Thanksgiving Facts
The first Thanksgiving feast between the Wampanoag tribe and the Mayflower Pilgrims is believed to have lasted this many days
Three days
The act of returning something to its original state
Restore
Holland, Hanks, Cruise
Tom
This meat is the most popular alternative to turkey on Thanksgiving (an estimated 77 million pounds are purchased for the holiday)
Ham
This country’s first Thanksgiving feast was held in 1578, predating the American first Thanksgiving, and is celebrated on the second Monday of October
Canada
A department store in this city held the first Thanksgiving Day parade in 1920, four years before Macy’s held their first parade in NYC
Philadelphia
Regarded as the most complimentary kind of applause for performers, this is an additional performance given after the planned show has ended
Encore
Kate, Henry, Jennifer
Hudson
In 1955, this famous dish was created in a test kitchen by Dorcus Reilly, a home economist working for Campbell’s Soup Co.
Green Bean Casserole
Instead of stuffed turkey, this country celebrates Thanksgiving by eating a sweet treat called songpyeon aka stuffed rice cakes
South Korea
(Chuseok)
This midwestern U.S. state produces around 40.5 million turkeys each year, which is the most in the United States
Minnesota
The vibrations of respiratory structures and the resulting sound due to obstructed air movement during breathing while sleeping
Snore
Demi, Mandy, Julianne
Moore
Approximately this many cranberries are needed to make one can of cranberry sauce
200 cranberries
Often on the first Sunday of October, celebrants in this country will carry harvest crowns (also known as Erntekrone) of grains, fruit, and flowers to the church, followed by a feast with chicken & roosters
Germany
(Erntedank)
This founding father and US president refused to endorse Thanksgiving as a national holiday, due to the holiday’s roots in Puritan religious traditions
Thomas Jefferson
Derived from the Italian word for “little song”, this is a poem of fourteen lines using any number of formal rhyme schemes
Sonnet
Cameron, Earl Jones, Bond
James
A similar recipe for this modern Thanksgiving monstrosity can be found in a 1774 cookbook, which calls for a pigeon, partridge, fowl, and goose to all be stuffed in a turkey
Turducken
This country’s Thanksgiving tradition involves elementary school students making drawings/arts & crafts for labor workers such as police officers, firefighters, and hospital staff
Japan
(Kinrō Kansha no Hi)
Sarah Josepha Hale is credited for writing the letter that convinced Pres. Abraham Lincoln to declare Thanksgiving a national holiday during the Civil War. She is also best known for creating this nursery rhyme
Mary Had a Little Lamb
Derived from an old verb meaning “to speak or sing softly”, this term is used to describe primarily male singers who perform sentimental songs in a soft, low voice
E.g. Frank Sinatra, Michael Bublé
Crooner
Fred, Steven, Kenny
Rogers
In 2010, the New Bremen Giant Pumpkin Growers in Ohio set a new Guinness World Record for the world's largest pumpkin pie with this weight, surpassing their previous record of 2,020lbs
3,699 lbs
Due to the influence of American whaling ships in the late 1800s, Thanksgiving is only celebrated in Norfolk Island while the rest of this country does not celebrate the holiday
Australia