Thanksgiving History
Gobble Gobble
Amazing Feats
Incredible Animals
100
Under which US president did Thanksgiving become an annual holiday?
A) Abraham Lincoln
B) Ronald Reagan
C) Thomas Jefferson
D) Richard Nixon
A) Abraham Lincoln
100
What family do sweet potatoes belong to?
A) Nightshade botanical family
B) Lily family
C) Grass family
D) Morning Glory family
D) Morning Glory family
Not to be confused with yams, which are part of the Dioscoreaceae family!
100
The Big Mac is an American cultural icon. Donald Gorske is obsessed with them! He holds the record for the most Big Macs eaten in a lifetime. How many Big Macs has he eaten so far in his life?
A) 15,000
B) 24,000
C) 28,000
D) 18,000
C) 28,000
100
Who is the oldest living land animal at 189 years old?
A) Cassie, an alligator
B) Jonathon, a tortoise
C) Edmund, a snapping turtle
D) Franny, an iguana
B) Jonathon, a tortoise
200
Which US state raises the most turkeys?
A) Minnesota
B) North Carolina
C) Iowa
D) Wisconsin
A) Minnesota
200
How many pounds of cranberries do Americans consume at Thanksgiving?
A) 80 million
B) 47 million
C) 69 million
D) 100 million
A) 80 million pounds!
200
Anyone who is familiar with exercise routines knows all about planks. It is a deceptively difficult core strength exercise. What is the current world record for the longest held plank?
A) 4:52
B) 8:01
C) 6:30
D) 10:08
B) 8:01
200
What is the rarest big cat in the world?
A) Kati's cat Jeff
B) Sand Cat
C) Ocelot
D) Amur Leopard
D) Amur Leopard
300
What are baby turkeys called?
A) Fledglings
B) Puggles
C) Poults
D) Squabs
C) Poults
300
Some families include a macaroni and cheese dish to their Thanksgiving dinners.
How much did the largest serving of macaroni and cheese weigh?
A) 8734 lbs
B) 375 lbs
C) 2469 lbs
D) 1567 lbs
C) 2469 lbs
That's a lot of macaroni and cheese!
300
Videogaming has taken the world by storm. This opened new opportunities for world records. One video game that many people play is Call of Duty. The longest Call of Duty: Black Ops marathon was 135 hours and 50 minutes long!
Which country did this world record holder hail from?
A) United States
B) Australia
C) Wales
D) China
B) Australia
Okan Kaya avoided health issues during his marathon by taking small naps and using a StairMaster!
300
Where does the biggest cat in the world, Hercules the Liger, live?
A) Myrtle Beach, Florida
B) Dallas, Texas
C) Des Moines, Iowa
D) Atlanta, Georgia
A) Myrtle Beach, Florida
400
A fully grown turkey has about how many feathers?
A) 1,100
B) 3,500
C) 9,000
D) 5,300
B) 3,500
400
Where did the Turducken dish originate?
A) Germany
B) Texas
C) Norway
D) Louisiana
D) Louisiana
400
Who's up for a new work challenge?
Davinder Singh set the world record for the fastest time to type using his NOSE! What was his typing time for the following sentence: "Guinness World Records have challenged me to type this sentence using my nose in the fastest time." ?
A) 30.4 seconds
B) 32.2 seconds
C) 40.1 seconds
D) 45.6 seconds
C) 40.1 seconds
400
Puggy the dog holds the world record for the longest tongue on a dog. Which dog breed is Puggy?
A) Mastiff
B) Pekingese
C) Chow Chow
D) St. Bernard
B) Pekingese
... oh my.
500
What kind of meat was brought to the first Thanksgiving by the Native Americans?
A) Turkey
B) Pork
C) Bison
D) Venison
D) Venison
500
Who invented green bean casserole?
A) Martha Jefferson
B) A Campbell's Soup employee
C) A Progresso Soup executive
D) Mrs. Franklin, a resident of Richmond, VA
B) A Campbell's Soup employee
Her name was Dorcas Reilly, and she invented green bean casserole in 1955!
500
Lee Redmond holds the world record for the longest finger nails. How long were her fingernails when she secured the world record?
A) 30'2"
B) 28'4"
C) 25'
D) 26'8"
B) 28'4"
500
Dogs are incredible animals capable of so many different feats. One thing that may be surprising to some is that dogs can surf! Abbie Girl is one of those surfer dogs and snagged the world record for longest wave surfed by a dog.
How long was the wave that she caught?
A) 250 ft
B) 289 ft
C) 187 ft
D) 351 ft
D) 351 ft
