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100

The most popular main course served on Thanksgiving Day.

What is a turkey

100

The day after Thanksgiving as referred to by shoppers.

What is Black Friday
100

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

What is a cornucopia?

100

A race many people run on Thanksgiving morning.

What is the turkey trot

100

What is a popular sport played on Thanksgiving Day?

football

100

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

Who are the Native Americans?

(Wampanoag tribe)

100

The name of the US President who first ordered a national day of Thanksgiving.

Who is George Washington?

200

The most popular Thanksgiving dessert.

What is pumpkin pie

200

We celebrate Thanksgiving on the ________ Thursday of November?


2nd             3rd                 4th

What is the 4th Thursday of November

200

What is the male turkey called?

tom

200

 What was the name of the pilgrims boat?

Mayflower

200

Who does South play for their Thanksgiving day game?

North

200

A large, native bird to North America that is large enough to feed a family.  

What is a wild turkey?

200

The name of the president who proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday.

Who is Abraham Lincoln? (in 1863)

300

The green vegetables traditionally served in a casserole with cream of mushroom soup and french fried onions

What are green beans?

300

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

What is the wishbone


300

What is a female turkey called?

hen

300

What city has the oldest Thanksgiving Day Parade?

What is Philadelphia?

300

Is this year's Thanksgiving Day game being held at North or South?

South

300

The name of the ship the Pilgrims boarded to start their journey to Plymouth, Massachusetts.

What is the Mayflower?

300

The name of the Native American who spoke English and was especially helpful to the Pilgrims.

Who is Squanto?

400

This Thanksgiving food is the prime alternative to mashed potatoes.

sweet potatoes or yams

400

The most popular alternative to turkey on Thanksgiving.

What is a ham

400

What do we call those red berries that eat on Thanksgiving?


cranberries


400

Which President officially made Thanksgiving the fourth Thursday of every November?

Who is Franklin D. (Delano) Roosevelt?

400

The first Thanksgiving feast was held in Plymouth in which state?

a) Maine  b) Massachusetts  c) Mississippi

Massachusetts

400

The loose red skin attached to the underside of a turkey’s beak.

What is the wattle?

400

Who was the first president to "pardon" a turkey?

Who is John F Kennedy?

500

The type of meat the native Americans brought to the first Thanksgiving.

What is deer (venison)?

500

The orange vegetable commonly used as a symbol of Thanksgiving.

What is pumpkin

500

What month do we celebrate Thanksgiving?

November

500

The year of the first Thanksgiving.

What is 1776? Or  What is 1621?

What is 1621?

500

Thanksgiving football games were not played in the years 1941 to 1944 because of this worldwide event happening during this period of time.

What is World War II?

500

What state raises the most turkeys?

What is Minnesota?

500

The Founding Father who wanted the wild turkey to be the symbol of the United States of America

Who was Benjamin Franklin?