Foods
T/F-Turkey was the main food at thanksgiving
(Double points if you can correctly name another)
False
Deer and Veal were the main course of the feast
When was the first official "presidential turkey pardon"?
1963
Who invented thanksgiving as a national holiday?
Abraham Lincoln
What year was the first thanksgiving
1621
When was Thanksgiving recognized as a national holiday
The year 1870
Why do people eat cranberry for thanksgiving?
they are the only fruit native to the U.S, so they are symbolized as "new"
Who pardoned the first turkey?
President John F Kennedy
Who hosted thanksgiving in plymouth?
Governor William Bradford
How long was the first thanksgiving?
3 whole days
When was thanksgiving urged to be recognized as a national holiday, yet was pushed to the side?
The year 1863
Why do people eat pumpkin pie for thanksgiving?
Native Americans brought pumpkins to the first settlers, and it carried on as a tradition
when was the first thanksgiving day macy's parade?
1924
Who was the native american also responsible for thanksgiving as a tradition?
Squanto
When was the first "white house" thanksgiving?
(double points if you can name the president)
1947 in Harry Truman's temporary estate, the white house.
What professional football team has played almost every Thanksgiving since 1934?
The Detroit lions
Why is cornbread popular during thanksgiving?
Coming off the ships from England, the only preservable food the settlers had was cornbread, so it stayed as a tradition.
When was American Football turned into a thanksgiving tradition?
1876
Who made turkey mainstream as a thanksgiving food?
Sarah Hale
Why did the pilgrims have a feast (that we now know as thanksgiving) with the native americans?
The native americans helped them acquire the feast by showing them how to farm and hunt.
What did President Calvin Coolidge famously receive as a Thanksgiving gift?
An ALIVE racoon
Why is gravy the 2nd most popular thanksgiving food of all time?
it's tasty
what is the most popular thanksgiving tradition?
Giving thanks, duh
Who invented thanksgiving as a holiday? (in australia)
Isaac Robinson
Why was thanksgiving originally created?
(shorter answers are acceptable)
The Native American hunters heard gunshots during their hunt, and went to the pilgrim's aid, yet they were celebrating their harvest, so the natives just joined in
Most of the world doesn't support thanksgiving, but what country celebrates it? (sort of)
Australia