The 1st Thanksgiving
Turkeys
Football
Thanksgiving Food
Trivia
100

Where was the 1st Thanksgiving?

Plymouth, MA

100
What part of the turkey do people traditionally make a wish on as they break it?

The wishbone

100

Where was the first Thanksgiving Day football game played in 1869?

A.) Boston, MA

B.) Detroit, MI

C.) Philadelphia, PA

C.) Philadelphia, PA

100

What meat is the most popular alternative to turkey on Thanksgiving?

Ham

100

What is the name of the famous parade in the US on Thanksgiving?

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

200

What year was the 1st Thanksgiving?

A.) 1710

B.) 1550

C.) 1621

C.) 1621

200

How fast can turkeys run when scared?


A.) 15 mph

B.) 20 mph

C.) 25 mph

B.) 20 mph

200

What 2 NFL teams have played a game on Thanksgiving Day since 1966?

A.) Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys

B.) Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals

C.) New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs

A.) Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys

200
What is the most popular Thanksgiving dessert?

Pumpkin pie

200

Where is the Pilgrim Monument located?

A.) Provincetown, MA

B.) Lexington, MA

C.) Kingston, MA


A.) Provincetown, MA

300

How many days did the 1st Thanksgiving last?

3 days

300

What president made pardoning a turkey an annual event in 1989?

A.) John F. Kennedy

B.) George H.W. Bush

C.) Ronald Reagan

B.) George H.W. Bush

300
The only active NFL franchise that has never played on Thanksgiving is?


A.) Kansas City Chiefs

B.) Los Angeles Rams

C.) Jacksonville Jaguars

C.) Jacksonville Jaguars

300

What is the 2nd most consumed food on Thanksgiving, after turkey?

Mashed potatoes

300

This president proclaimed Thanksgiving a National Holiday.

A.) George Washington

B.) John Adams

C.) Abe Lincoln

C.) Abe Lincoln

400

What was the name of the ship the Pilgrims boarded to start their journey, and how many passengers were on the ship?

A.) ________ & 300 passengers

B.) ________ & 102 passengers

C.) ________ & 64 passengers

B.) The Mayflower & 102 passengers

400

What state raises the most turkeys?

A.) Maine

B.) Michigan

C.) Minnesota

C.) Minnesota - over 40 million turkeys a year!

400

Name 1 of 3 active NFL teams that have played on Thanksgiving and never won?

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-1)

Cleveland Browns (0-3)

Cincinnati Bengals (0-1)

400

True or False: Thanksgiving leftovers inspired the 1st ever TV dinner?

True- in 1953 a food corporation accidentally ordered a huge shipment of turkeys. To get rid of them all, salesman Gerry Thomas came up with the idea of filling 5000 aluminum trays with 260 tons of leftover meat, and sold them.

400

Though this song is thought of as a Christmas song, it was actually written to be sung on Thanksgiving Day.

Jingle Bells

500

How many days did it take the Pilgrims to voyage from England to America?

A.) 66 days

B.) 45 days

C.) 72 days

A.) 66 days

500

This founding father wanted the wild turkey to be the symbol of the US.

A.) Ben Franklin

B.) George Washington

C.) Thomas Jefferson

A.) Ben Franklin

500

He won the first "Turkey Leg" award give to the Thanksgiving game MVP in 1989.

A.) Jerome Brown

B.) Reggie White

C.) Brett Farve

B.) Reggie White

500

Turducken, or 3 bird roast, became popular in which US state?

A.) Georgia

B.) South Carolina

C.) Louisiana

C.) Louisiana

500

Sarah Josepha Hale, who campaigned for Thanksgiving to be a national holiday, wrote what famous nursery rhyme? 

Mary Had a Little Lamb

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