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Where was the first Thanksgiving feast?

Plymouth, Massachusetts

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What region of the United States are pecans native too?

The South

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What sounds do male turkeys make?

Gobble

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What bone in the turkey do you break for good luck?

The Wishbone

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What NFL team has played in the MOST football games on Thanksgiving Day?

Detroit Lions

200

How many days was the first Thanksgiving Day Feast?

Three

200

When were marshmallow-topped sweet potatoes invented?

1917

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What widely-known Christmas song was actually written for Thanskgiving?

Jingle Bells

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What balloon in the Macy's Day Parade has appeared the most above any other?

Snoopy

200

What Peanuts character invited everyone to Thanksgiving dinner in a Charlie Brown Thanksgiving?

Peppermint Patty

300

How many women were at the First Thanksgiving?

4

300

How heavy was the largest-ever serving of Mac and Cheese?

2,469 pounds

300

How many towns in the US are named "Turkey"? 

Four

300

What year was the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade held?

1924

300

How fast can a wild turkey run?

20 mph

400

What President set Thanksgiving to be the last Thursday of November? 

Abraham Lincoln

400

How many turkeys does the United States consume annually on Thanksgiving? 

About 46 million

400

What founding father wanted the turkey to be the United States' national bird? 

Benjamin Franklin
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Which President was the first to officially pardon a turkey in 1989?

George H. W. Bush

400

What President received a raccoon as a Thanksgiving gift in 1926? 

Calvin Coolidge

500

What President first declared Thanksgiving as a national holiday in 1789?

George Washington

500

When was the first canned cranberry sauce created?

1921

500

What state raises the most turkeys in a year?

Minnesota

500

What two teams was the first football game played on Thanksgiving between?

(Hint: College Football Teams)

Yale and Princeton

500

Why did the town of Colchester, Connecticut postpone their Thanksgiving Day feast for a week in 1705? 

A molasses shortage- they couldn't make pumpkin pie! 

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