History
The name of the ship on which the pilgrims came to America
What is the Mayflower?
88% of Americans eat this with their Thanksgiving meal.
What is Turkey?
In a tradition that is said to have started 2,400 years ago, this part of the turkey is saved and snapped as a good luck custom
What is a wishbone?
The sport people usually watch on Thanksgiving.
What is football?
This is the place where Turkeys go to dance
What is "The Butter Ball"?
The first crop the Native Americans taught the Pilgrims how to grow.
What is corn?
This state grows the most potatoes each year.
What is Idaho?
It's called the "Gopher" state, but maybe "Gobbler" state would be more appropriate because this state produces the most turkey each year.
What is Minnesota? (46.5 million)
The day after Thanksgiving when there are big sales and many people go shopping.
What is Black Friday?
The place where Pilgrims stood after they landed.
What is "on their feet"?
This is how long the first Thanksgiving lasted
What is three days?
This traditional Thanksgiving vegetable is grown on every continent except Antarctica.
What is corn?
This Founding Father wanted the wild turkey to be the National Bird of the United States of America.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
The Thanksgiving Day event in New York City where there are large balloons, marching bands, singers, and dancers.
What is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
The favorite sport or pumpkins and gourds.
What is Squash?
What type of meat did the Wampanoag Native Americans bring to the first Thanksgiving?
What is venison?
This is where cranberries grow?
Multiple Choice: a) in a tree b) on a bush c) in a bog
What is c) in a bog?
The name for a male turkey.
What is Tom?
A race many people run on Thanksgiving morning.
What is a turkey trot?
Something you call an unhappy cranberry.
What is "blue-berries"?
This President declared Thanksgiving a national holiday during The Civil War in 1863.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This is a food that we eat at Thanksgiving today but wasn't served at the first Thanksgiving
Multiple Choice: a) Pumpkin Pie b) Yams c) Cranberry Sauce
What is a) Pumpkin Pie?
(there were no ovens!)
This is the name of the first president to "pardon" a turkey.
Who is John F Kennedy?
The most common reason plumbers are called on Thanksgiving or the day before.
What is a backed up sink?
(potato peels are often the culprit)
A type of key that has legs and can't open a door.
What is a "tur-key"?