Obligatory Music Stuff
True or false, termites studied ate wood at double the rate when listening to classical music.
False, it was heavy metal.
True or false, the tryptophan in turkey causes drowsiness.
What is false because the levels are far too low? The drowsiness is likely caused by overeating.
Only male turkeys gobble.
True. Female turkeys make a clucking sound.
True or false, the first Macy's day parade included zoo animals.
True
This is how many sides a snowflake has.
What is 6?
This is how many keys a piano usually has.
What is 88?
Name 3 of America's top 5 essential dishes at Thanksgiving. Double if you can get all 5 without mistakes.
Turkey, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Stuffing, Rolls
Turkey the country or turkey the animal, which was named first?
Country
This president was the first to declare Thanksgiving as a national holiday in 1863.
Who is Lincoln?
The average snowflake drops at
A) 14 mph B) 11 mph C) 3 mph D) 7 mph
What is C) 3mph?
Brass is an alloy of these metals.
A) copper and iron B) lead and copper C) copper and zinc D) lead and copper
C) copper and zinc
America's favorite pie is.
A) Apple B) Pumpkin C) Chocolate D) Cherry
A) Apple. The American pie council has officially declared the end of the Apple vs Pumpkin debate.
The first Thanksgiving feast lasted this many days.
What is 3?
The balloon has made the most appearances at the Thanksgiving Day Parade.
A) SpongeBob B) Kermit C) Mickey Mouse D) Snoopy
D)Snoopy with 39 appearances.
This country uses their harsh winters as a defense during war times. Winning several battles/wars largely due to the opponents being unable to bear the climate.
What is Russia?
What is the ukelele?
Name at least 1 of the main meats that are thought to have been present at the first Thanksgiving. Name 3 without mistake and I'll double the points.
What are venison, shellfish, other wild game (raccoon, elk, boar)
The name of the native tribe that took part in the first Thanksgiving feast.
What is the Wampanoag?
The first year football became a Thanksgiving tradition was 1876 between these two teams.
A) Yale and Princeton B) Cardinals and Bears C) Columbia and Cornell D) Packers and Patriots
A) Yale and Princeton
Chinophobia is the fear of this.
What is snow?
This instrument was intentionally left out of orchestras after it's invention in the 1840s due to a smear campaign against the creator.
What is the saxophone? Some modern composers have begun adding it in, but for the most part saxophones aren't involved in orchestral music.
Give me a number of calories that the average American consumes during their Thanksgiving meal. (It's a decently sized range so just hit somewhere in there for points)
What is 3,000-4,500?
This profession's most busy day of the year is Black Friday.
Plumber
This Christmas song was originally written for Thanksgiving.
Jingle Bells
The only insect that migrates for the winter goes down to Mexico each year.
What is a monarch butterfly?