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100

What is the most popular main course served on Thanksgiving Day?

turkey

100

What is The day after Thanksgiving as referred to by shoppers?

Black Friday

100

What is The orange vegetable commonly used as a symbol of Thanksgiving?

 a pumpkin

100

Squash, corn and beans

What are the 3 sisters?

100

What is the type of food which was NOT served at the first Thanksgiving.

corn 

pumpkin?

seafood?

Corn

100

What is The name of the US President who first ordered a national day of Thanksgiving? 

George Washington?


100

Peanuts Thanksgiving movie

What is Charlie Brown's Thanksgiving?

200

What is The most popular Thanksgiving dessert?

Pumpkin Pie

200

What is The day and month of the year on which we traditionally celebrate Thanksgiving

the fourth Thursday of November

200

Who are The indigenous people of North America who are a common symbol of Thanksgiving?

 the Native Americans? 

(Wampanoag tribe)

200

People of that left Europe to find religious and other freedoms

Who are the Pilgrims?

200

What is The month of the year that the Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving Day?

October

200

Who is the 1st president to ever "pardon" a thanksgiving?

John F Kennedy 

200

Game played on Thanksgiving

What is football?

300

What is The red fruit often served alongside turkey for Thanksgiving dinner?

cranberries

300

What is The part of the turkey that two people pull apart to see if their wish will be granted?

wishbone

300

who were The English Separatists who came to the United States in 1620?

the Pilgrims?

300

Name of one of the Indigenous People that lived on the New England cost

Who are the  Abenaki (a-be-NAWK-e), Micmac (MIK-mak), Pennacook (PEN-uh-cook), Pequot (PEE-kot), Mohegan (mo-HEE-gun), Nauset (NAW-set), Narragansett (nair-uh-GAN-set), Nipmuc (NIP-muk), Woronoco (wor-oh-NOH-koh), and Wampanoag (wahm-puh-NOH-uhg). ?

300

What is The speed that turkeys can run when scared (±2mph).

20mph

300

What is The name of the US President who made turkey pardoning an annual event?

George H.W. Bush

300

Acorn is a nut and a kind of

What is squash?

400

What is The vegan, vegetarian, non-meat version of turkey.

tofurky

400

What is The most popular alternative to turkey on Thanksgiving?

ham

400

What is A bird large enough to feed a family which is native to North America? 

wild turkey?

400

1863

What is the year that Thanksgiving was made a federal holiday?

400

Marshmallows are put on this dish on Thanksgiving

What is sweet potato casserole?

400

What is The name of the US President who declared two Thanksgivings in one year?

James Madison

400

It typically snows before this holiday?

What is Thanksgiving?

500

What is The best way to tell if a cranberry is ripe?

 see if it bounces

500

What is a race many people run on Thanksgiving morning?


turkey-trot

500

What is The conical-shaped basket that is generally filled with fruits and vegetables?

 cornucopia


500

Indigenous Peoples observe this on Thanksgiving

What is the National Day of Mourning? 

500

where does Thanksgiving rank among America's favorite holidays?

#2

1-4 respectively: Christmas, Thanksgiving, Mother's Day, Easter

500

What is The name of the US President who refused to celebrate Thanksgiving as a national holiday?

Thomas Jefferson

He opposed days of Thanksgiving because they were remnants of Britain's reign over the American colonies.

500

This is a thanksgiving meal spent with friends

What is Frendsgiving?

600

What is The number of calories consumed on average per person on Thanksgiving dinner (± 500)

4,500

600

What is The number of turkeys consumed every year at Thanksgiving?


46 million

600

What is The type of meat the native Americans brought to the first Thanksgiving?

deer meat

600

12,000 years or more

How long Indigenous Peoples have been in the Americas?
600

What is The loose red skin attached to the underside of a turkey’s beak called? 


the wattle

600

What is The name of the president who proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday?

 Abraham Lincoln

600

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