Thanksgiving History
This group of settlers celebrated the first Thanksgiving in 1621
Who were the Pilgrims?
This bird is the most traditional Thanksgiving entrée.
What is turkey?
This NYC parade, held since 1924, is a Thanksgiving tradition
What is the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade?
A male turkey is called this.
What is a tom?
Thanksgiving always falls on this day of the week.
What is Thursday?
The Pilgrims celebrated the first Thanksgiving in this U.S. state.
What is Massachusetts?
This orange vegetable is used to make a famous holiday pie.
What is pumpkin?
This famous cartoon dog flies his doghouse like a plane in many Thanksgiving specials.
Who is Snoopy?
This is what you call a baby turkey.
What is a poult?
The busiest travel day of the year falls around this holiday.
What is Thanksgiving?
This Native American tribe shared the first Thanksgiving feast.
Who were the Wampanoag?
The bread-and-vegetable dish often cooked inside a turkey.
What is stuffing (or dressing)?
This sitcom has a famous episode called “The One With All the Thanksgivings.”
What is Friends?
This red, fleshy growth hangs from a turkey’s neck.
What is a wattle?
This day of shopping takes place the day after Thanksgiving.
What is Black Friday?
This U.S. president made Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
This sauce, made from a tart red berry, is served with turkey.
What is cranberry sauce?
This NFL team hosts an annual Thanksgiving Day game.
Who are the Detroit Lions?
Turkeys can run at speeds up to this many miles per hour: 10, 20, or 30?
What is 20 mph?
About how many turkeys are eaten each Thanksgiving in the U.S.: 20 million, 46 million, or 80 million?
What is 46 million?
This ship brought the Pilgrims to America in 1620.
What is the Mayflower?
This sweet potato dish is often topped with marshmallows.
What is sweet potato casserole?
The classic Thanksgiving song by Adam Sandler.
What is “The Thanksgiving Song”?
This part of the turkey is traditionally “broken” for good luck.
What is the wishbone?
This U.S. president began the tradition of “pardoning” a turkey.
Who is John F. Kennedy?