Turkeys
This is the sound a male turkey makes.
What is gobble gobble?
This is the name of the ship on which the pilgrims came to America.
What is the Mayflower?
While the day after Thanksgiving (Black Friday) is a busy day for retailers, it is also a busy day for what kind of industry?
What is plumbing?
Black Friday isn't just busy for retailers, it's also the busiest day of the year for plumbers. From unclogging kitchen sings, disposals and toilets, plumbers are in high demand on Black Friday, which they've dubbed "Brown Friday".
The parade is held every year in this city.
What is New York City?
True or False:
All turkeys gobble
False! Only male turkeys gobble (to attract females)
Female turkeys are called hens. This is what male turkeys are called.
What are toms?
The pilgrims landed at this rock.
What is Plymouth Rock?
What food was present at the first Thanksgiving but is rarely eaten at Thanksgiving now?
What is Seafood?
Because Plymouth Colony relied heavily on fishing there was plenty of seafood at the first Thanksgiving. In his journal titled Of Plymouth Plantation the leader of the Plymouth Colony William Bradford had this to say about the harvest before the first Thanksgiving: “For as some were thus employed in affairs abroad, others were exercised in fishing, about cod and bass and other fish, of which they took good store, of which every family had their portion.”
A float featuring this jolly fellow ends the parade every year.
Who is Santa Claus?
These two football teams play on Thanksgiving Day every year.
Who are the Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys?
People from this Western State are the largest consumers of turkey in the United States.
What is California?
This tribe of Native Americans were invited to the first Thanksgiving feast.
What are the Wampanoag?
What meat did the native Americans bring to the first Thanksgiving?
What is deer?
A giant balloon version of this cartoon dog has appeared in the parade more times than any other character.
Who is Snoopy?
What was the first department store to hold a Thanksgiving parade?
A. J.C. Penny's
B. Gimbel's
C. Macy's
D. Sears
What is B. Gimbel's?
This is the name of the skin that hangs from a turkey's neck.
What is the wattle?
The first Thanksgiving lasted this many days.
What is 3?
What are turkey feathers used for after a turkey has been plucked?
What is animal feed?
Feathers from birds like turkeys and chickens are ground up and used as protein in animal feed. Feathers are made up of keratin which ruminant animals, such as cows, are able to digest.
What are animals from the Central Park Zoo?
This is what the word "cornucopia" means.
What is "horn of plenty?"
This State produces the most turkeys each year.
What is Minnesota?
The Mayflower held approximately this many pilgrims.
What is 100?
How many calories does the average American consume on Thanksgiving?
What is 4,500?
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade began in this decade.
What is the 1920s? (1924 to be exact).
In Canada, Thanksgiving is celebrated during this month.
What is October?