Turkey Day
What is the most Favorite turkey brand?
what is butterball
what is the average size household turkey on thanksgiving day?
15 lbs.
Turkey was eaten on the first Thanksgiving in 1621
What is false
deer and fowl, lobster, oysters
what character has been present as a balloon in almost every single Macy's Day Parade?
Ronald McDonald
name all of Santa's reindeer
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen and RUDOLPH
What state consumes the most Turkey on Thanksgiving every year?
California
what is America's favorite pie?
apple pie
pumpkin is second
thanksgiving leftovers led to the first ever TV dinner
what is true
in 1953 swanson overestimated how much turkey would be consumed so with the leftover they assembled 5,000 aluminum trays with the leftovers of turkey and sides and sold for .98
How long is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade route?
2.5 miles
what brings Frosty the snowman to life?
a magical hat
How was the Mayflower’s voyage from England to America?
66 days
average calorie intake on Thanksgiving
3000
both male and female turkeys gobble
what is False
only male turkeys gobble. females make other noises such as cackling and purring.
Which retailer was the first to host a Thanksgiving Day parade?
Gimbel's in 1920
4 years before Macy's held their first
what type of bird often appears on Christmas Cards?
a Robin
the day after thanksgiving is especially busy for "this" service industry
what is/are plumbing/plumbers
this could be the most fattening item on our thanksgiving menu
pecan pie
approx 500 calories per slice
every thanksgiving, the current president pardons a turkey
what is true
Jingle Bells was written for what holiday?
thanksgiving
First published in 1857, Jingle Bells was written by James Lord Pierpont and intended to be sung on Thanksgiving.
where do candy canes come from?
Germany
which president first ordered a national day of Thanksgiving
George Washington
how many cranberries are needed to make one can of cranberry sauce
what is 200
the "wishbone" tradition (practice of two people tugging on either end of the brittle bone while silently making a wish until it breaks) started at the first thanksgiving
What is false
this tradition dates back to 322 BC. the romans brought the tradition with them when they conquered England.
first ever thanksgiving football game was played in 1876. who were the teams?
yale and princeton
how many gifts did the singer receive in "12 days of Christmas"
364