Thanksgiving Spirit
What do we call the day after Thanksgiving?
Black Friday - for all the shopping people do for the holidays the day after Thanksgiving. Being in the "black" for a business means it is earning money.
Which of the following was NOT served at the Pilgrims' Thanksgiving meal?
1. Cranberries, corn, and mashed potatoes
2. Rabbit, chicken, wild turkey, and dried fruit
3. Venison (deer meat), fish, goose
1. Cranberries, corn, and mashed potatoes
This country has an annual harvest festival known as Erntedankfest.
What is Germany?
This company has sponsored this famous parade every Thanksgiving since 1924
What is Macy's?
What race is run on Thanksgiving morning?
Turkey Trot
First run in 1896 in Buffalo, NY
What is the thanksgiving mascot?
Turkey
About how many turkeys are eaten on Thanksgiving in the United States each year?
1.100 million
2.280 million
3.500 million
Number 2: 280 million!
This country celebrates Thanksgiving on the second Monday in October.
What is Canada?
What is the name of the ship the Pilgrims boarded to start their journey to Plymouth, Massachusetts?
The Mayflower
What Native American tribe celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims?
The Wampanoag
This retailer is the most dangerous place to shop on Black Friday
What is Walmart?
What is another name for stuffing?
Dressing
Who do children in Japan give drawings to on Labor Thanksgiving Day?
Police stations
Who is the U.S President that Proclaimed Thanksgiving a Holiday?
Abraham Lincoln
What holiday is celebrated on the 4th Friday of November?
Native American Heritage Day
The percent of Americans who don't eat turkey on Thanksgiving.
What is 12%?
During Chuseok, the Korean Thanksgiving / harvest festival, they traditionally eat a stuffed food but it isn’t a turkey. What food do Koreans stuff and eat during Chuseok?
Rice Cakes
Which is the only place in Australia that celebrates Thanksgiving?
a. Marshall islands
b. Fiji
c. Norfolk islands
c. Norfolk islands
The first Thanksgiving was celebrated in this state
What is Massachusetts?
Which President tried to make Thanksgiving the third Thursday in November to help boost the economy for the holiday season?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
What South American country also celebrates Thanksgiving?
Brazil
This pie has the most calories.
What is pecan pie?
How many countries celebrate Thanksgiving besides the US?
5
Which group of people helped the Pilgrims survive their first winter?
Native Americans
Sarah Josepha Hale, who campaigned for Thanksgiving to be a national holiday, wrote what famous song?
“Mary Had a Little Lamb”