Terms
First Thanksgiving
Dates
Food
100

Native Americans refer to this as “medicine.”

What is plants

100

How long did the first Thanksgiving last?

What is 3 days

100

What year did the first pilgrims arrive to America?

What is 1620

100

This is the meat that over 90% of American eat on Thanksgiving Day

What is Turkey

200

What crop is also known as weeâchumun in the Wampanoag speech?

What is corn

200

Where did the pilgrims land? Name the state and the city.

What is Plymouth, Massachusetts, the Cape Cod area

200

What year was Thanksgiving made a national holiday?

What is 1863?

200

Turkey may or may not have been on the menu for the first Thanksgiving. Name at least 2 other meats they could have enjoyed.

What is duck, rabbit, deer, lobster, or fish

300

The Native Americans do not call this holiday Thanksgiving. What do they call it?

What is “Day of Mourning”

300

What ship did the pilgrims arrive on?

What is The Mayflower
300

In what year was the first Macy’s Day Parade?

What is 1924

300

There are many ways to cook a turkey. List one other way besides the oven.

What is deep frying
400

What was North America called according to the indigenous people?

What is Turtle Island

400

How did the original Wampanoag people die?

What is diseases from the pilgrims and warfare
400

What year was the very first Thanksgiving?

What is 1621

400

Although The Mayflower ran out of sugar and there were no desserts at the first Thanksgiving, this dessert is a staple during this holiday.

What is pumpkin pie

500

Who is the mother of Thanksgiving? She was persistent with her cause for over 30 years and wrote to Abe Lincoln who ended up making this holiday a national holiday.

Who is Sarah Josepha Hailey

Fun Fact: She is also the writer of “Mary had a Little Lamb”

500
What did the Native Americans teach the ”Newcomers” to do?

What is planting crops such as corn, beans and squash

500

When was the 2nd Thanskgiving?

What is 1623. There was a drought in the year 1622 and the great harvest did not happen.
500

These 3 foods were harvested by the Native Americans and known as the “Three Sisters.”

What is beans, corn, and squash