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What is the most consumed Thanksgiving food?

Turkey

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Did the original Thanksgiving parade have balloons?

No

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Which border nation also celebrates Thanksgiving?

Canada

100

What two groups of people were at the first Thanksgiving?

Native Americans and Pilgrims

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What football teams play every Thanksgiving? Guess at least one.

Lions and Cowboys

200

Which signature Thanksgiving food was unlikely to be at the first Thanksgiving?

Turkey

200

Which holiday is the biggest travel day of the year?

Thanksgiving 

200

Which famous inventor wished turkey was the national bird?

Ben Franklin

200

Which President pardoned the first turkey? (Hint: From Texas)

George HW Bush

200

What famous Thanksgiving event had wild animals at the first one?

Macy's Parade
300

What inspired the first TV dinner?

Thanksgiving leftovers

300

Which famous Christmas song was supposed to be a Thanksgiving song?

Jingle Bells

300

Which well-known President didn't like Thanksgiving?

Thomas Jefferson

300

How many days was the first Thanksgivng?

3 days

300

Which cartoon character has made the most appearances at the parade?

Snoopy

400

Which state beginning with M makes the most turkeys?

Minnesota 

400

How many millions of pumpkin pies are eaten each year?

50 million

400

What day is the busiest day for plumbers? (Hint: Not Thanksgiving but close)

Black Friday

400

When was the first Thanksgiving? (Hint: Between 1600 and 1650)

1621

400

When was the first Thanksgiving professional football game? (Hint: between 1900 and 1950)

1920

500

How many millions of pounds of Turkey are consumed each year on Thanksgiving?

736 million

500

How many millions of people attend the parade every year?

3.5 million

500

Which states have the only four towns named Turkey in the US? Guess at least two

AZ, TX, LA and NC

500

Which President made Thanksgiving a national Holiday?

Abe Lincoln 

500

When were balloons introduced to the parade? 

1927

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