Thanksgiving History
This year is considered the year of the “First Thanksgiving.”
1621
This food is the most commonly served main dish on Thanksgiving.
Turkey
This sport has been played on Thanksgiving Day since the late 1800s.
Football
This famous parade occurs every Thanksgiving morning in New York City.
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
This animated movie features a turkey who travels back in time to stop Thanksgiving.
Free Birds
The First Thanksgiving was celebrated by the Pilgrims and this Indigenous nation.
The Wampanoag
This vegetable is the main ingredient in many traditional Thanksgiving pies.
Pumpkin
This NFL team has played a Thanksgiving game every year since 1934.
Detroit Lions
What brings good luck from the turkey?
breaking the wishbone
This Friends episode is famous for the turkey stuck on Joey’s head.
“The One With All the Thanksgivings”
This ship brought the Pilgrims to North America.
The Mayflower
This sweet side dish is made from a tart red berry.
Cranberry Sauce
This college sport also traditionally features rivalry games on Thanksgiving weekend.
College Football
Many families go around the table on Thanksgiving to share these.
Things they are thankful for.
In A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, what unusual meal does Snoopy prepare for the gang instead of a traditional turkey dinner?
toast, popcorn, pretzels, and jelly beans
He was the leader of the Wampanoag who formed an alliance with the Pilgrims.
Massasoit
Green bean casserole traditionally uses this creamy soup.
Cream of Mushroom
The Thanksgiving Day parade in New York is sponsored by this department store.
Macy's
The U.S. President performs this act each year to spare a turkey’s life.
A Turkey Pardon
This singer released the famous Thanksgiving song “Turkey Lurkey Time.”
Kristen Chenoweth
This U.S. President made Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863.
Abraham Lincoln
This dessert was not served at the first Thanksgiving because flour and sugar were limited.
Pie
The first Thanksgiving NFL game televised nationwide aired in this decade.
1950's
This lesser-known Thanksgiving tradition dates back to the early 20th century and involves receiving “turkey notes”—short, silly rhyming poems written on folded pieces of paper—primarily celebrated in this U.S. city.
Baltimore
This holiday movie starts on Thanksgiving and ends on Christmas Eve.
Planes, Trains and Automobiles