Thanksgiving Foods
Thanksgiving Traditions
Thanksgiving History
Thanksgiving Names
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The most popular main course served on Thanksgiving Day.
turkey
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The name of the day after Thanksgiving, as referred to by shoppers.
Black Friday
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The country where the Pilgrims came from.
England
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The people who were born in North America and who participated in the First Thanksgiving.
Native Americans (Wampanoag tribe)
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The most popular Thanksgiving dessert.
pumpkin pie
200
The day and month of the year on which we traditionally celebrate Thanksgiving
What is the 4th Thursday of November
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The reason the Pilgrims and the Native Americans (Wampanoag Tribe) celebrated the First Thanksgiving.
To give thanks for the harvest of food.
200
The group of people from England who participated in the First Thanksgiving.
Pilgrims
300
A vegetable traditionally served in a casserole with cream of mushroom soup and french fried onions.
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
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The reason that the Pilgrims left England and came to America.
Freedom of Religion
300
The name of the city that has the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
New York City
400
Native Americans used this red fruit both as medicine and food. Today, people serve this red fruit in a jame or jelly alongside turkey for Thanksgiving dinner.
cranberries
400
The sport that most people watch on Thanksgiving.
American football
400
The state where the Pilgrims landed.
Massachusetts
400
The name of the first US President who celebrated a national day of Thanksgiving.
George Washington
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The type of meat the Native Americans (Wampanoag) brought to the first Thanksgiving.
deer (venison)
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The state in the United States that raises the most turkeys.
Minnesota
500
Choose the correct year for the First Thanksgiving:
1492
1607
1621
1776
1621
500
The name of the president who made Thanksgiving a national holiday. (Hint: He was president during the Civil War.)
Abraham Lincoln (in 1863)