Thanksgiving Foods
The orange vegetable commonly used as a symbol of Thanksgiving
What is a pumpkin
When you celebrate Thanksgiving with friends rather than family
What is Friendsgiving
The name of the ship the Pilgrims boarded to start their journey to Plymouth, Massachusetts
What is the Mayflower
What is a baby turkey called?
What is a Poult
Which President first ordered a national day of Thanksgiving?
Who is George Washington
This U.S. state produces the most sweet potatoes
What is North Carolina
A race many people run on Thanksgiving morning.
What is a turkey trot
The reason the Pilgrims felt they had to leave England
What is Religious persecution
How do both Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and America’s Thanksgiving Parade conclude?
What is the arrival of Santa Claus
Who was the first president to "pardon" a turkey?
Who is John F Kennedy
This food included at the first Thanksgiving is rarely part of a modern Thanksgiving meal
What is seafood
This NFL football Franchise has the most Thanksgiving games played
Who is the Detroit Lions
What food product owes its existence to Thanksgiving?
What is the T.V. Dinner
In 1953, someone at Swanson misjudged the number of frozen turkeys it would sell that Thanksgiving -- by 26 TONS! So they came up with a brilliant plan: to slice up the meat and repackage with some trimmings on the side.
Only male turkeys do this
What is gobble
Which President refused to celebrate Thanksgiving as a national holiday?
Who is Thomas Jefferson
On average, how many turkeys are consumed every year at Thanksgiving?
What is 46 Million
What year was the first Thanksgiving NFL game between the Canton Bulldogs vs the Akron Pros?
What is 1920
The year of the first Thanksgiving
What is 1621
This Sesame Street character is made of turkey feathers
Who is Big Bird
Big Bird's feathers are white turkey feathers, dyed yellow. There are approximately 4,000 feathers on the puppet.
Which President declared two Thanksgivings in one year?
Who is James Madison
This popular Thanksgiving fruit is harvested in water bogs.
What are cranberries.
This New York's department store's parade was the precursor to Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade.
What is Gimbels
How many women were at the first Thanksgiving meal?
What is 5
This founding father thought the turkey should be the national bird of the United States
Who is Benjamin Franklin
Which President made turkey pardoning an annual event?
Who is George H.W. Bush
How many calories on average are consumed, per person, at Thanksgiving dinner
What is 4,500
This famous Christmas song was originally written for Thanksgiving
What is Jingle Bells
How many days did the first Thanksgiving last?
What is 3
The loose red skin attached to the underside of a turkey’s beak
What is a wattle
What president proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday?
Who is Abraham Lincoln