This is Thanksgiving Jeopardy!

The Pilgrims

100

True or False: Pilgrims brought cribs on the Mayflower with them for the mothers who were pregnant or had very young children with them.

False. The only furniture that the pilgrims brought on the Mayflower were chests and boxes.

200

Pilgrim men typically wore white, black, earthy green, brown, and what other color? A) Gray B) Beige C) Red D) Blue

B) Beige

300

True or False: Violet was one of the colors that pilgrim women typically dressed in.

True. Women typically dressed in red, earthy green, brown, blue, violet, and gray.

400

When the Pilgrims landed in the wrong location in North America, why didn't they continue traveling until they reached the right location? A) The seas were too treacherous B) Too many people had already died C) They didn't realize they were in the wrong location D) The area they landed in was too nice to leave

The correct answer is A) The seas were too treacherous, although by the time the Pilgrims had the first thanksgiving (less than a year after they landed in Massachusetts), only about half of the original number were still surviving.

500

Where were the Pilgrims trying to land when they came to North America? A) Cape Cod Bay B) Massachusetts C) Present-day New York D) Maine

C) Present-day New York. The Pilgrims were aiming for the mouth of the Hudson River, which is in present-day New York. In 1620, the area would have been called Virginia.

The First Thanksgiving

100

How many days did the first Thanksgiving last? A) One day B) Two days C) Three days D) Four days

C) Three days

200

Did the pilgrims make Thanksgiving an annual celebration?

No. In fact, the first colonists didn't even call their celebration Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving as we know it didn't become a holiday until 1863, under President Abraham Lincoln (243 years after "The Original Thanksgiving").

300

What type of meat did the Pilgrims eat? A) Turkey B) Seal and Swan C) Turkey and Lobster D) Lobster, Seal, and Swan

D) Lobster, Seal, and Swan

400

What season and year did the Pilgrims celebrate the first Thanksgiving?

Fall of 1621

500

Why did the Pilgrims decide to make their celebration longer than 1 day? A) They had to eat all their harvested food before it went bad. B) The Wampanoag Indian guests arrived. C) They included funerals for the Pilgrims who didn't make it. D) All their celebrations lasted that long.

B) The Wampanoag Indian guests arrived. Originally the feast was only going to last 1 day, but when the Native Americans arrived, the Pilgrims decided to extend it.

Turkeys

100

Which turkeys can gobble? A) Male turkeys B) Female turkeys C) Both male and female turkeys

A) Male turkeys. Female turkeys do not gobble; they cackle.

200

True or False: Everyone in America eats turkey on Thanksgiving.

False. Only 88% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving.

300

How many cities in America are called Turkey? A) One B) Two C) Three D) Four

D) Four

400

Which president pardoned the first turkey for Thanksgiving? A) Abraham Lincoln B) Bill Clinton C) George H.W. Bush D) Barack Obama

C) George H.W. Bush, in 1989.

500

True or False: 22 million families in America serve Turkey for Christmas dinner.

True.

Black Friday

100

True or False: More people die while shopping on Black Friday than from shark attacks.

True. The average is 1-2 people die per year while Black Friday shopping. In contrast, there is only a fatal shark attack once every two years.

200

True or False: Black Friday is the busiest day of the year for plumbers.

True. Kitchen drains, garbage disposals, and toilets require more attention the day after Thanksgiving than any other day of the year.

300

True or False: Black Friday attracts more people than Disney World.

True. Walmart alone attracted more than 22 million people to its stores just on Thanksgiving Day. In contrast, only 18.5 million people visit Disney World every year.

400

True or False: The deals on Black Friday are always good, or at least decent.

False. 17% of items will be more expensive on Black Friday, and 14% of items will basically cost the same.

500

True or False: Black Friday is the biggest shopping day.

False. The Saturday before Christmas is actually the biggest shopping day of the year for many retailers, and shoppers will actually see an average of about 12.5% bigger discounts than on Black Friday.

Thanksgiving Traditions

100

True or False: Macy's Thanksgiving Parade has always featured balloons.

False. The first balloons didn't appear until the parade's fourth year.

200

The first Macy's Thanksgiving Parade featured: A) balloons B) animals from Central Park Zoo C) animals from New York City Zoo D) none of the above

B) animals from Central Park Zoo

300

On what day of which month is Thanksgiving always celebrated?

The fourth Thursday of November

400

About how many turkeys get cooked for Thanksgiving each year? A) 26 million B) 36 million C) 46 million D) 56 million

C) 46 million

500

What year did we first get to see Macy's Thanksgiving Parade balloons? A) 1924 B) 1925 C) 1926 D) 1927

D) 1927