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How many seeds does a pumpkin have?
on average 5000 seeds in each pumpkin
The famous Christmas song was originally written for Thanksgiving
What is Jingle Bells?
What is a female turkey called?
What is hen?
This store bought vegetarian roast was the first created as a turkey alternative
What is Tofurky?
The best place to put the meat thermometer in the turkey
The thigh
What southern state was the first to adopt a Thanksgiving Day in 1855?
1. South Carolina
2. Virginia
3. Georgia
2. Virginia
Where do wild turkeys sleep?
What is sleep in tree?
Thanksgiving in the USA is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November, but when is Canada’s Thanksgiving?
The second Monday of October
How long should leftover turkey be stored?
Leftover turkey can be stored for up to four days in the refrigerator. If turkey is stored in an airtight container, it can be stored in the freezer for up to two years.
The following was not served at the Pilgrims Thanksgiving meal
1. Cranberries, corn, and mashed potatoes
2. Rabbit, chicken, wild turkey, and dried fruit
3. Venison (deer meat), fish, goose
What is Cranberries, corn, and mashed potatoes
What is a male turkey called?
What is Tom or Gobbler
During Chuseok, the Korean Thanksgiving / harvest festival, they traditionally eat a stuffed food but it isn’t a turkey. What food do Koreans stuff and eat during Chuseok?
Rice cakes (songpyeon).
Rice is ground down into a flour and then water is added to make a rice dough. Then that dough is stuffed with lots of different types of ingredients and formed into small rice cakes which then are steamed over pine needles.
How did the cranberry get its name?
What is "craneberry"
Pilgrims likened the pink blossoms that appear on cranberries to the heads of Sandhill Cranes.
Which President made Thanksgiving a permanent national holiday?
George Washington
How fast can a turkey run?
What is 25 miles per hr.
Where is the only place in Australia where Thanksgiving is celebrated?
Norfolk Island.
The custom was brought there by American whaling ships and it just kind of stuck. The rest of Australia doesn’t celebrate Thanksgiving.
How many calories on average are consumed, per person, at Thanksgiving dinner
4000
This food included at the first Thanksgiving is rarely part of a modern Thanksgiving meal
What is Seafood?
Because Plymouth Colony relied heavily on fishing there was plenty of seafood at the first Thanksgiving
How many feathers do adult turkeys have?
approximate 3500
Who do children in Japan give drawings to on Labor Thanksgiving Day?
Police
Labor Thanksgiving Day was established in 1948, after World War II, to celebrate hard work and giving thanks to each other.