THANKSGIVING HISTORY & ORIGINS
FOOD &FEASTING
POP CULTURE &MEDIA
SPORTS & TRADITION
GRATITUDE, RECORDS & QUIRKY TRIVIA
300
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE SHIP THAT CARRIED THE PILGRIMS TO AMERICA IN 1620?
A) THE PROVIDENCE
B) THE MAYFLOWER
C) THE LIBERTY
D) THE DISCOVERY
B) THE MAYFLOWER
300
WHAT IS THE MOST POPULAR SIDE DISH SERVED AT THANKSGIVING DINNER CHOSEN BY ABOUT 78% OF PEOPLE?
A) GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE
B) MASHED POTATOES
C) STUFFING
D) MACARONI AND CHEESE
B) MASHED POTATOES
300
WHICH 1987 HOLIDAY COMEDY STARS STEVE MARTIN AND JOHN CANDY AS A FASTIDIOUS MARKETING EXECUTIVE AND A TALKATIVE SHOW-CURTAIN-RING SALESMAN TRYING TO GET HOME TO CHICAGO FOR THANKSGIVING?
A) NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CHRISTMAS VACATION
B) PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES
C) HOME ALONE
D) UNCLE BUCK
B) PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES
300
WHAT FAMOUS CULINARY CONCOCTION MADE OF A TURKEY STUFFED WITH A DUCK AND A CHICKEN WAS POPULARIZED BY FORMER NFL COACH AND BROADCASTER JOHN MADDEN?
A) BEEF HARRINGTON
B) LAMBGOOSEKEY
C) TURDUCKEN
D) ROAST BEAST
C) TURDUCKEN
300
IN 1789, WHICH U.S PRESIDENT ISSUED THE FIRST NATIONAL THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION UNDER THE NEW U.S CONSTITUTION?
A) JOHN ADAMS
B) JAMES MADISON
C) GEORGE WASHINGTON
D) JAMES MONROE
C) GEORGE WASHINGTON
600
WHICH NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBE ASSISTED THE PLYMOUTH COLONISTS AND JOIN THEM FOR THE 1621 HARVEST CELEBRATION?
A) CHEROKEE
B) APACHE
C) WAMPANOAG
D) NAVAJO
C) WAMPANOAG
600
WHICH U.S STATE PRODUCES THE MOST TURKEYS?
A) TEXAS
B) NORTH CAROLINA
C) MINNESOTA
D) CALIFORNIA
C) MINNESOTA
600
IN THE 1973 ANIMATED SPECIAL A CHARLIE BROWN THANKSGIVING, WHAT UNCONVENTIONAL MENU DOES SNOOPY PREPARE FOR THE GANG'S DINNER?
A) PIZZA, FRENCH FRIES AND SODA
B) TOAST, POPCORN, PRETZEL STICKS AND JELLY BEANS
C) MACARONI AND CHEESE WITH HOT DOGS
D) TURKEY SANDWICHES AND POTATO SALAD
B) TOAST, POPCORN, PRETZEL STICKS AND JELLY BEANS
600
WHAT YEAR DID THE DETROIT LIONS PLAY THEIR VERY FIRST THANKSGIVING DAY NFL GAME?
A) 1920
B) 1934
C) 1945
D) 1966
B) 1934
600
WHERE DO WILD TURKEYS USUALLY SLEEP AT NIGHT?
A) IN UNDERGROUND BURROWS
B) FLOATING ON PONDS
C) IN HOLLOW LOGS
D) UP IN TREES
D) UP IN TREES
900
WHAT YEAR IS TRADITIONALLY RECOGNIZED AS THE DATE OF THE FIRST THANKSGIVING CELEBRATION IN PLYMOUTH MASSACHUSETTS?
A) 1492
B) 1621
C) 1776
D) 1812
B) 1621
900
WHAT TYPE OF MEAT IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN SERVED AT THE FIRST THANKSGIVING IN 1621 RATHER THAN TURKEY?
A) BEEF
B) VENISON (DEER)
C) PORK
D) DUCK
B) VENISON (DEER)
900
WHICH POPULAR SITCOM FEATURES A CLASSIC THANKSGIVING EPISODE WHERE MONICA PUTS A RAW TURKEY ON HER HEAD WITH FEZ SUNGLASSES TO DANCE FOR CHANDLER?
A) THE OFFICE
B) SEINFELD
C) FRIENDS
D) HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
C) FRIENDS
900
WHICH TWO NFL TEAMS HAVE HOSTED TRADITIONAL THANKSGIVING DAY GAMES FOR MANY DECADES?
A) GREEN BAY PACKERS AND CHICAGO BEARS
B) DETROIT LIONS AND DALLAS COWBOYS
C) NEW YORK GIANTS AND PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
D) WASHINGTON COMMANDERS IN SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
B) DETROIT LIONS AND DALLAS COWBOYS
900
WHAT IS THE RED FLESHY FLAP OF SKIN THAT HANGS UNDER A TURKEY'S CHIN CALLED?
A) HOME
B) WATTLE
C) SNOOD
D) CREST
B) WATTLE
1200
WHICH U.S PRESIDENT OFFICIALLY DECLARED THANKSGIVING AS A NATIONAL HOLIDAY DURING THE CIVIL WAR IN 1863?
A) GEORGE WASHINGTON
B) THOMAS JEFFERSON
C) ABRAHAM LINCOLN
D) FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT
C) ABRAHAM LINCOLN
1200
WHICH COMPANY'S TEST KITCHEN COOK DORCAS REILLEY CREATED THE FAMOUS GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE IN 1955?
A) CAMPBELL'S
B) KRAFT
C) BETTY CROCKER
D) DEL MONTE
A) CAMPBELL'S
1200
WHICH 1995 COMEDY-DRAMA DIRECTED BY JODIE FOSTER CENTERS ON SINGLE MOTHER CLAUDIA LARSON (PLAYED BY HOLLY HUNTER) AS SHE TRAVELS TO BALTIMORE FOR A CHAOTIC FAMILY THANKSGIVING?
A) THE FAMILY STONE
B) HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
C) PIECES OF APRIL
D) THE BIG CHILL
B) HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
1200
WHERE IS THE MOST FAMOUS AND LARGEST THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE HELD ANNUALLY IN THE UNITED STATES?
A) CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
B) NEW YORK, CITY NEW YORK (MACY'S)
C) PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
D) LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
B) NEW YORK, CITY NEW YORK (MACY'S)
1200
ROUGHLY HOW MANY TURKEYS DO AMERICANS EAT ON THANKSGIVING DAY EACH YEAR?
A) ABOUT 12 MILLION
B) ABOUT 25 MILLION
C) MORE THAN 46 MILLION
D) OVER100 MILLION
C) MORE THAN 46 MILLION
1500
WHICH WRITER AND EDITOR CAMPAIGNED FOR 17 YEARS TO CONVINCE THE U.S GOVERNMENT TO ESTABLISH THANKSGIVING AS A NATIONAL HOLIDAY?
A) BETSY ROSS
B) SARAH JOSEPHA HALE
C) CLARA BARTON
D) LOUISA MAY ALCOTT
B) SARAH JOSEPHA HALE
1500
WHAT STATE IS THE TOP GROWER OF CRANBERRIES IN THE UNITED STATES
A) WASHINGTON
B) WISCONSIN
C) MASSACHUSETTS
D) MAINE
B) WISCONSIN
1500
IN THE 2013 ANIMATED FILM FREEBIRDS, WHAT DO THE TWO MAIN TURKEYS (VOICED BY OWEN WILSON AND WOODY HARRELSON) USE TO TRAVEL BACK IN TIME TO THE VERY FIRST THANKSGIVING IN 1621?
A) A MAGICAL WARDROBE
B) A TIME-TRAVELING GOVERNMENT SPACESHIP NAMED S.T.E.V.E.
C) A DELOREAN
D) A MYSTICAL CORNUCOPIA
B) A TIME-TRAVELING GOVERNMENT SPACESHIP NAMED S.T.E.V.E.
1500
IN WHAT YEAR DID THE FIRST MACY'S THANKSGIVING PARADE TAKE PLACE?
A) 1905
B) 1924
C) 1938
D) 1950
B) 1924
1500
WHAT ARE CRANBERRIES OFTEN NICKNAMED BECAUSE RIPE ONE'S BOUNCE?
A) BOUNCEBERRIES
B) RED PEARLS
C) BOG CHERRIES
D) SNAP-APPLES
A) BOUNCEBERRIES