History🦃
This is how long the first Thanksgiving lasted
A. 1 day
B. 2 days
C. 3 days
C. 3 days
Today, Thanksgiving takes place over one decadent day. But the original Pilgrims really went all out. In November 1621, the settlers' first corn harvest proved so successful, Governor William Bradford reportedly invited the Plymouth colonists' Native American allies to enjoy the fruits of their labor. Members of the Wampanoag tribe came bearing food to share. They had so much they decided to extend the celebrations.
In this decade the Thanksgiving day staple, green bean casserole, was first created
A. 1950'S
B. 1960's
C. 1970'S
C. 1950's
Green Bean Casserole was created by a Campbell Soup Company employee, Dorcas Reilly, at the Camden, New Jersey headquarters in 1955. She was one of the first full-time members of Campbell's Home Economics department—now known as the Campbell Test Kitchen. Campbell’s sells over $20 million worth of cream of mushroom soup for Thanksgiving meals.
He was the first president to pardon a turkey
A. George H. W. Bush
B. Abraham Lincoln
C. Bill Clinton
A. George H. W. Bush
President George H.W. Bush pardoned the first turkey in 1989 after he noticed the 50-pound bird at his official Thanksgiving proclamation looked a little nervous. Every president has upheld the tradition, ever since. But what happens to that lucky bird that lives to squawk another day? In 2005 and 2009, the turkeys went to Disneyland and Walt Disney World parks to serve as grand marshal in their annual Thanksgiving parades.
The first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade did NOT include any of these
A. Dancers
B. Balloons
C. An audience
B. Balloons
If you can't imagine the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade without giant floats featuring your favorite characters, you'd barely recognize the first parade in the early 1920s. It did have puppets riding the iconic floats, as well as singers and celebrities and of course, Santa Claus. That said, when the Thanksgiving parade made its big debut in 1924, it did have something that might be even crazier than balloons: animals from the Central Park Zoo.
Thanksgiving was the inspiration behind this invention
A. Parade balloons
B. TV dinners
C. Tupperware
B. TV dinners
In 1953, a Swanson employee accidentally ordered a colossal shipment of Thanksgiving turkeys (260 tons, to be exact). To deal with the excess, salesman Gerry Thomas took inspiration from the prepared foods served on airplanes. He came up with the idea of filling 5,000 aluminum trays with the turkey – along with cornbread dressing, gravy, peas and sweet potatoes to complete the offering. The 98-cents meals were a hit, especially with kids and increasingly busy households.
This was what was originally served at the first Thanksgiving meal
A. Fish
B. Beef
C. Chicken
A. Fish
While most of us enjoy turkey as the centerpiece of our table, no one can say for sure whether it was even on the menu back in 1621. However, the original guests did indulge in other foods like lobster, seal and other various fish.
This is when the Pumpkin Pie first joined the Thanksgiving table as a staple
A. 1700's
B. 1800's
C. 1900's
A. 1700's
By the early 18th century pumpkin pie had earned a place at the table, as Thanksgiving became an important New England regional holiday. In 1705 the Connecticut town of Colchester famously postponed its Thanksgiving for a week because there wasn’t enough molasses available to make pumpkin pie. Amelia Simmons’ pioneering 1796 “American Cookery” contained a pair of pumpkin pie recipes, one of which similar to today’s custard version.
Black Friday is this busiest day for this occupation
A. Cab Drivers
B. Coffee Baristas
C. Plumbers
C. Plumbers
Thanks to all that food we gobble up on Thanksgiving (see these leftover turkey recipes) and houseguests stressing out the plumbing system, Roto-Rooter reports that kitchen drains, garbage disposals and yes, toilets, require more attention the day after Thanksgiving than any other day. Before you have to join the legions paying a hefty holiday bill, you may want to remind your kitchen clean-up crew to scrape the plates before washing.
The Macy's Thanksgvng Day Parade was initially intended for this holiday
A. Halloween
B. Christmas
C. Veterans Day
B. Christmas
Macy's originally launched this parade as the “Macy’s Christmas Parade” as a way to celebrate the expansion of Macy’s flagship Manhattan store, which covered an entire city block and became the self-proclaimed “World’s Largest Store.” According to The New York Times, “the majority of participants were employees of the stores.
America's first Annual "Turkey Trot" race took place 100 years with only this many runners
A. 6
B. 14
C. 23
A. 6
The race was hosted by the local YMCA in Buffalo, NY and included just six runners — although only four of them made it to the finish line. One runner dropped out when his “late breakfast refused to keep in its proper place” and another simply excused himself after two miles. Today, turkey trots are a much bigger deal. In 2019, more than 1. 5 million people were slated to finish one giant Thanksgiving race and around 1,000 turkey trots took place around the country.
This president refused to declare Thanksgiving as a holiday
A. George Washington
B. Thomas Jefferson
C. John Adams
B. Thomas Jefferson
Presidents originally had to declare Thanksgiving a holiday every year, up until Lincoln made it a national holiday during his tenure. However, Jefferson refused to recognize the event, because he believed so firmly in the separation of church and state. Since Thanksgiving involved prayer and reflection, he thought designating it a national holiday would violate the First Amendment. He also thought it was better suited as a state holiday, not a federal one.
This is when we started canning cranberries for Thanksgiving
A. 1912
B. 1815
C. 1890
A. 1912
Cranberries were eaten by Native Americans and used as a potent red dye, but sweetened cranberry relish was almost certainly not on the first Thanksgiving table. The pilgrims had long exhausted their sugar supply by November 1621. However, Marcus Urann canned the first jellied cranberry sauce in 1912 and eventually founded the cranberry growers cooperative known as Ocean Spray.
This culture Birthed the idea of the horn of plenty, cornucopia
A. Greek
B. Indian
C. British
A. Greek
In Greek legend, the cornucopia refers to the horn of Amalthea, the name of the goat who fed the infant Zeus on Crete. According to one version of the myth, Zeus broke off one of Amalthea’s horns and gave it to the nymph daughters of Melisseus. In so doing, he endowed it with the power to be filled with whatever its owners desired, hence the "Horn of Plenty".
Until 1932 the balloons used in the parade were saved for this post parade activity
A. Picture opportunities for the crowd
B. Balloon races
C. Folding them for auction
B. Balloon races
Beginning in 1928, Macy’s began a fairly short-lived tradition of post-parade “Balloon Races.” Instead of deflating their balloons, Macy’s released them into the air, and offered a $100 reward to anyone who returned them once they had deflated and come back down to earth. (This precipitated a major tug-of-war on Long Island, where would-be winners struggled for a balloon.) The last race was in 1932 after a face to face (literally) a pilot had with an inflatable Weiner Dog in the air.
A full grown turkey has this many feathers
A. 3,500
B. 1,000
C. 6,000
C. 6,000
Feathers galore: An adult turkey has 5,000 to 6,000 feathers at full maturity according to the National Turkey Federation.
This is the reason Thanksgiving is on the 4th Thursday of November every year
A. Its the date the Pilgrims landed in the New World
B. This was the date set by President FDR in 1939
C. It was the date people voted to have it on
B. This was the date set by President FDR in 1939
It wasn't until until 1939 under President Franklin D. Roosevelt's term that the penultimate Thursday in November would be henceforth known as Thanksgiving Day. This decision was made following pressure from National Retail Dry Goods Association, as they wanted the holiday shopping season to be a little bit longer so customers would have more time to make purchases.
This is what's in turkey that, when eaten, can make you sleepy
A. Tryptophan
B. Protein
C. Melatonin
A. Tryptophan
Turkey contains L-tryptophan, an amino acid that’s often linked with sleep. It encourages serotonin production in your brain, and this makes you feel relaxed and sleepy.
This was when the first-ever Thanksgiving NFL game was played
A. 1952
B. 1934
C. 1947
B. 1934
In 1934, the NFL played its first Thanksgiving game. The Detroit Lions would welcome the Chicago Bears to a feast on Thanksgiving. The Thanksgiving Day football games began on November 29, 1934, and have been a tradition ever since.
This almost caused the 1958 parade to cancel
A. War
B. Helium shortage
C. Labor strike
B. Helium shortage
Initially, it looked like a helium shortage would keep Macy’s parade balloons from flying in 1958. But the company collaborated with Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and the rigging specialists Traynor & Hansen Corporation to come up with a creative solution: According to The New York Times, the balloons were filled with air and dangled from “large, mobile construction derricks.”
This is what you call a female turkey
A. Gobbler
B. Rooster
C. Jenny
C. Jenny
A jenny is a female turkey, also known as a hen. A male turkey is called a tom or a gobbler.
This Indian tribe taught the Pilgrims how to cultivate the land and were invited to the Thanksgiving meal
A. Wampanoag
B. Cherokee
C. Apache
A. Wampanoag
In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and the Wampanoag shared an autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies. For more than two centuries, days of thanksgiving were celebrated by individual colonies and states.
This is how many Turkey's are sold on average every year for Thanksgiving
A. 46 million
B. 13 million
C. 69 million
A. 46 million
According to FDA reports,, 46 million turkeys are sold on average every year for Thanksgiving. While not super popular the rest of the year, turkey is a huge hit for holidays, probably because it can serve large gatherings. On Christmas, an additional 22 million families host an encore with their Thanksgiving turkey recipes.
While Turkey maybe the main Thanksgiving staple across the country, San Francisco has had this as it's staple for over a century
A. Duck
B. Crab
C. Sausage
B. Crab
Thanksgiving normally marks the beginning of Dungeness crab season in San Francisco, so there is no better way to celebrate than a seafood Thanksgiving feast.
This is how fast a turkey can run
A. 10 mph
B. 6 mph
C. 25 mph
A. 25 mph
Turkeys can run at speeds of up to 25 miles per hour and fly as fast as 55 miles per hour.