Thanksgiving Foods
The name of the first TV dinner sold.
Turkey dinner
The name of the Pilgrim's ship.
Mayflower
This orange vegetable is a very common symbol of Thanksgiving.
Pumpkin
Can a turkey fly?
False
What meats were served at the first Thanksgiving celebration?
Venison, swan, duck and goose were likely—not turkey!
The part of the turkey that is saved and snapped as a superstitious good luck custom.
The wishbone
A pumpkin is in this food group.
Fruit
The name of the famous rock where the Pilgrims landed.
Plymouth Rock
Name the table that was added to the Thanksgiving Meal in the 19th century.
Kids' table
This always comes at the beginning of Thanksgiving.
The letter T. (LOL)
What seafood was served at the first Thanksgiving feast?
Lobster, oysters, fish and possibly eel
The best place to put the meat thermometer in the turkey.
The thigh
The amino acid found in turkey.
Tryptophan
The cutlery item invented 10 years after the first Thanksgiving.
The fork
An NFL team that has played the most on Thanksgiving Day.
Detroit Lions (Fun fact: The Detroit Lions made their Thanksgiving Day debut in 1934 against the Chicago Bears. The Lions have played on every Thanksgiving Day since 1934, except during 1941-1944 when no games were played due to WWII.)
The most injuries related to Thanksgiving Day.
Mishandling a knife.
Who was the first President to pardon a turkey?
John F. Kennedy
The side of the turkey that has the most feathers.
The outside (LOL)
The state that produces the most cranberries.
Wisconsin
The reason the Pilgrims came to America.
Religious Freedom
Pumpkins are native to North America, but what is the origin of pumpkin pies?
England (Fun fact: Pumpkin was brought to Europe as part of the Columbian Exchange which was the widespread transfer of plants, animals, precious metals, commodities, culture, human populations, technology, diseases, and ideas between the New World (the Americas) in the Western Hemisphere, and the Old World (Afro-Eurasia) in the Eastern Hemisphere during the late 15th and following centuries.
Instead of balloons, these were included in Macy's First Thanksgiving Parade.
Animals from Central Park Zoo
Which President made turkey pardoning an annual event?
George H.W. Bush
According to the Guinness Book of Records, the weight of heaviest turkey on record.
86 pounds
The Thanksgiving green bean casserole was first created in what decade?
1950s
Who was the Chief of the Wampanoag?
Massasoit
The state that raises the most turkeys.
Minnesota
The Christmas song that was originally composed for Thanksgiving.
Jingle Bells
How many calories on average are consumed, per person, at Thanksgiving dinner?
4,500 (YIKES)
The Founding Father who wanted the turkey to be America's National Bird.
.Benjamin Franklin