Thanksgiving Foods
The most popular main course on Thanksgiving.
What is turkey?
True or False
The Pilgrims landed in New York?
False
The orange vegetable commonly used as a symbol of Thanksgiving.
What is a pumpkin?
The name of the ship the Pilgrims boarded to start their journey to Plymouth, Massachusetts.
What is the Mayflower?
What food was not served at the first Thanksgiving?
A. Mashed potatoes
B. Pumpkin
C. Seafood
A. What are mashed potatoes?
Which President first ordered a national day of Thanksgiving?
A. John Adams
B. Abraham Lincoln
C. George Washington
Who is George Washington?
Green Bean casserole was invented by what "Soup" company.
What is Campbell Soup?
The day and month of the year on which we traditionally celebrate Thanksgiving
What is the fourth Thursday of November?
The indigenous people of North America who are a common symbol of Thanksgiving.
Who are Native Americans?
or
Wampanoag tribe?
How many women were at the first Thanksgiving meal?
What is 5?
True of False
Thanksgiving is ranked America's third most popular holiday
False
Which President made turkey pardoning an annual event?
A. George H.W. Bush
B. Barak Obama
C. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Who is George H.W. Bush?
The most popular Thanksgiving dessert.
What is Pumpkin Pie?
A race many people run on Thanksgiving morning.
What is a turkey trot?
The English separatists who came to the United States in 1620.
Who were Pilgrims?
The reason the Pilgrims felt they had to leave England.
What is religious persecution?
A food that is eaten on Thanksgiving, that was originally used by Native Americans to treat arrow woulds, and dye clothes
Cranberries
Who was the first president to "pardon" a turkey?
A. Grover Cleveland
B. Woodrow Wilson
C. John F. Kennedy
Who is John F. Kennedy?
The red fruit that is often served alongside the turkey for Thanksgiving dinner.
What are cranberries?
How many turkeys are consumed every year at Thanksgiving?
46,000?
4.6 million?
46 million?
460 million
What is 46 million?
The conical-shaped basket that is generally filled with fruits and vegetables.
What is a cornucopia?
The year of the first Thanksgiving
a. 1776
b. 1965
c. 1621
c. What is 1621?
What was the name of the Native American who already spoke English and was especially helpful to the Pilgrims?
What is Squanto?
Which President declared two Thanksgivings in one year?
A. James Madison
B. James Monroe
C. James Buchanan
Who is James Madison?
This large root vegetable belongs to the morning glory family. Don't let the name fool you, they are not in the nightshade family with the other potatoes.
What are sweet potatoes?
Something that people do with their friends, often sorely after Thanksgiving
Friendsgiving
A large, native bird to North America that is large enough to feed a family.
What is a wild turkey?
Thanksgiving Day is an annual Canadian holiday, held in which month?
What is October?
The Founding Father who wanted the wild turkey to be the symbol of the United States of America.
A. Benjamin Franklin
B. Alexander Hamilton
C. George Washington
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
Which President refused to celebrate Thanksgiving as a national holiday?
A. Thomas Jefferson
B. John Quincy Adams
C. John Tyler
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
How many calories on average are consumed, per person, at Thanksgiving dinner (between 3,000-5000)?
What are 4,500?
Something we write our thankfulness on each year
What is a table runner
What meat did the native Americans bring to the first Thanksgiving?
What is Deer (Venison)?
How many days did the first Thanksgiving last?
What is 3?
The loose red skin attached to the underside of a turkey’s beak
What is a Wattle?
What president proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday?
A. Harry Truman
B. Andrew Jackson
C. Abraham Lincoln
Who is Abraham Lincoln?