All things Turkey
All things Football
All things Pilgrims
All things holiday
Misc.
100
What state produces the most turkeys
What is Minnesota
100
When was the first professional football played on Thanksgiving Day?
What is 1934. The first game on TV was is 1956
100
Where did the colonists immigrate from?
What is England and Northern Europe
100
When was the first Thanksgiving held
What is 1621
100
What president proclaimed the first National Day of Thanksgiving to be held the 4th Thursday in November
What is Abraham Lincoln
200
Three states have a town named after the Thanksgiving Tom, name one
What is Texas (Turkey), Louisiana (Turkey Creek) and North Carolina (Turkey)
200
Who were the contestants in the first Thanksgiving Amercan football game?
who are the Detroit Lions and the Chicago Bears. Bears win 19-16
200
What is the name of ship that carried the first group of colonists
What is the Mayflower
200
How many women survived to celebrate the first Thanksgiving?
What is five--and all five served the meal
200
In 1939 Pres Franklin Roosevelt agreed to move Thanksgiving to the third Thursday in November. Why?
What is to help merchants have a longer shopping season to increase profits.
300
Male turkeys are called a Tom, what is a female turkey called?
What is a hen
300
While football is played today, what activities were played by the pilgrims
What is target shooting, log toss and tug of war
300
How many colonists or pilgrims were on the Mayflower
What is 102
300
What was the name of the indian tribe who helped the pilgrims and shared the first Thanksgiving
What is the Wampanoag Tribe
300
Today we have many delicious foods. Name 3 items from the first Thanksgiving meal
What is mussels,eel, duck, swan, geese, venison, carrots, corn, onions, beans, potatoes, pumpkins
400
What early American elder statesman wanted the turkey to be the national bird rather than the eagle?
What is Benjamin Franklin
400
Three professional football games are be played today. Name one match up
What is Philadelphia Eagles vs. Detroit Lions Carolina Panthers vs Dallas Cowboys Chicago Bears vs Green Bay Packers
400
Out of the original pilgrams, how many survived to celebrate the first Thanksgiving
What is 50
400
How many people attended the first feast
What is 52 pilgrims and 50 indians
400
Why is the male turkey often referred to as Tom Turkey?
What is after Thomas Jefferson because he was opposed to the idea of a turkey as our national bird.
500
How many people will a 20 pound turkey feed?
What is about 25 people
500
What is the all time Thanksgiving Day winning record holder for football
What is the Dallas Cowboys
500
Where did the pilgrams land
What is Plymouth Rock
500
How long did the first feast last
What is 3 days
500
At the first Thanksgiving day Macy's day parade in 1924, what did the employees of Macys take to the parade
What is animals from the Central Park Zoo. In 1926 the first balloon was used. It was Felix the Cat.
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