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100
The most popular main course on Thanksgiving
Turkey
100
When is Thanksgiving celebrated?
The 4th Thursday in November
100
The orange vegetable commonly used as a symbol of Thanksgiving
What is pumpkin?
100
The name of the ship the Pilgrims boarded to start their journey to Plymouth, Massachusetts
a) Mayflower
b) Carnival
c) Norweigen
What is the Mayflower?
100
Which President first proclaimed a national Thanksgiving Day, to be celebrated on the final Thursday of November, 1863?
a. Theodore Roosevelt
b. Bill Clinton
c. George Washington
d. Abraham Lincoln
d. Abraham Lincoln
200
The most popular Thanksgiving dessert
Pumpkin pie or Sweet Potato Pie
200
The day after Thanksgiving when there are big sales and many people go shopping
What is Black Friday?
200
Believed to be the staple of the Native Americans before colonization, this vegetable is still popular in the USA. And you can snack on it while watching a film at the cinema.
What is corn?
200
The year of the first Thanksgiving
a. 1620
b. 1621
c. 1776
d. 1810
b. What happened in 1621?
200
Which president officially stated that a turkey should be selected to be pardoned/saved on Thanksgiving?
a. Abraham Lincoln
b. George H. W. Bush
c. George W. Bush
d. Ronald Reagan
b. George H. W. Bush
300
The red fruit that is often served alongside the turkey for Thanksgiving dinner
cranberries
300
Families and friends gather around to watch their favorite teams compete in one of America’s favorite sports. What is it?
American Football
300
The English colonists/ separatists who came to the United States in 1620
Who were the Pilgrims?
300
The reason the Pilgrims felt they had to leave England.
religious persecution
300
She was the author of the nursery rhyme "Mary Had a Little Lamb" and famously campaigned for the creation of the American holiday known as Thanksgiving.
a. Sarah Hale
b. Mary Walton
c. Pocahontas
d. Eleanor Roosevelt
Sarah Hale
400
The green vegetables traditionally served in a casserole with cream of mushroom soup and french fried onions
What are green beans?
400
This annual New York City parade was started by the employees of a department store chain.
What is Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
400
Who were the people that the Pilgrims celebrated the 1st Thanksgiving Feast with?
Native Americans
400
The Separatists had fled to this European country and had spent there 12 years before sailing to America.
What is Holland / the Netherlands?
400
People from this Native American tribe helped the Pilgrims survive the winter and then celebrated with them what we now know as The First Thanksgiving.
Who were the Wampanoag?
500
How many calories on average are consumed, per person, at Thanksgiving dinner
a) 500
b) 1,000
c) 3,000
d) 4,500
c) 3,000
500
An interesting White House tradition in which the President of the USA shows mercy to a turkey presented to him by the National Turkey Federation.
What is Pardoning the Turkey?
500
The conical-shaped basket that is generally filled with fruits and vegetables
a) Cornucopia
b) Teepee
c) Wheelbarrow
What is a cornucopia?
500
This place was the first permanent settlement of Europeans in New England.
What is Plymouth Colony?
500
a Native American who acted as an interpreter and guide to the Pilgrim settlers at Plymouth
a. Squanto
b. Geronimo
c. Sacagawea
d. Samoset
Who was Squanto (Tisquantum)?
