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William Bradford
Who was the governor who organized the first Thanksgiving?
100
Lobster, rabbit, fish, beans, chestnuts, hickory nuts, onions, leeks, dried fruits, maple syrup and honey, radishes, cabbage, carrots, eggs, and goat cheese
What are some of the original Thanksgiving foods?
100
1621
When was the first Thanksgiving celebrated?
100
California
What state consumes the most turkey on Thanksgiving?
100
Plymouth England
What is the name of the place that the Pilgrims Landing Site was named after?
200
Sarah Josepha Hale
Who persuaded Abraham Lincoln to declare Thanksgiving a Holiday / who wrote Mary had a little Lamb?
200
Maize
What is the real name of the food we know as corn?
200
Third of October 1863
What was the day of the Thanksgiving Proclamation by Abraham Lincoln?
200
The Starving Time
What did the James Town colonists call the winter of 1609 to 1610?
200
Nieuw Amsterdam
What is the name of the first Dutch Colony in America
300
Squanto
Who was the Chief of the Wampanago tribe at the first Thanksgiving?
300
Cornucopia
What is an abundant supply of good things?
300
The second Monday in October
When is Thanksgiving celebrated in Canada?
300
Church of England
What church were the pilgrims seeking religious freedom from?
300
James Town
What colony did Capt John Smith found in Virginia?
400
Peter Browne, James Cole, Miles Standish
Who were three of the Pilgrims?
400
280,000,000
How many Turkeys are sold for Thanksgiving in the US?
400
1675-1676
When was King Phillip's war? (the war between the Indians and Colonists)
400
Benjamin Franklin
Who advocated that the turkey should become the National Bird instead of the Eagle?
400
Holland
Where did the pilgrims go prior to coming to America?
500
Peppermint Patty
Who was the first person that invited herself to Charly Brown's Thanksgiving Dinner?
500
3969 lbs
What is the record in the Guiness Book of World Records for the largest Pumpkin Pie?
500
1587
What year was the doomed Roanoke colony founded?
500
Speedwell
What was the name of another ship accompanying the Mayflower?
500
Rhode Island
Which was the first colony to allow religious freedom in its constitution?