Turkey Facts
Pilgrim Facts
Thanksgiving Football
Day after Thanksgiving
Pumpkin Pie Facts
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According to the National Turkey Federation, what percent of Americans have turkey on Thanksgiving? 90%, 76%, or 88%
88%
100
True or False: The Mayflower landed in Plymouth first.
False
100
True or False: The Carolina Panthers and Jacksonville Jaguars have never played on Thanksgiving Day.
True
100
True or False: The Monday after Thanksgiving is now nicknamed "Cyber Monday."
True
100
True or False: The pie that made the Guinness World Book of Records weighed a whopping 3,699 pounds.
True
200
True or False: Turkey has been eaten in space?
True
200
True or false: In the Pilgrim household, the adults sat down to dinner and the children waited on them.
True
200
True or False: The Detroit Lions have the most wins on Thanksgiving (33), as well as the most losses (38).
True
200
Nearly how many million people go shopping on Black Friday? 85 million, 135 million, or 345 million
135 million
200
True or False: The first record of what resembled modern pumpkin pie dates to 1796 in a volume known as American Cookery by Amelia Simmons.
True
300
True or False: Ben Franklin wanted the official bird of the United States to be the Turkey.
True
300
•It took how many days for the pilgrim ship Mayflower to cross the Atlantic? 95, 64, 77
64 days
300
True or False: The tradition of the Detroit Lions playing on Thanksgiving Day began in 1934. The Lions have played on every Thanksgiving Day since 1934, except during 1941-1944 when no games were played due to WWII.
True
300
True or False: The day after Thanksgiving is the busiest day for plumbers.
True
300
Average slice of pumpkin pie is how many calories? 515, 323, 453
323
400
True or False: The Native American name for turkey is 'firkee'.
True
400
True or False: A Plymouth Pilgrim didn't just wear black and white clothes. Pilgrims also wore clothes that were colorful.
True
400
The Green Bay Packers have the 3rd most Turkey Day losses with 18.
False
400
True or False: One of the reasons the day after Thanksgiving is called "Black Friday" is due to the fact retailers move from being out of the "red" (being in debt) and moving in to the "black" (making money).
True
400
True or False: Libby's brand sells the most pumpkin pie filling
True
500
True or False: Christopher Columbus thought that the land he discovered was connected to India, and believed the bird he discovered (the turkey) was a type of peacock. He therefore called it 'tuka,' which is 'peacock' in Tamil, an Indian language.
True
500
True or False: •Pilgrim women wore bonnets to keep their hair protected from the sun.
False
500
True or False: Other than the Cowboys who have done it three times, the Dolphins are the only other team to win a Thanksgiving day game, and the Super Bowl in the same season.
True
500
What decade did the start calling the day after Thanksgiving "Black Friday?" 1960's, 1980's, or 1990's
1960's
500
What percent of Pumpkin Pie Spice sales occur in November? 76%, 54%, 35%
54%
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