Gobble
The Mayflower pilgrims founded the Plymouth colony in Massachusetts and had a three-day meal with what tribe in 1621?
Wampanoag
What turkey talk line receives about 100,000 calls with questions about how to best prepare a turkey?
Butterball
The average American consumes 229 grams of this on this holiday!
FAT
Each year Americans eat an estimated total of how many million pumpkin pies?
50 million
What is the average amount of time it takes for a host to prepare a Thanksgiving feast?
9.6 hours
What 2 NFL teams have played the most games on Thanksgiving Day.
The Dallas Cowboys and the Detroit Lions
The average number of guests surrounding a modern Thanksgiving dinner table..
TEN
Turkey was likely served, but what was most likely the main dish?
DEER
What was the first year a president, (George H.W. Bush) officially pardoned a turkey.
1989
What is also the biggest day of the year for plumbers?
Black Friday
On this day, Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday.
October 3, 1863
Each year Americans collectively consume how many calories from turkey alone.
Three billion
What country celebrates Thanksgiving on the 2nd Monday of October?
Canada
According to Americans, this is the best part of Thanksgiving.
Leftovers!
What Company accidentally ordered 260 tons of turkey for Thanksgiving in 1953?
Swanson
Each year it is estimated that how many million turkeys are prepared to provide the traditional feast.
46 million
What are the 3 most popular drinks to toast with on Thanksgiving?
Wine
Beer and Whiskey
Who is known as the Mother of Thanksgiving?
Sarah Josepha Hale
The tradition of football being played on Thanksgiving began in what year with Princeton and Yale?
1876
Native Americans had many uses for this food. Including healing wounds, dyeing fabrics and being eaten raw, and being used in plenty of other recipes.
Cranberry
Texas, Arizona, Louisiana and North Carolina
The NFL joined the tradition of playing football on Thanksgiving Day in 1920 between what two teams?
Akron Pros and the Canton Bulldogs
What department store holds the record for the oldest Thanksgiving Day parade?
The Philadelphia Gimbel Brothers Department Store
What town canceled Thanksgiving because they couldn't make pumpkin pies. The river had frozen over, leaving their import of liquid sugar inaccessible. The holiday ended up only being postponed for about a week.
Colchester, Connecticut
Male turkeys Gobble. What do female turkeys do?
Cackle