Thanksgiving Day Article Flashcard

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Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in which two countries? United States and Canada, United States and Mexico, Canada and Mexico, United States and England

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United States and Canada

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The traditional Thanksgiving meal typically includes which of the following? Turkey, bread stuffing, potatoes, cranberries, and pumpkin pie, Ham, rice, beans, and apple pie, Chicken, pasta, salad, and chocolate cake, Fish, chips, peas, and lemon tart.

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Turkey, bread stuffing, potatoes, cranberries, and pumpkin pie

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Thanksgiving Day did not become an official holiday until which group dominated the federal government? Northerners, Southerners, Westerners, Easterners

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Northerners

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Fill in the blank: President Franklin D. Roosevelt attempted to extend the ____ shopping season by moving Thanksgiving.

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Christmas

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What was the first Thanksgiving Day football game played between?

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Yale vs Princeton

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In what year did Gimbel’s department store in Philadelphia stage a parade with Santa Claus?

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1920

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The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City has continued the tradition since ____.

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1924

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Thanksgiving Day has come to symbolize intercultural ____. A) war B) peace C) conflict D) tension.

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peace

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The earliest celebration of Thanksgiving in Canada was held in ____.

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1578

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Who is mentioned at the rear of the procession in the Gimbel’s department store parade?

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Santa Claus