Thanksgiving History
This year is commonly taught as the year of the “First Thanksgiving” between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag.
What is 1621?
The first Thanksgiving likely served this type of bread made from roughly ground cornmeal — not wheat.
What is cornbread?
This southeastern state is famous for frying turkeys.
What is Louisiana?
Two people pulling this turkey bone make a wish—whoever gets the bigger piece wins.
What is a wishbone?
This dog is consistently right underneath your feet, like they want to get stepped on.
Who is Penny?
This group of English settlers sailed on the Mayflower and landed in what is now Massachusetts.
Who are they Pilgrims?
This classic Thanksgiving side dish was invented in 1955 by a Campbell Soup test kitchen employee named Dorcas Reilly.
What is Green Bean Casserole?
This state hosts the oldest Thanksgiving parade—Philadelphia, not New York.
What is Pennsylvania?
This bird was almost chosen as the national bird instead of the eagle.
What is the Turkey?
Parker craves this dog's attention the most.
Who is Sunni?
This U.S. president made Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Cranberries were originally used by Native Americans for THIS purpose, long before being eaten as sauce.
What is dye or medicine?
Cranberries are a major crop in this New England state.
What is Massachusetts?
Turkeys can actually do this surprisingly athletic action—even though people joke they can’t.
What is fly?
This dog causes chaos by constantly being in the way.
Who is Harmon?
The Native Americans brought this type of meat to the first feast.
What is deer?
This herb is the most classic seasoning used in Thanksgiving turkey and stuffing.
What is Sage?
This state is the #1 producer of turkeys in the U.S.
What is Minnesota?
This famous department store shaped modern Thanksgiving by pushing holiday shopping right after the holiday.
What is Macy's?
This cat always ends up sitting right in the middle of dinner preparations.
Who is Forest?
This Native American man famously taught the Pilgrims how to plant corn and fish.
Who is Squanto?
This root vegetable dish is often confused with sweet potatoes, even though they aren’t the same plant.
What are yams?
This southwestern state is credited with creating the “Thanksgiving burrito” tradition.
What is New Mexico?
On Thanksgiving, Americans eat roughly this many billion pounds of turkey.
What is 1 billion?
This cat is most likely to knock over a cup, decorations, or a plate without blinking.
Who is Winter?