Thanksgiving Foods
The most popular main course on Thanksgiving
What is turkey?
The sport people usually watch on Thanksgiving
What is American football?
The orange vegetable commonly used as a symbol of Thanksgiving
What is pumpkin?
Three foods that people eat on Thanksgiving
What are turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing/dressing, cranberries, cornbread or rolls, green bean casserole, sweet potato casserole, corn casserole, pumpkin pie, pecan pie, and Jello salad?
The name of the ship the Pilgrims boarded to start their journey to Plymouth, Massachusetts
What is the Mayflower?
The next major holiday that follows Thanksgiving
What is Christmas?
The traditional Thanksgiving dessert
What is Pumpkin Pie?
The indigenous people of North America who are a common symbol of Thanksgiving
Who are Native Americans? Wampanoag tribe
The English separatists who came to the United States in 1620
Who were Pilgrims?
The day of the week and date that we will celebrate Thanksgiving this year
What is Thursday, November 26?
The month the first Thanksgiving most likely took place
What is September?
The first Thanksgiving lasted this long.
What is 3-days long?
The way people typically prepare potatoes for Thanksgiving dinner
What are mashed potatoes?
When we traditionally celebrate Thanksgiving every year
What is the fourth Thursday of November?
The first crop the Native Americans taught the Pilgrims how to grow
What is corn?
Many people enjoy these for several meals after the original Thanksgiving feast.
What are leftovers?
The reason the Pilgrims felt they had to leave England
What is religious persecution?
The most popular alternative to turkey.
What is ham
The red fruit that is often served alongside the turkey for Thanksgiving dinner
What are cranberries?
The day after Thanksgiving when there are big sales and many people go shopping
What is Black Friday?
A large, native bird to North America that is large enough to feed a family
What is a wild turkey?
A food that was not at the first Thanksgiving that is usually at Thanksgivings today.
A. What are mashed potatoes?
True or False: Eating turkey makes you sleepy
What is false?
The US President who proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
The number of pumpkin pies that are consumed on Thanksgiving
What is 50 million?
The Thanksgiving Day event in New York City where there are large balloons, marching bands, singers, and dancers
What is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
The conical-shaped basket that is generally filled with fruits and vegetables
What is a cornucopia?
The red, loose skin under a turkey's head
What is a wattle?
The number of turkeys prepared for Thanksgiving in America each year
What is 46 million?
The first department store to hold a Thanksgiving Day parade. It is held in New York City every year.
What is Macy's