Thanksgiving
Foods
Foods
This U.S. state produces the most sweet potatoes
What is North Carolina?
When you celebrate Thanksgiving with friends rather than family
What is Friendsgiving?
The orange vegetable commonly used as a symbol of Thanksgiving
What is a pumpkin?
What meat did the native Americans bring to the first Thanksgiving
Deer (Venison)
What is a baby turkey called?
Poult
No Thanksgiving football games were played during 1941 to 1944 because of this
WWII
On average, how many turkeys are consumed every year at Thanksgiving?
46,000
4.6 million
46 million
46 million
A race many people run on Thanksgiving morning
What is a turkey trot?
The decade when was green bean casserole introduced to Thanksgiving dinners?
1930s
1940s
1950s
1960s
What is 1950s, specifically 1955
The year of the first Thanksgiving
1621
1776
1850
What is 1621?
The year Colonist and the Wampanoag tribe shared an autumn harvest feast in Plymouth, MA.
The loose red skin attached to the underside of a turkey’s beak
Wattle
What year was the first Thanksgiving NFL game?
1920
This food, included at the first Thanksgiving, is rarely part of a modern Thanksgiving meal
What is seafood?
Thanksgiving Day is an annual Canadian holiday, held in which month
What is October?
A large, native bird to North America that is large enough to feed a family
What is a turkey?
This famous Christmas song was originally written for Thanksgiving
What is Jingle Bells?
Who said: "Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more"?
Oprah Winfrey
Keanu Reeves
Christopher Reeves
Michael J. Fox
Oprah said: "Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough."
This NFL football Franchise has the most Thanksgiving games played
Detroit Lions
This is traditional faux turkey is a favorite among vegetarians & vegans
What is Tofurky?
This president was the first to "pardon" a turkey?
Who is John F Kennedy?
The conical-shaped basket that is generally filled with fruits and vegetables
What is a cornucopia?
What product owes its existence to Thanksgiving?
T.V. Dinner
Recliner
Hula Hoop
Butter
A. T.V. Dinner
In 1953, someone at Swanson misjudged the number of frozen turkeys it would sell that Thanksgiving -- by 26 TONS! So they came up with a brilliant plan: to slice up the meat and repackage with some trimmings on the side. And so the first TV dinner was born!
This Sesame Street character is made of turkey feathers
Elmo
Big Bird
Mr. Snuffleupagus
Rosita
Who is Big Bird?
Big Bird's feathers are white turkey feathers, dyed yellow. There are approximately 4,000 feathers on the puppet.
The only active NFL franchise to have never played on Thanksgiving
Jacksonville Jaguars
How many calories on average are consumed, per person, at Thanksgiving dinner
3,000
3,500
4,000
4,500
4,500
This city is the most popular U.S. destination during the Thanksgiving holidays
What is Orlando, FL
How do both Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and America’s Thanksgiving Parade conclude?
With the arrival of Santa Claus
How many days did the first Thanksgiving last?
3
This founding father thought the turkey should be the national bird of the United States
Who is Benjamin Franklin
DAILY DOUBLE
The first collegiate Thanksgiving football game was played in 1876 between these two teams
Yale and Princeton
The game resembled rugby more than present day football