Quiz Questions
What fruit did Native Americans use to treat arrow wounds and to dye clothes?
Cranberries
What is the museum in Plymouth, Massachusetts that replicates the original settlement of the Plymouth Colony?
Plimoth Plantation
What pro sports league started playing games on Thanksgiving day in 1920?
NFL
"The Last Waltz", a 1978 documentary took place on Thanksgiving Day in 1976, whose farewell concert was it?
The Band
What town in Massachusetts erected a plaque for National Day of Mourning?
Plymouth
The Native American people, Wampanoag is a group of how many official tribes?
Five
How many days between the dates for Thanksgiving day until Christmas Day in 2020?
28 days
Which Christmas song was actually written for Thanksgiving?
Jingle Bells
What Native American tribe celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the colonists?
Wampanoag Tribe
On Thanksgiving Day in 2011, in what U.S. city did the largest gathering of people dressed as turkeys take place?
Dallas
What do Americans call the season that generally begins with Thanksgiving?
Holiday Season
What is the marketing term for the Monday after Thanksgiving day in the USA?
Cyber Monday
Who was the Wampanoag leader who gave food to the colonists during the first winter?
Massasoit
Along with the Detroit Lions what other NFL team plays every Thanksgiving since 1966?
Dallas Cowboys
What kind of turkey did most Americans buy for Thanksgiving in the 1990's?
Frozen
What is the informal shopping name for the Friday following Thanksgiving Day?
Black Friday
What famous philosopher poet said, "I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and new"?
Ralph Waldo Emerson
What did Martha Stewart get from the turkey during Thanksgiving 2012 preparations?
Salmonella
Which turkey can gobble a male turkey or a female turkey (hens)?
Male Turkeys
In what year was the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
1924
In 2019 what percentage of Americans ate Thanksgiving dinner at a restaurant?
Nine Percent
Why was Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade suspended during 1942-1944?
World War II
What 2013 movie sequel brought in $74 million during the three-day Thanksgiving weekend?
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
What does the U.S. President do for the "first turkey" for Thanksgiving?
Pardons It and Saves it From Being Eaten
