Thanksgiving and US Leaders
The First Dinner
Turkey Tidbits
On the Table
Thanksgiving and the NFL
100
He wanted the turkey to be our national symbol.
Who is Ben Franklin
100
the year the first thanksgiving dinner took place.
What is 1621.
100
It's that T word that makes us feel sleepy after a thanksgiving meal.
What is tryptophan
100
An American will eat approximately 140 pounds of these every year.
What is the potato.
100
He made his pro debut with the Chicago Bears on Thanksgiving day 1925.
Who is Harold "Red" Grange.
200
He declared the last Thursday of November as an annual day of Thanksgiving.
Who is Abraham Lincoln.
200
The number of women who survived the wilderness to serve the first Thanksgiving dinner.
What is 5.
200
The gender of turkey that gobbles.
What is the male turkey.
200
1972 is the year this Thanksgiving Day boxed staple was introduced.
What is Stove Top stuffing.
200
He holds the record for the most rushing yards in a thanksgiving day game in 1976 but he may be better known for what happened in 1994.
Who is OJ Simpson
300
Poet Sarah Hale lobbied Lincoln to declare a Thanksgiving Day but she's better known for what children's poem we all know.
What is Mary had a little lamb.
300
They were the tribe of Indians invited to the first dinner.
Who are the Wamponoags.
300
The Country that first domesticated the turkey.
What is Mexico.
300
It comes in second for the most popular meat eaten on Thanskgiving Day.
What is ham.
300
The first year thanksgiving day football fans watched the game in color.
What is 1965.
400
To bolster the holiday season he moved Thanksgiving to the fourth Thursday in November.
Who is President Franklin Roosevelt
400
Of the 3 major utensils we use today this one was not used at the first thanksgiving day dinner.
What is the fork. It wasn't introduced until the 18th century.
400
It's the US state that supplies most of us with our turkey on Thanksgiving Day.
What is Minnesota.
400
Adds color to the table and is called a supefood.
What are cranberries.
400
The two teams that played in the first Thanksgiving Day NFL game to go into overtime.
Who are the Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears. Incidentally it was 1980.
500
Instead of sending the turkeys, he pardoned to the traditional farm, he instead sent them to disney world.
Who is President George W. Bush
500
He was the leader of the native americans present at the first thanksgiving dinner.
Who is Chief Massasoit.
500
It's that thing that hangs from the turkey's neck.
What is a wattle.
500
Campbells introduced it in 1955.
What is green bean casserole.
500
The number of touchdowns Bob Griese threw for on Thanksgiving Day 1977.
What is 6.
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