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100

What dessert uses a gourd as its main ingredient?

What is a pumpkin pie?


100

Many families at the table go around and share what they are ______ for?

What is thankful?

100

What year was the first Thanksgiving feast held - 1621 or 1821? 

When is November 1621


100

What store hosts the famous Thanksgiving Day Parade?

What is Macy's?


100

Children and adults alike enjoy this playful activity after raking the yard. 

What is jumping in leaf piles?

200

This red berry is used to make a sauce that goes well with turkey.

What is cranberry?


200

Many families watch this sport on TV after their Thanksgiving meal. What is it?

What is football?

200

Where did the Pilgrims first land when arriving on America's shores?

What is Provincetown, Massachusetts 

200

When was the first New York Thanksgiving Parade? 1924 or 1954?

When is 1924?

200

This seasonal outing often includes, ladders, baskets, and a red, yellow, or green sweet reward at the end. 

What is apple picking?

300

What vegetable did the pilgrims eat that is now a Thanksgiving favorite?

What is corn?


300

What popular (and costly) day occurs after Thanksgiving? 

What is Black Friday?

300

How long did the first Thanksgiving feast last?

What is 3 days?

300

Who painted the famous Thanksgiving dinner picture?

Who is Norman Rockwell?

The painting is called "Freedom from Want"


300

What bug flies south to Mexico for the winter during the fall months?

What are butterflies? 


400

What is the name of the horn-shaped basket filled with fruits and vegetables that's commonly associated with Thanksgiving?

What is a cornucopia?


400

What White House tradition occurs every year on Thanksgiving?

What is the turkey pardon?

400

The Pilgrims celebrated the first Thanksgiving with which Native American tribe? 

What is the Wampanoag tribe?

400

What U.S. President started the tradition of pardoning a turkey?

Who is George H.W. Bush?


400

What tree has leaves that don't change color in fall?

What is an Evergreen Tree? 


500

What was on the menu of the first Thanksgiving?

What is venison, goose, duck, fish, porridge, and bread made from corn?
500

What famous race occurs on Thanksgiving?

What is the "turkey trot"?


500

Which president made Thanksgiving a national holiday? 

Who is Abraham Lincoln? 

He established Thanksgiving as a national holiday by issuing a proclamation on October 3rd, 1863, designating the last Thursday in November as a day of Thanksgiving and prayer.


500

What notable Native American served as an interpreter between the Pilgrims and Native Americans?

Who is Squanto?


500

What was fall originally called?

What is Harvest?