Happy Thanksgiving! Usually, after the turkey, the potatoes, and the pie, all you want is a nap! But wait, don’t let L-tryptophan put you down for the count! Stay awake for the family and the football with pilgrim, turkey and food-themed quizzes, word searches, and crosswords everyone can enjoy. Caregivers, home care aides and loved ones will all enjoy all this stimulating Thanksgiving-food-for-thought, while waiting for seconds!
What’s your word puzzle preference? Crosswords? Word Search? Trivia? We’ve got them all! Have a big crowd? Play in teams!
Word Search (print first and share!)
- Thanksgiving Word Search Puzzle – Medium difficulty, 15 words
- Thanksgiving Feast Word Search – Average difficulty, 16 words
- Turkey Word Search – Medium difficulty, 18 words
- American Thanksgiving Word Search – Average difficulty, 20 words
- First Thanksgiving Word Search – Medium difficulty, 17 words
- Pumpkin Word Search – Average difficulty, 20 words
- Thanksgiving Challenge Word Search – Average difficulty, 40 words
- Thanksgiving Word Searches – Easy 6-word puzzle and challenging 18-word puzzle, available in both B & W and in color.
Bonus Word Search: What do you know about Canadian Thanksgiving?
- Canadian Thanksgiving Word Search – Average difficulty, 20 words
- Canadian Thanksgiving Word Search – Average difficulty, 22 words
Crosswords for kids and for adults:
- Thanksgiving Crossword Puzzle– Easy 9-word criss-cross game
- Thanksgiving Trivia Crossword– Easy 8-word puzzle
- Kids’ Thanksgiving Crossword – Easy 13-word puzzle
- Thanksgiving Word Puzzle– Medium difficulty, 15 words, freeform puzzle
- Thanksgiving Crossword Worksheet– Medium difficulty, 15 words
- The First Thanksgiving Crossword– Average difficulty, 13-word puzzle
- Talking Turkey Crossword– All ages 18-word crossword
(Thank you to website The Spruce for collecting all the word searches and crosswords in one place!)
Trivia
- www.factmonster.com/quizzes/thanksgiving1/1.html
- www.history.com/topics/thanksgiving/thanksgiving-quiz
- www.quizrocket.com/thanksgiving-trivia
- www.usnews.com/news/articles/2014/11/24/us-news-quiz-put-your-thanksgiving-trivia-to-the-test
- www.brownielocks.com/thanksgivingtrivia.html
- www.pennlive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/11/thanksgiving_trivia_quiz.html
