Native Americans
Popular Culture
United States History
Puritans
Macy's Day Parade
100

The three Native American leaders present at the first Thanksgiving

Who were Samoset, Squanto, and Chief Massasoit

100

This is named the most popular Thanksgiving side dish

What is stuffing

100

This is the year of the first Thanksgiving

When was 1621

100

What was the name of the ship the Pilgrims sailed from Europe to the Americas on

The Mayflower

100

This animated dog holds the record for appearing as the most frequent balloon character in parade history

Who is Snoopy

200

The tribe name that was present at the first Thanksgiving

Who were the Wampanoag

200

This is Steve Martin and John Candy film is considered to be the most popular "Thanksgiving classic"

What is "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles"

200

This United States president proclaimed the last Thursday of November to be "Thanksgiving" and made it a national holiday in 1863

Abraham Lincoln

200

The colony the Puritans established

The Massachusetts Bay Colony

200

The year that the parade was changed from "Macy's Christmas Parade" to "Thanksgiving Day Parade"

What is 1927

300

The most populous tribe in Illinois before expulsion

The Potawatomi

300

What “gourmet” menu did Snoopy prepare for Charlie Brown to serve his friends in "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving"?

What was toast, popcorn, pretzel sticks, and jelly beans.

300

The year that the word "Friendsgiving" showed up in the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

2007

300

The religion that Puritans came to spread in the Americas

What is Protestant

300

During this war, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was paused for two years

What was World War II

400

The three "sister crops" the Native Americans brought to the first Thanksgiving

What are corn, squash/pumpkins, and beans

400

This comedian debuted the famous "The Thanksgiving Song" on Saturday Night Live in 1992

Adam Sandler

400

How many pounds was the average turkey in 1947 for cooking

12 pounds

400

This famous female author has a direct relative to one of the pilgrims that was aboard the Mayflower

Laura Ingalls Wilder

400

During this presidency, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was first broadcast on live television

Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953)

500

Started in 1970, the United American Indians of New England have gathered on Plymouth Rock to participate in this, rather than Thanksgiving

National Day of Mourning

500

These two NFL teams have played a traditional home game on Thanksgiving Day almost every single year since 1966 and 1934 respectively?

Who are the Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys

500

This United States president started the turkey pardoning tradition

George W. Bush

500

The college the Puritans founded in 1636

Harvard College

500

Macy's does not allow this sacrament to be performed at a Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

What is marriage/a wedding