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Turkey
100
What was the name of the ship on which the pilgrims came to America?
Mayflower
100

What is the name of the brown liquid like matter that gets poured on cooked turkey?

Gravy

100
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade takes place in this city every year.
New York City
100

How old is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, if it started in 1924?

96 years old

100
In a tradition that is said to have started 2,400 years ago, which part of the turkey is saved and snapped as a good luck custom?
Wishbone
200
In 1863, during the Civil War, which President declared Thanksgiving a national holiday?
Abraham Lincoln
200

What is the name of the red round fruits that get made into a delicious sauce for Thanksgiving?

cranberries

200
Which famous character has appeared in more parades than any other? a) Snoopy b) Spiderman c) Bart Simpson
a) Snoopy
200

What is the name of the biggest shopping day that occurs after Thanksgiving day?

Black Friday

200
What do you call a male turkey?
Tom
300
In which year was the first Thanksgiving celebrated? a)1421 b)1521 c)1621
c) 1621
300
This traditional Thanksgiving vegetable is grown on every continent except Antarctica.
Corn
300

Why did they stop having live animals in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?

The animals growled and roared at the kids.

300

What is the name of the sport that people watch live or or on tv. on THanksgiving Day?

Football

300
What is the dangling skin under a turkey's neck called?
Wattle
400
What was the name of the tribe that helped the Pilgrims? a) Iroquois b) Wampanoag c) Apache
b) Wampanoag
400
In 1621, which of the following foods that we eat at Thanksgiving today did they NOT serve? a) Pumpkin Pie b) Yams c) Cranberry Sauce
a) Pumpkin Pie (there were no ovens!)
400
What year did the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade take place? a) 1864 b) 1924 c) 2004
b) 1924
400

What is the name of the country that also celebrates THANKSGIVING, but is celebrated on October 12?

Canada

400
Where do turkeys sleep? a)nests b)caves c)trees d)fields
c) trees!
500

Why did the colonists set sail to America?

For religious freedom

500

The First Thanksgiving Feast lasted this long.

3 days

500

Which character became the first helium balloon at the Macy's Parade?

Felix the Cat

500

Name the 3 items the colonists put inside a cleaned out pumpkin to make the "FIRST PUMPKIN PIE"

milk, spices, and honey

500

What is the name for a baby turkey?

a poult