Numbers
The first Thanksgiving
A 1621
B 1721
C 1521
A 1621
Which president was the first to pardon turkey's?
A. John F. Kennedy
B. George H.W. Bush
C. Richard Nixon
A. John F. Kennedy
How many towns in the United States are named Turkey?
A. 0
B. 4
C. 12
B. 4
Which States have towns named turkey?
A. Arizona & Texas
B. Louisiana & North Carolina
C. All the above
C. All the above
Where was the first Thanksgiving?
A. Washington D.C.
B. Plymouth, Massachusetts
C. St. Augustine, Florida
B. Plymouth, Massachusetts
Number of Pilgrims and Native Americans at the first Thanksgiving
A. 100 Pilgrims; 50 Native Americans
B. 75 Pilgrims; 95 Native Americans
C. 50 Pilgrims; 90 Native Americans
C. 50 Pilgrims; 90 Native Americans
Sarah Josepha Hale, who wrote what nursery rhyme, convinced the president to make Thanksgiving a national holiday?
A. Duck, Duck, Goose
B. Mary had a little lamb
C. Humpty Dumpty
B. Mary had a little lamb
Which president formalized the turkey pardoning tradition in 1989?
A. John F. Kennedy
B. George H.W. Bush
C. Richard Nixon
B. George H.W. Bush
The first NFL games were played on Thanksgiving?
A. True
B. False
A. True
Legend has it that the Connecticut town of Colchester postponed its Thanksgiving feast for a week in 1705 due to what?
A. A lack of turkeys
B. A lack of pumpkin pie
C. A lack of cranberry sauce
B. A lack of pumpkin pie
Women present at the 1st Thanksgiving
A. 0
B. 5
C. 1
B. 5
Who proclaimed Thanksgiving a National Holiday?
A. George Washington
B. Abraham Lincoln
C. Thomas Jefferson
B. Abraham Lincoln
What is the average number of calories consumed on Thanksgiving?
A. 4,500
B. 5,500
C. 6,500
A. 4,500
The tradition of football on Thanksgiving began in 1876 with a game between?
A. Yale and Princeton
B. Harvard and Yale
C. Princeton and Harvard
A. Yale and Princeton
When was the first jellied cranberry sauce canned?
A. 1812
B. 1912
C. 2012
B. 1912
How long did the 1st Thanksgiving last?
A. 1 day
B. 2 days
C. 3 days
C. 3 days
Which food item was not present at the 1st Thanksgiving?
A. Venison, B. Duck, C. Goose, D. Oysters, E. Lobster, F. Eel, G. Fish, H. Pumpkins, I. Cranberries, J. Turkey
J. Turkey
Butterball answers more than how many cooking questions via their Butterball Turkey Hotline each November and December?
A. 100
B. 100,000
C. 100,000,000
B. 100,000
How many Americans are expected to travel during the Thanksgiving holiday this year?
A. 44 million
B. 54 million
C. 64 million
B. 54 million
The first TV tray dinner was started because a company overestimated demand for Thanksgiving turkey?
A. True
B. False
A. True
On what date was Thanksgiving proclaimed a national holiday?
A. October 3, 1863
B. November 3, 1863
C. September 3, 1863
A. October 3, 1863
Sarah Josepha Hale did what over 17 years to convince the president to make thanksgiving a national holiday?
A. Rode her horse to his house
B. Wrote letters
C. Rode a boat to Washington DC
B. Wrote letters
The tradition of football on Thanksgiving began in what year?
A. 1876
B. 1976
C. 1776
A. 1876
What is the name of the traditional event most Americans watch or attend on Thanksgiving?
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
A president adopted their Thanksgiving gift as a pet?
A. True
B. False
A. True- In 1926, President Calvin Coolidge received a somewhat odd Thanksgiving gift in the form of a live raccoon. Meant to be eaten (the Mississippi man who sent it called raccoon meat “toothsome”), the Coolidge family adopted the pet and named it Rebecca. Rebecca was only the latest addition to their already substantial White House menagerie that included a black bear, a wallaby, and a pygmy hippo named Billy.