Thanksgiving Foods
Thanksgiving Traditions
Thanksgiving Symbols
Thanksgiving History
Thanksgiving Misc.
100
What kind of potatoes do people usually make for Thanksgiving dinner?
Mashed potatoes or Sweet potatoes
100
What do you call the shopping day that happens the day after Thanksgiving?
Black Friday.
100
This animal is the main food that is eaten on Thanksgiving.
Turkey
100
When does the United States celebrate Thanksgiving? (day/month)
4th Thursday of November
100
Name the popular green vegetable often made into a casserole on Thanksgiving?
Green Beans
200
What is the most popular dessert at Thanksgiving dinner?
Pumpkin pie
200
What is a popular sport that people play or watch on Thanksgiving?
football
200
What was the name of the ship that brought Pilgrims from Europe to America?
Mayflower
200
How may days did it take the Pilgrims to travel from England to Plymouth, Massachusetts?
a) 103 days
b) 85 days
c) 66 days
d) 65 days
c) 66 Days
200
What is the name of the place that the Pilgrims first successfully settled?
Plimoth, Massachusetts (now spelled "Plymouth")
300
Within 10 pounds, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, the heaviest turkey weighed how much?
86 pounds
300
Where is the famous Thanksgiving Day parade located?
New York City
300
Who were the English people who came to the United States in 1620?
The Pilgrims
300
What year was the first Thanksgiving?
A) 1681
B)1642
C)1621
D)1617
C) 1621
300
What part of the turkey is pulled by two people and the person that has the bigger piece will have good luck or have their wish granted?
Wishbone
400
What do you call the "sauce" that is popular to put on turkey?
gravy
400
A White House tradition where the president chooses a turkey to NOT be eaten for Thanksgiving.
a "pardon"
400
This group of people helped the Pilgrims survive the first winter in America.
Native Americans
400
Name a type of meat eaten at the first Thanksgiving?
duck, venison (deer), cod (fish)
400
The horn-shaped container of fruits, flowers, or nuts often used as a decoration at Thanksgiving.
cornucopia
500
What is the name of the red fruit that is often served at Thanksgiving dinner? (used as a sauce to put on top of turkey)
Cranberries.
500
This holiday classic airs every year! Can you name at least four of the characters in this picture?
Clockwise: Linus, Lucy, Charlie Brown, Peppermint Patty, Snoopy, Marcy, Franklin
500
This U.S. President made Thanksgiving an official holiday in 1863.
President Abraham Lincoln
500
Which Founding Father wanted the turkey to be our national bird rather than the bald eagle?
Benjamin Franklin
500
Why do children often make hats like this at Thanksgiving?
It is (supposedly) the kind of hat worn by pilgrims.