American History
Sports
Animals
Television
Thanksgiving
100

What do the stripes on the American Flag represent?

The 13 original colonies

100

What team won the very first NBA game in 1946?

The New York Knicks

100

Do male or female mosquitoes bite?

Female

100

Who began hosting the Tonight Show in 1962?

Johnny Carson

100

Which city is home to the oldest Thanksgiving parade?

Philadelphia

200

What was the deadliest battle ever fought on American soil?

Gettysburg

200

What team is considered to be the oldest in the NFL?

The Green Bay Packers

200

What is the only mammal capable of true flight?

Bats

200

Princeton Plainsboro Teaching hospital is the set of which successful medical drama?

House

200

Which NFL team has played every Thanksgiving since 1934 (except during WWII)?

The Detroit Lions

300

What was the first University in the United States

Harvard

300

What was the first sport women played in the Olympics?

Tennis

300

What is the deadliest creature in the world?

Mosquito

300

How many castaways were there on the show Gilligan’s Island?

7

300

What percentage of Americans actually eat Turkey on Thanksgiving (within 2%)?

88%

400

What date did Pearl Harbor occur? 

December 7, 1941
400

What are 2 of the 3 races which a horse must win to receive the Triple Crown?

The Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, & Belmont Stakes

400

What color is a hippo's sweat?

Pink

400

Who wore fake teeth when filming Full House?

Mary-Kate & Ashley

400

Which state produces the most turkeys in the county?

Minnesota

500

What was the first national monument in the United States?

Devil's Tower in Wyoming

500

Who was the first Major League player to pitch a ball over 100 mph?

Nolan Ryan

500

Which animal has 32 brains?

Leech

500

What show is the all-time most watched single-network television broadcast in the US (not including Super Bowls)?

M*A*S*H Finale ("Goodbye, Farewell and Amen")

500

The day after Thanksgiving is the biggest day of the year for what trade profession?

Plumbers

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