Turkeys
History
The Big Meal
Macy's Parade
Miscellaneous
100
This is the sound a male turkey makes.
What is gobble gobble?
100
This is the name of the ship on which the pilgrims came to America.
What is the Mayflower?
100
Americans eat approximately 46 million of these animals on Thanksgiving.
What is a turkey?
100
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade is held every year in this city.
What is New York City?
100
The day after Thanksgiving, often referred to as the biggest shopping day of the year, is nicknamed this.
What is Black Friday?
200
Female turkeys are called hens. This is what male turkeys are called.
What are toms?
200
The pilgrims landed at this rock.
What is Plymouth Rock?
200
What are the two most popular pies baked at Thanksgiving?
What are pumpkin and apple?
200
A float featuring this jolly fellow ends the parade every year.
Who is Santa Claus?
200
These two football teams play on Thanksgiving Day every year.
Who are the Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys?
300
People from this Western State are the largest consumers of turkey in the United States.
What is California?
300
This tribe of Native Americans were invited to the first Thanksgiving feast.
What are the Wampanoag?
300
These two states are the top cranberry growing states.
What are Wisconsin and Massachusetts?
300
A giant balloon version of this cartoon dog has appeared in the parade more times than any other character (6 times).
Who is Snoopy?
300
The year congress declared Thanksgiving as a national holiday. It was declared to be the fourth Thursday in November. (Abraham Lincoln issued a 'Thanksgiving Proclamation' on third October 1863 and officially set aside the last Thursday of November as the national day for Thanksgiving.)
What is 1941?
400
This is the name of the skin that hangs from a turkey's neck.
What is the wattle?
400
The first Thanksgiving lasted this many days.
What is 3?
400
Approximately 94% of American Thanksgiving meals include this tangy item.
What is cranberry sauce?
400
This is what the word "cornucopia" means.
What is "horn of plenty?"
500
This state produces the most turkeys each year.
What is Minnesota?
500
The pilgrims most likely would not have survived without the help of this Native American.
Who is Tisquantum, or Squanto?(c. 1580-1622). Squanto knew English and had already been back and forth across the ocean to England three times (most often as a captured slave).
500
The approximate percentage of American Thanksgiving meals that include turkey (percentage should be in 10s).
What is almost 90%?
500
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade began in this decade.
What is the 1920s? (1924 to be exact).
500
In Canada, Thanksgiving is celebrated during this month.
What is October?