1. In which year is the first Thanksgiving traditionally said to have taken place in Plymouth?

2. Which English settlers held the first Thanksgiving feast alongside the Wampanoag people?

3. What was the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America in 1620?

4. Which Native American tribe is traditionally credited with helping the Pilgrims survive their first winter?

5. Which U.S. president officially proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863?

6. On which day of the week is Thanksgiving always celebrated in the United States?

7. In which month is Thanksgiving celebrated in the United States?

8. Which Massachusetts town is traditionally regarded as the site of the first Thanksgiving?

9. What is the most traditional main course served at a Thanksgiving dinner?

10. What is the name of the dish made from mashed, cooked pumpkin, typically baked into a pastry crust?

11. What type of sauce, made from a tart red berry, is a classic Thanksgiving side dish?

12. What is the term for the savory bread-based side dish traditionally cooked inside or alongside the turkey?

13. Which orange root vegetable, often candied or mashed, is a common Thanksgiving side?

14. What is the name of the alternative cooking method, involving hot oil, that some Americans use to cook their Thanksgiving turkey?

15. What vegetable casserole, often topped with crispy fried onions, is a popular Thanksgiving side dish?

16. What savory liquid, made from meat drippings, is traditionally poured over turkey and mashed potatoes?

17. Which major American parade, featuring giant balloons, takes place in New York City every Thanksgiving morning?

18. What is the traditional American sporting event widely watched on television on Thanksgiving Day?

19. Which NFL team has played on Thanksgiving Day nearly every year since 1934?

20. What is the term for the day after Thanksgiving, traditionally associated with major retail shopping discounts?

21. What is the name of the ceremonial act in which the U.S. president spares a turkey from being eaten each year?

22. What is the traditional pastime where two people each pull one end of a turkey’s wishbone, with the larger piece said to bring good luck?

23. What is the name of the horn-shaped basket overflowing with fruit and vegetables, used as a traditional symbol of Thanksgiving abundance?

24. In Canada, in which month is Thanksgiving celebrated, separate from the U.S. holiday?

25. What is the term for a male turkey?

26. What is a baby turkey called?

27. What sound does a male turkey make to attract a mate?

28. Approximately how fast can a wild turkey run, in miles per hour?

29. Which U.S. state is the largest producer of turkeys?

30. What is a female turkey called?

31. What is the fleshy flap of skin that hangs from a turkey’s neck called?

32. Which founding father is often, though incorrectly, rumoured to have proposed the turkey as the national bird of the United States?

33. What is the popular term for the online shopping discount day that follows the Thanksgiving weekend, observed the Monday after?

34. Which classic 1965 Charles Schulz television special features the Peanuts gang celebrating Thanksgiving?

35. Which two crops, alongside turkey, are most associated with the Thanksgiving harvest and often used in table centerpieces?

36. What popular term describes the sleepy, drowsy feeling some people blame on eating turkey, often attributed to the amino acid tryptophan?

37. In which decade did the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade first take place?

38. What is the name of the holiday season period that begins right after Thanksgiving in the United States?

39. Which day of the Thanksgiving weekend, observed the Saturday after, is dedicated to supporting independent local businesses?

40. What is the term used for hosting a Thanksgiving celebration for friends rather than family?