Football Facts
Which team has played the most Thanksgiving Day football games?
Detroit Lions
Jingle Bells
Which of the following bird meat was not consumed on the first Thanksgiving: swans, turkey, duck, or geese?
Turkey
Which President first ordered a national day of Thanksgiving?
George Washington
One of Santa's beloved 8 reindeer.
Dasher
Which team is the only team that has not played NFL football on Thanksgiving?
Jacksonville Jaguars
The Macy's Parade was originally engineered for this holiday and featured borrowed animals from the Central Park Zoo.
Christmas
Only ______ turkeys gobble.
Male
Which President made Thanksgiving a permanent national holiday?
Abraham Lincoln
Demolish; ruin; annihilate; defeat completely.
Destroy
In 1933, the Thanksgiving Day football game broke records when temperatures dropped to _____ and the teams played amongst ice, snow, and a frozen field.
32 degrees Fahrenheit
Sarah Josepha Hale, the author of this famous nursery rhyme assisted in the creation of Thanksgiving as a natural holiday by arguing that the day could help bring unity to the divided country amid the Civil War.
Mary Had A Little Lamb
This founding father pushed for the installation of the turkey as the national bird over the bald eagle.
Benjamin Franklin
Which President refused to celebrate Thanksgiving as a national holiday?
Thomas Jefferson
A person who comes to a country of which he is not a citizen.
Immigrant
Legendary John Madden began a tradition in 1989 where the MVP of the Thanksgiving Day game wins this award.
The Turkey Leg Award
This beloved fictional character holds the record for the most appearances in the traditional Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Snoopy
This US State is responsible for the highest turkey production in the country at over 40 million turkeys!
Minnesota
Which President officially made Thanksgiving the fourth Thursday of every November?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
An actual or supposed circumstance regarded as just cause for complaint.
Grievance
Who currently holds the records for the most passing yards in Thanksgiving football history?
Matthew Stafford
An ancient Italian civilization who believed that birds were oracles and could predict the future kept this bone in order to hold on to the bird's supposed powers so they could continue making wishes.
The Furcula
(Closest estimate gets the points!)
46 million turkeys
Which President received a live raccoon as a Thanksgiving present?
Calvin Coolidge
An awl with a beveled tip, used to make holes in wood for brads or screws.
Bradawl