History
How many days did the OG Thanksgiving last?
3 days.
What is the amino acid normally credited with making you tired after a Thanksgiving meal? (Yes, several reports have come out to say it's just because you 'overate')
Tryptophan
What is the day after Thanksgiving referred to as?
Black Friday
Which gender of turkeys are the ones who can gobble? (The other gender is unable to gobble)
Male.
What department store hosts an annual Thanksgiving Day Parade?
What country held a Thanksgiving feast for U.S. troops stationed in their city in 1942.
England! In London's legendary Westminster Abbey to be exact.
What utensil was not around during the time of the first Thanksgiving and therefore not used in the original feast?
What two colleges were the first to begin the tradition of playing a football game on Thanksgiving day in 1876?
Yale and Princeton
About how many calls does the Butterball Hotline answer each season? (Above or below 10,000 range will be counted)
100,000
What organization is responsible for hosting the very first Turkey trot?
YMCA!
During what war did Thanksgiving become a government-recognized holiday?
Civil War
What three animals are used to make a Turducken?
Turkey, Duck, Chicken
The day after Thanksgiving is known for being busy for retail shops & stores but what other profession apparently has their busiest day of the year that same day?
Plumbers - Due to clogged sinks and broken disposals (ew)
What U.S. state produces the most turkeys in the country (40 million this year)?
Minnesota!
Who was the first U.S. President to pardon the Thanksgiving Turkey?
JFK or George H.W. Bush - it's a little blurry with who was the first to do it 'officially'.
After writing letters for 17 years, Sarah Josepha Hale is responsible for convincing the president at the time to proclaim Thanksgiving a national holiday (on October 3, 1863). What famous nursery rhyme is she also credited with for creating?
Mary had a Little Lamb
How many cranberries are needed to produce one can of cranberry sauce?
What professional football team - since 1934 - has always played on Thanksgiving day?
Detroit Lions (1/2 point for Dallas Cowboys who have since the 60s)
What U.S. Founding Father originally wanted the Turkey to be the country's official bird?
Ben Franklin
What now-Christmas song was supposedly originally written for Thanksgiving?
Jingle Bells (if you listen to the lyrics, you'll notice there's no mention of Xmas)
What was the name of the Native American tribe with whom Plymouth Pilgrims shared the original Thanksgiving feast?
Wampanoag
What is the average number of calories consumed on Thanksgiving?
4,500
What U.S. President pardoned a raccoon instead of a Turkey around Thanksgiving?
Calvin Coolidge
Turkey, the country, borders 8 countries. Name one.
Greece, Bulgaria, Syria, Georgia, Armenia, Iran, Iraq, Azerbaijan
What is the meaning behind the 'breaking of the wishbone' tradition?
The originators of the tradition - the Etruscans, an ancient Italian civilization - believed that birds were oracles and could predict the future. Basically, they kept this bone—the furcula—in order to hold on to the bird's supposed powers so they could continue making wishes.