Thanksgiving Food
On average, how many calories are consumed per person at Thanksgiving dinner?
a) 1500
b) 2500
c) 3500
d) 4500
4500
Which retailer was the first to hold a Thanksgiving Day parade?
a) Macys
b) Gimbels
c) JC Penney
d) Bloomingdales
Gimbels
In what month did the first Thanksgiving celebration likely take place?
a) September
b) October
c) November
d) December
September
Which President received a live raccoon as a Thanksgiving present?
a) Coolidge
b) Roosevelt
c) Kennedy
d) Lincoln
Coolidge
How many feather does an adult turkey have?
a) 3500
b) 4000
c) 4500
d) 5000
3500
True or False, turkey was served at the very first Thanksgiving dinner
False, they served venison, swan, duck and goose
On average, how many people attend the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade each year?
a) 1.5 million
b) 2.5 million
c) 3.5 million
d) 4.5 million
3.5 million
How long did the first Thanksgiving celebration last?
a) 1 day
b) 3 days
c) 5 days
d) one week
3 days
Which President made Thanksgiving a permanent national holiday?
a) George Washington
b) Abraham Lincoln
c) Thomas Jefferson
d) Calvin Coolidge
Abraham Lincoln
What are most Americans grateful for?
a) good health
b) faith
c) security
d) family and friends
family and friends
About how many pumpkin pies are consumed each Thanksgiving?
a) 25 million
b) 50 million
c) 75 million
d) 100 million
Approximately 50 million
When was the first Thanksgiving NFL game?
a) 1920
b) 1930
c) 1940
d) 1950
1920
How many other countries celebrate Thanksgiving?
a) 5
b) 7
c) 9
d) 11
11 (Canada, Liberia, South India, Ghana, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Japan, The Netherlands, Granada and China)
Which President refused to declare Thanksgiving a national holiday?
a) Thomas Jefferson
b) James Madison
c) John Adams
d) James Monroe
Thomas Jefferson
Is pumpkin a vegetable or a fruit?
It is a fruit!
How much does the average Thanksgiving turkey weigh?
a) 10 pounds
b) 12 pounds
c) 15 pounds
d) 18 pounds
15 pounds
What Christmas song was originally written for Thanksgiving?
a) Frosty The Snowman
b) Let It Snow
c) Jingle Bells
d) Deck The Halls
Jingle Bells
How long was the Mayflower's voyage from England to America?
a) 45 days
b) 52 days
c) 66 days
d) 78 days
66 days
Which President made the official tradition of pardoning of a turkey for Thanksgiving?
a) Ronald Reagan
b) George H.W. Bush
c) Richard Nixon
d) John Kennedy
George H.W. Bush
Which state raises the most turkeys?
a) Minnesota
b) Wisconsin
c) Kansas
d) Wyoming
Minnesota
What is American's favorite Thanksgiving side dish?
a) stuffing
b) mashed potatoes
c) green bean casserole
d) sweet potatoes
Stuffing
What NFL team has played almost every Thanksgiving since 1934?
a) Dallas Cowboys
b) Detroit Lions
c) Chicago Bears
d) Jacksonville Jaguars
Detroit Lions
True or False, Thanksgiving has always been celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November
False
True or False, Benjamin Franklin originally suggested that the wild turkey be the national symbol rather than the bald eagle?
True
What percentage of Americans actually eat turkey on Thanksgiving?
a) 50%
b) 64%
c) 75%
d) 88%
88%