Turkeys
History
The Big Meal
Macy's Parade
Miscellaneous
100

This is the sound a male turkey makes.

What is gobble gobble?

100

This is the name of the ship on which the pilgrims came to America.

What is the Mayflower?

100

Americans eat approximately 535 million pounds of this on Thanksgiving

What is turkey?

100

The parade is held every year in this city.

 New York City

100

The day after Thanksgiving, often referred to as the biggest shopping day of the year, is nicknamed this.

What is Black Friday?

200

Female turkeys are called hens. This is what male turkeys are called.

What are toms?

200

The pilgrims landed at this rock.

What is Plymouth Rock?

200

What are the two most popular pies baked at Thanksgiving?

What are pumpkin and apple?

200

A float featuring this jolly fellow in a red suit ends the parade every year.

Who is Santa Claus?

200

What is the food that was planted by the Pilgrims called?

A Harvest

300

In the story A Turkey For Thanksgiving, why did Mr. Moose go looking for a turkey for Thanksgiving

Because Mrs. Moose asked him to look for a turkey

300

Ben Franklin wanted the Turkey to be the national bird instead of this bird.

What is eagle?

300

What vegetable that was harvested by the Pilgrims do many Americans eat on Thanksgiving?

Corn

300

A giant balloon version of this cartoon dog has appeared in the parade more times than any other character (6 times).

Who is Snoopy?

300

This "honest" president is the one who officially declared Thanksgiving a national holiday.

Who is Abraham Lincoln?

400

This is the name of the skin that hangs from a turkey's neck.

What is the wattle?

400

The first Thanksgiving lasted this many days.

What is 3?

400

What is the jellied, red sauce that many people eat with their turkey on Thanksgiving?

 cranberry sauce

400

What is the gas called that is used to fill up the balloons for the parade?

Helium

400

This is what the word "cornucopia" means.

What is "horn of plenty?"

500

What type of side dish do some people put inside of a turkey before cooking it?

Stuffing

500

What country did the Pilgrims come from when they sailed to America?

England

500

Who were the two groups of people that celebrated the first Thanksgiving?

The Pilgrims and the Native Americans (Indians)

500

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade began in this decade. 1920's, 1930's, 1940's or 1950's.

What is the 1920s? (1924 to be exact).

500
Why did Pilgrim children not attend school?
There were no schools or they had to do chores during the day