Thanksgiving Riddles/Trivia

My passengers were Pilgrims and I sailed from England, though the journey was harsh I didn't fail.

• Maysour

• Mayleaf

• Appleflower

• Mayflower

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Something orange and round catches my eye, it tastes delicious when baked in a pie.
What is it?

• an orange

• a pumpkin

• a tangerine

• a squash

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My color is yellow, I grow out in the field. You cook me on the stove once my husk has been peeled.
What am I?

• a sweet potato

• a banana

• a corn

• a pear

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This great sport the Lions and Cowboys play, upon each and every Thanksgiving Day.

• baseball

• football

• basketball

• rugby

You must eat all of it at dinner, we don’t want any to be wasted. For it is so juicy and tasty, just so long as it has been basted.

• a turkey

• a chicken

• a goose

• a duck

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Black and white were our clothes when we were living, back in the time of the first Thanksgiving.

• Indians

• Pilgrims

• Cowboys

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A fruit eaten with turkey this will help fill your belly, it’s great as a sauce and especially as jelly.

• Blueberry

• Strawberry

• Raspeberry

• Cranberry

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We grow in the ground and can be mashed or fried, on Thanksgiving Day we are often eaten.
With the roast turkey and the cranberry sauce, we make a meal that just can’t be beaten

• Potato

• Beans

• Peas

• Cauliflower

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How long did the first Thanksgiving celebration last?

• 1 day

• 2 days

• 3 days

• 4 days

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Which president made Thanksgiving a permanent national holiday?

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

• John Kennedy

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

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