Thanksgiving Foods
The most popular main course on Thanksgiving
What is turkey?
When you celebrate Thanksgiving with friends rather than family
Friendsgiving
The orange vegetable commonly used as a symbol of Thanksgiving
What is pumpkin?
The name of the ship the Pilgrims boarded to start their journey to Plymouth, Massachusetts
What is the Mayflower?
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 English separatists who came to the United States in 1620
Who were Pilgrims?
The reason the Pilgrims felt they had to leave England
What is religious persecution?
This utensil was not used by the Pilgrims to eat Thanksgiving dinner (Knife, Fork or Spoon)
What is a fork?
The day after Thanksgiving when there are big sales and many people go shopping
What is Black Friday?
The indigenous people of North America who are a common symbol of Thanksgiving
Who are Native Americans?
or
Wampanoag tribe
How many women were at the first Thanksgiving meal?
5
This food included at the first Thanksgiving is rarely part of a modern Thanksgiving meal
What is seafood?
Thanksgiving Day is an annual Canadian holiday, held in which month
What is October?
A large, native bird to North America that is large enough to feed a family
What is a wild turkey?
What product owes its existence to Thanksgiving?
T.V. Dinner
Recliner
Hula Hoop
Butter
A. 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. And so the first TV dinner was born!
This store bought vegetarian roast was the first created as a turkey alternative
What is Tofurky?
How many turkeys are consumed every year at Thanksgiving?
46,000
4.6 million
46 million
460 million
46 million
The conical-shaped basket that is generally filled with fruits and vegetables
What is a cornucopia?
The year of the first Thanksgiving
1776
1965
1621
c. What is 1621?
How many calories on average are consumed, per person, at Thanksgiving dinner
4,500
This famous Christmas song was originally written for Thanksgiving
What is Jingle Bells?
What meat did the native Americans bring to the first Thanksgiving
Deer (Venison)
How many days did the first Thanksgiving last?
3