Thanksgiving history
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Thanksgiving Trivia
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THANKSGIVING TRADITIONS AROUND THE WORLD
100
Where was the First Thanksgiving?
Plymouth.
100
Shoppers purchase nearly 214 million pounds of what type of Thanksgiving side dish?
Potatoes, broccoli, cranberry sauce, or green bean casserole.
Shoppers consume nearly 214 million pounds of potatoes.
100
How long did the first Thanksgiving celebration last?
3 days.
100
When was the first Thanksgiving NFL game?
1918, 1920, 1923
1920.
100
Germany
What month does Thanksgiving start here in Germany?
October.
200
What was the first American department store to sponsor a parade in celebration of Thanksgiving?
Macy's, Gimbelās , or The North Face.
Gimbelās was the first department store to sponsor a parade for Thanksgiving.
200
A person consumes an average of how many calories at Thanksgiving.
2,000 calories, 3,000 calories or 4,000 calories
About 3,000 calories.
200
In what decade did both the Macyās Thanksgiving Day Parade and Americaās Thanksgiving Parade start?
In the 1920's.(1924)
200
What food was present at the first Thanksgiving but is rarely eaten at Thanksgiving now?
Chinese, seafood, or BBQ
Seafood was eaten at the first Thanksgiving.
200
Japan
Here in Japan, children often make thank-you cards for who?
policemen, firefighters or other municipal workers.
300
What founding father thought the turkey should be the national bird of the United States?
Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, and Thomas Edison.
Benjamin Franklin thought the turkey should be the national bird of the United States.
300
About how many million pumpkin pies are consumed each Thanksgiving?
5 million pies.
300
What state raises the most turkeys?
Minnesota, Alabama, or Texas.
Minnesota.
300
What decade was the green bean casserole, a Thanksgiving staple in many households, first created?
The 1950's(1955)
300
Puerto Rico
In Puerto Rico, Puerto Ricans don't always eat Turkey. Instead, they eat what?
Pork with plantains, rice and beans.
400
When did America first call for a national Thanksgiving?
1765,1789, or 1779
In 1789, the first Thanksgiving was declared.
400
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the largest pumpkin pie ever baked weighed 2,020 pounds and measured just over 12 feet long. How many pumpkins were made in this pie?
899 pumpkins, 900 pumpkins, 901 pumpkins.
900 pumpkins.
400
What meat did the native Americans bring to the first Thanksgiving?
deer, turkey, or chicken
Deer.
400
How much did the worldās most expensive Thanksgiving dinner on record cost?
$140,000 $150,000 $160,000
$150,000 at a steakhouse
400
The Netherlands
Itās sometimes forgotten that of the English settlers who traveled to the New World on the Mayflower, some percent spent the years 1609 to 1620 living and working in the Dutch city of Leiden. What was the percent of people that spent the years 1609 to 1620 living and working in the Dutch city of Leiden?
40%
500
Which president refused to recognize Thanksgiving?
Thomas Jefferson refused to declare days of thanksgiving and fasting in the United States.
500
Americans consume about how many million pounds of turkey on Thanksgiving Day alone?
736 million pounds of turkey.
500
How do both Macyās Thanksgiving Day Parade and Americaās Thanksgiving Parade conclude?
With the arrival of Santa Clause.
500
Thanksgiving in the USA is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November, but what month is Canadaās Thanksgiving on?
October.
500
Grenada
What day does people in Grenada celebrate Thanksgiving?
October 23, October 24,or October 25.
October 25.