Today We Feast
What is the most popular side dish served at Thanksgiving?
Mashed potatoes
The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade ends with this holiday icon’s arrival.
Santa Claus
This U.S. state raises the most turkeys per year.
Minnesota
Where did the Mayflower first land?
Plymouth Harbor, Massachusetts
This U.S. President was gifted a live raccoon for Thanksgiving dinner in 1926 — but kept it as a pet named Rebecca instead of eating it.
Calvin Coolidge
Which type of apple is used traditionally in apple pie?
Granny Smith
Which Thanksgiving-themed movie stars John Candy and Steve Martin?
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
What sport uses the term "turkey"?
Bowling
How long was the first Thanksgiving?
3 days
From 2005 to 2009, the turkeys pardoned by the President didn’t just avoid the oven — they were sent to this destination to serve as honorary parade grand marshals.
Walt Disney World or Disneyland
The average american consumes about ________ calories on Thanksgiving
What two teams played the first NFL Thanksgiving Day game?
The Detroit lions and Chicago bears
This amino acid in turkey is a precursor to serotonin, the “feel-good” neurotransmitter.
tryptophan
This U.S. President made Thanksgiving a national holiday.”
Abraham Lincoln
Though it’s now considered a Christmas classic, this song was actually written by James Lord Pierpont for a Thanksgiving Sunday school performance.
“Jingle Bells”
This dish created in Louisiana, consisting of a deboned chicken stuffed into a deboned duck, further stuffed into a deboned turkey.
Turducken
In The Office, Dwight claims he could cook a Thanksgiving turkey in this unconventional appliance.
clothes dryer
The fleshy red flap of skin under a turkey’s chin is called this
wattle
When did the first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade take place?
1924
In 2024, this city was the most popular Thanksgiving travel destination in the U.S., according to the American Automobile Association.
Orlando, Florida
Green bean casserole became a Thanksgiving staple after being created by this company in 1955.
Campbell’s Soup Company
This 2016 viral remix featuring the lyrics “I got beans, greens, potatoes, tomatoes…” turned a gospel sermon by Pastor Shirley Caesar into a Thanksgiving dance anthem
#UNameItChallenge”
Male turkeys are called toms; female turkeys are called hens. What are baby turkeys called?
poults
This U.S. President made the first official turkey pardon at the White House in 1989
George H.W. Bush
The day after Thanksgiving is the busiest day of the year for these professionals, who deal with “overwhelmed” systems after big family feasts.
plumbers