The History
Where did the Mayflower initially arrive?
Provincetown, Massachusetts
What do you call the process of pouring or squeezing juices over a turkey while it's cooking to help keep it moist?
Basting
What is the final float at the end of the end of the Macy's Day Parade each year?
Santa Claus
How many turkeys are sent to the White House each year?
Two
Which Peanuts character wears the chef hat in "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving"?
Snoopy
What is the average length of a 'Turkey Trot'?
5 miles
Approximately how many people were at the first Thanksgiving meal?
140
Which main traditional food to we eat now that wasn't at the first Thanksgiving?
The Turkey
Which football teams always play on Thanksgiving Day?
The Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys
Which president made the modern turkey pardon an annual tradition?
George H.W. Bush
What "gourmet" meal did Charlie Brown serve the Peanuts gang in "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving"?
Toast, popcorn, pretzels and jelly beans
Are male or female turkeys used in the Thanksgiving feast?
Both
Which Christmas song was traditionally a Thanksgiving song?
Jingle Bells
Approximately how many cranberries are needed to make one can of cranberry sauce?
About 200
What war was happening when Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday?
The Civil War
Who was the first president to ever pardon a turkey?
By Abraham Lincoln on Christmas Day
When did A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving premiere?
1973
What is the sound called that female turkeys make?
A cackle
What year was the first Thanksgiving celebrated?
1621
Thanksgiving leftovers led to what invention?
TV Dinners
In 1705 - why did the townspeople of Colchester, Connecticut postpone Thanksgiving?
Because couldn't get molasses to make their pumpkin pies.
Which president officially made Thanksgiving the fourth Thursday of every November?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
What time is Charlie Brown supposed to be at his Grandmother's house?
4:30
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, how much did the heaviest turkey on record weigh?
86 pounds
Which Native American Tribe celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims?
Wampanoag
Where was the first Thanksgiving hosted?
Plymouth Massachusetts
Why did Thomas Jefferson refuse to recognize and celebrate Thanksgiving at the White House?
He stated he felt the holiday inappropriately crossed the boundary of separating church and state.
Which President once received a raccoon as a Thanksgiving gift?
President Calvin Coolidge - the raccoon later became First Lady Grace Goolidge's pet.
Which character is assigned to write an essay about Myles Standish? (The military captain and advisor for the Plymouth Colony, joining the Pilgrims on the Mayflower.)
Sally
Which U.S. State has the most turkeys?
Minnesota
What did the Native Americans contribute to the first feast?
Venison
In 1995, this popular Thanksgiving staple was the first to be grown in space.
The potato
Where does the majority of the information that we know about the first Thanksgiving come from?
A letter written by a colonist named Edward Winslow
Which president received the first the turkey at the White House in 1873?
Ulysses S. Grant - he received it from Horace Vose, the "Poultry King" of southwestern Rhode Island. Horace continued to supply the White House for 40 more years.
Who voiced Peppermint Patty?
Several people - but mainly Lexi Perri
The first turkey pardoned by the White House traveled in a coupe shaped like what?
The White House - traveled from Cuero, Texas to Washington