Turkey Trivia
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Katz Thanksgiving
100

This important Thanksgiving menu item was not eaten at the first Thanksgiving.

What is turkey?

100

This part of a turkey is broken for good luck.

What is the wishbone?

100

Name of the ship that the Pilgrims arrived on.

What is the Mayflower?

100

Place that Nana wants the children to be while cooking Thanksgiving.

What is out of the house?

200

The name of a flap of skin under a turkey's chin.

What is a wattle?

200

50 million of this kind of dessert are eaten on Thanksgiving.

What is Pumpkin Pie?

200

The day Canadian Thanksgiving is celebrated.

What is the second Monday of October?

200

Favorite appetizer that we only make for Thanksgiving meal.

What are candied nuts?

300

Male turkeys are called one of these two names.

What are Gobblers or Toms?

300

This team has played football on Thanksgiving day since 1934.

Who are the Detroit Lions (the Cowboys joined in the 1960's)?

300

Month that very first Thanksgiving celebration likely took place.

What is September?

300

First and last names of the eldest generation who attended our childhood Thanksgiving (hint: there are 4 people to name).

Who are Leah and Joe Katz and Dorothy and Bill Wiss.

400

The speed a wild turkey can run (plus or minus 3 mph).

What is 25 mph?

400

Thanksgiving leftovers inspired Swanson to create this famous meal.

What is a TV dinner?

400

Name of president who, in 1801, refused to celebrate Thanksgiving (he thought it violated a separation of church and state).

Who is Thomas Jefferson?

400

Most popular menu item in Katz Thanksgiving dinner.

What is stuffing?

500

The first president to pardon a turkey.

Who is John F. Kennedy?

500

The year the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade began.

What is 1924?

500

Length of first Thanksgiving celebration (in days).

What is three days?

500
Number of people the Fishkinds usually host for Thanksgiving dinner (plus or minus 1)

What is 28?

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