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Mystery Questions
100

What is the most consumed food on Thanksgiving?

Turkey!

100

Name the famous rock where the pilgrims landed?

Plymouth Rock 

100

Turkeys can drown if they look up at the rain. True or False

True

100

In Macys Parade what has always been on the last float?

Santa Claus

100

What is a male turkey called?

Toms 

200

Mashed Potatoes were served at the first Thanksgiving meal. True or False 

False 

200

What was the name of the Pilgrims' ship?

The Mayflower 

200

What are most turkey feathers used for after the turkey is plucked?

Animal Feed

200

What part of the turkey is used for good luck?

Wishbone

200

Which president was the first to give a turkey a presidential pardon?

Ronald Reagan 

300

What state raises the most turkeys?

Minnesota

300

How long did the first Thanksgiving celebration last?

3 Days

300

According to the Guinness book of world records, how much does the heaviest turkey weigh?

86 pounds 

300

What year did both the Macy's Day Parade and America's Thanksgiving Parade start?

1924

300

Under which president did Thanksgiving become an annual holiday?

Abraham Lincoln

400

What meat did the native Americans bring to the first Thanksgiving?

Venison (Deer)

400

What year was the first Thanksgiving?

1621

400
In the US approx how many turkeys are eaten on Thanksgiving Day?

280 million 


400

Instead of balloons, what were included in the first Macy's Thanksgiving Parade

Animals from the central park zoo


400

Captain John Smith found which colony in Virginia?

Jamestown


500

What food was present at the first Thanksgiving but is not common to serve now?

Seafood

500

When the Pilgrims left England to practice their religion freely, where did they go?

Leiden, Holland

500

The red wobbly piece on the beak of a Turkey is called what?

A snood

500

What percentage of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving?

88%

500

The first NFL football game took place on Thanksgiving Day in 1934. Which two teams participated 

Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears

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