Thanksgiving History
When does Thanksgiving fall?
BONUS: What year did this start?
The fourth Thursday of November.
Since 1941
Which NFL team appeared in the Super Bowl four times in a row without winning?
BONUS: What years?
The Buffalo Bills
1991-1994
Who was the only president to have over two terms as President?
FDR
What war was the deadliest in the United States
The Civil War
Which Native American tribe resided in the Buffalo area?
The Seneca
True or False
Wild fowl was eaten on the first Thanksgiving
True
What was the first sport to appear in the Olympic Games?
Running
Who was the 10th president?
John Tyler
What US state has the most veterans?
California
Which two American Presidents started their political careers in the Buffalo area?
Millard Fillmore & Grover Cleveland
Why do we celebrate Thanksgiving?
To commemorate the harvest feast shared in 1621 between the Plymouth colonists (pilgrims) and the Wampanoag people.
This hockey player has the most amount of points in one season
Wayne Gretzky
sixteen
What designer product was the military responsible for the design of?
Ray Bans
What year was the city of Buffalo created?
1832
Who created Thanksgiving?
Sarah Josepha Hale
In what year did the Cleveland Spiders set the record for the most amount of losses in an MLB season?
BONUS: What team recently set the modern record?
1899
Chicago White Sox
What candidate lost because of the House of Representatives and NOT the electoral college.
Aaron Burr
What year was the Medal of Honor created
1862
In 1886, Buffalo became the first city in the United States to have this.
Street Lamps
When did Thanksgiving become a national holiday?
1863
Which MLB player set the record for most consecutive games played?
Cal Ripken
Who were the first televised presidential debate candidates?
BONUS: What year?
Republican Vice President Richard M. Nixon and Democratic Senator John F. Kennedy
1960
In what war were submarines first used?
Revolutionary War
Who tried to create a homeland for the Jewish people on Grand Island
Mordecai Noah