you call the "sauce" that is popular to put on your mashed potatoes?
gravy
400
What are two things you can see if you watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade?
Balloons, bands, floats
400
This group of people helped the Pilgrims survive the first winter in America.
Native Americans
400
Name the tribe that feasted with the Pilgrims
Wampanoag
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How long did the feast last?
3 days
400
This holiday figure is at the end of the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade.
Santa Claus
500
What is the name of the red fruit that is often served at Thanksgiving dinner? (used as a sauce to put on top of turkey)
Cranberries.
500
What is the name of this Holiday thanksgiving movie?
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
500
Which of these U.S. Presidents made changed the Thanksgiving date?
President Roosevelt
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Which president made Thanksgiving a national holiday?
Abraham Lincoln
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What is another word for the Pilgrims
Colonists or Separatists
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What was the first winter like for the Pilgrims?
very hard with lots of deaths