Getting Ready for Guests
Name an Excuse someone might use to miss Thanksgiving dinner.
What is "I am Sick".
What is "it's too far to travel."
What is "They don't like you?"
This is the name of the ship on which the pilgrims came to America.
What is the Mayflower?
Americans eat approximately 535 million pounds of this on Thanksgiving
What is turkey?
The parade is held every year in this city.
What is New York City?
The day after Thanksgiving, often referred to as the biggest shopping day of the year, is nicknamed this.
What is Black Friday?
Name a Way to Prepare potatoes?
What are Mashed potatoes?
What are French fries
What are Scalloped,
What are Hashbrowns?
The pilgrims landed at this rock.
What is Plymouth Rock?
What are the two most popular pies baked at Thanksgiving?
What are pumpkin and apple?
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?
Name SOMETHING that gets hidden before guests arrive on Thanksgiving?
What is Clutter?
What is Laundry
What is Dirty Dishes
What are Valuables?
This tribe of Native Americans were invited to the first Thanksgiving feast.
What are the Wampanoag?
Many Southern Americans serve this cheesy side dish with their Thanksgiving meal.
What is macaroni & cheese?
A giant balloon version of this cartoon dog has appeared in the parade more times than any other character (6 times).
Who is Snoopy?
This "honest" president is the one who officially declared Thanksgiving a national holiday.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Name something you have that the PILGRIMS did not have at Thankgiving?
What is TV?
What is an Oven?
What is Football?
What is Cranberry Sauce
What is Electricity?
The first Thanksgiving lasted this many days.
What is 3?
Approximately 94% of American Thanksgiving meals include this tangy item.
What is cranberry sauce?
If you tune into this year's parade, you will see balloon characters from this book series, one of the most popular in our library.
What is Diary of a Wimpy Kid?
This is what the word "cornucopia" means.
What is "horn of plenty?"
Name a SPICE you can bake with.
What is Cinnamon?
What is Nutmeg?
What is Ginger?
What is Cloves?
What is All Spice?
The Mayflower held approximately this many pilgrims.
What is 100?
Approximately this percentage of American Thanksgiving meals include turkey (percentage should be in 10s).
What is 90%?
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?