Thanksgiving
The first Thanksgiving lasted how many days?
3
What is a snood?
The loose skin under a male turkey’s neck
What was the name of the confederation of five (later six) nations across upper New York state that played a strategic role in the struggle between the French and British for control of North America?
Iroquois
The Pilgrims left on September 6, 1620. What was the name of the smaller boat that was loaded, but did not make the trip?
The Speedwell broke down and did not make the perilous trip.
What do Thanksgiving and Halloween have in common?
One has gobblers, the other goblins
What food today was NOT served at the Pilgrims Thanksgiving meal?
Cranberries, corn, and mashed potatoes
The best place to put the meat thermometer in the turkey is
The thigh
Which people’s origin traditions tell that their ancestors climbed upward through underground chambers called kivas and lived in many places before reaching their present settlements in the Fourth World?
Hopi
How many people left Plymouth, England on this perilous journey?
102 passengers left Plymouth. Two died and one baby was born
What did the mother turkey say to her disobedient children?
If your father could see you now, he'd turn over in his gravy
Which Indian tribe taught the Pilgrims how to cultivate the land and were invited to the Thanksgiving meal?
Wampanoag
Which president is believed to be the first to pardon a turkey and start this annual tradition?
President Harry Truman in 1947
Which people inhabited the east bank of the lower Mississippi River and had a caste system, hereditary aristocracy, and lineage of rulership?
Natchez
Who was the "hired protector" of the Pilgrims?
Myles Standish was the mercenary hired by the pilgrims to protect them from the wilds of the new frontier.
What did the turkey say to the computer?
Google, google, google!
Approximately how many turkeys are eaten each year on Thanksgiving in the United States?
280 million
What is a baby turkey called?
A poult
In the 19th century which people lived in dome-shaped earth lodges clustered in stockaded villages that were led by three chiefs—one for war, one for peace, and one as the day-to-day village leader?
Mandan
Where were the Pilgrims originally headed to?
Virginia
What is a pumpkin's favorite sport?
Squash
Which southern state was the first to adopt a Thanksgiving Day in 1855?
Virginia
A full grown turkey has about how many feathers?
3,500
In 1832 which 65-year-old Sauk warrior led some 1,000 Sauk, Fox, and Kickapoo men, women, and children across the Mississippi River to reclaim land in Illinois that tribal spokesmen had surrendered to the U.S. in 1804?
Black Hawk
There was one man who fell overboard during a storm. Name him.
John Howland There is not much known about the incident except that one of the crewmen supposedly threw an oar overboard and then a rope. Howland was saved.
What kind of face does a pilgrim make when he's in pain?
Pil-grimace
What utensil was not used by the Pilgrims to eat Thanksgiving dinner?
Fork
Which State raises the highest Number of Turkeys?
Minnesota
Which people, guided by leaders such as Chochise and Geronimo, resisted white colonization of their homeland in the Southwest by both Spaniards and North American settlers for generations?
Apache
Who was the first native that the Pilgrims encountered?
Samoset was a native who had learned English from earlier traders in the northern woods. He was originally of the Algonquin tribe. He made friends with these people and introduced them to Squanto.
What was the turkey suspected of?
Fowl play
The Pilgrims came to the New world seeking religious freedom and were also called:
The Puritans because they wanted to purify the teachings and ceremonies of the Church of England.
True or False When a male turkey gets excited, his head turns from red to white and blue
True. The bright red tones fade to white with a blue overlay.
Who was the principal chief of the Oglala Teton Dakota (Sioux) who successfully resisted the U.S. government’s development of the Bozeman Trail?
Red Cloud
This native was instrumental in teaching the Pilgrims how to provide for themselves. Who was it?
Squanto was kidnapped and taken to Europe. He served seven years in Europe as an indentured servant.
What's the best way to stuff a turkey?
Serve him lots of pizza and ice cream!
Today, our Thanksgiving is the fourth Thursday of November because
This was the date set by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939 and approved by Congress in 1941
What is another name for a male turkey?
Tom
Who was the Shawnee chief, orator, military leader, and advocate of intertribal Indian alliance who directed resistance to white rule in the Ohio River valley?
Tecumseh
Which American President declared a day of thanksgiving (but not an official holiday)?
Washington... Lincoln declared it a national holiday in 1863, but 74 years earlier (in 1789) Washington had declared a national day of thanks.
Which side of the turkey has the most feathers?
The outside!
In which president’s rule did Thanksgiving grow into an annual holiday?
Abraham Lincon
How many eggs does a turkey hen typically lay at once?
Ten to 15 eggs is typical, but up to 18 is not unusual
Which group constituted one of the largest politically integrated tribes at the time of European colonization of the Americas?
Cherokee
In what year did the Pilgrims arrive in America?
1620
What would you get if you crossed a turkey with a ghost?
A poultrygeist!
What Meat was brought to the first Thanksgiving by the native Americans?
Deer
How much did the heaviest turkey ever hunted weigh?
In Kentucky and weighed 37.6 pounds
What revered animal was essential for survival for many Native American tribes on the Plains?
Bison
To which king did the Mayflower Compact refer?
King James
What sound does a limping turkey make?
Wobble, wobble!