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100

This is the name given to male Turkeys

Toms

100

The First Thanksgiving was held in the Plymouth colony during this year

What is 1621

100

This popular event which takes place right after Thanksgiving marks the start of the Holiday shopping season.

What is Black Friday

100

This famous retelling of the 1621 Harvest Feast is the foundation for the modern Thanksgiving holiday

What is the Myth of the first Thanksgiving

100

This is the name of the annual parade held in New York City to celebrate Thanksgiving

What is The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

200

This Louisiana dish consists of a deboned chicken stuffed into a deboned duck, further stuffed into a deboned turkey.

What is a Turducken

200

This president officially announced Thanksgiving as a national holiday.

Who is Abraham Lincoln

200

This iconic superhero action movie featured a Thanksgiving dinner where the hero and the villain dined together.

What is Sam Raimi's Spider Man

200

The real harvest feast of 1621 featured these foods.

What is Venison/Duck/Geese/Mussels/Fish/Potatoes

200

This tradition, which began in 1947 under president Harry Truman was later changed to a ceremonial pardon in the 1970s.

What is the National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation


300

This US State raises the largest amount of Turkeys in the country.

What is Minnesota

300

This tribe was allied with the Plymouth Colonists and attended the first Thanksgiving

Who are the Wampanoag

300

This movie, which stars famous actor Owen Wilson in a leading role, involves the main character going back in time to the first Thanksgiving to get turkeys off the menu.

What is Free Birds

300

This was the real name of ‘Squanto,’ the Native American that served as the translator between the Colonists and the Native Americans

What is Tisquantum

300

This animal was sent by a Mississippi supporter to the White House to be served for the 1926 Thanksgiving dinner.

What is a Raccoon

400

This University Celebrated the first vegetarian Thanksgiving in 1895

University of Chicago

400

This novel, published in 1827 by Sarah Josepha Hale, led to the popularization of Turkey as the centerpiece for the Thanksgiving Feast.

What is Northwood; A New England Tale

400

This song, celebrating Thanksgiving, was written and first performed in 1992 by famous actor and comedian, Adam Sandler

What is the Thanksgiving Song

400

This book, published in 1889 by Jane G. Austin popularized the ‘Myth of Thanksgiving’.

What is Standish of Standish

400

Thanksgiving is celebrated on this day in Canada

What is the second Monday of October

500

Pumpkin pie as we know it was invented during this century.

What is the 17th century

500

This man was the Captain of the Mayflower ship.

Who was Christopher Jones 

500

This black comedy horror movie about a demon turkey attacking people during the Thanksgiving Holiday, was released in 2008 on a budget of 3,500$.

What is Thankskilling

500

This was the Mayflower’s actual initial landing spot

What is Cape Cod

500

This sport is traditionally associated with Thanksgiving, and is often watched during the holiday.

What is American Football