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100

The colonists and Native Americans did not have THIS FOOD ITEM at the first Thanksgiving?

Turkey

However, the original guests did indulge in other foods like lobster, seal and swan, as well as mussels, clams and oysters. The Wampanoag also reportedly brought five deer to the celebration.

100

This is THE NAME of the horn-shaped basket filled with fruits and vegetables that's commonly associated with Thanksgiving

Cornucopia

100

THESE turkeys gobble (male or female?)

Male turkeys (gobblers or toms)

100

This is where the Mayflower FIRST LANDED?

Provincetown Harbor, Cape Cod

The Pilgrims Settled in Plymouth Massachusetts

100

This is typically the biggest SAFETY HAZARD on Thanksgiving?

Fires

With all the cooking and baking going on, it's not surprising thatkitchen fires are the most common danger on Thanksgiving

200

This popular DESSERT is connected with Thanksgiving and the autumn season?

Pumpkin Pie

200

An average of 3.5 million people attend Thanksgiving THIS EVENT every year in New York City?

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

(While another 30 to 50 million watch from home)

200

This STATE raises the most turkeys?

Minnesota

According to the Minnesota Turkey Growers Association, Minnesota has "long been" the turkey capital in the United States and has consistently ranked #1 in turkey production, raising 40 to 42 million birds a year.

200

This U.S PRESIDENT made Thanksgiving a national holiday?

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln officially established Thanksgiving as a national holiday in 1863 after a decades-long campaign by Sarah Josepha Hale.

200

According to AAA this was the most popular Thanksgiving DESTINATION in 2024

Orlando Florida

300

In MINUTES and SECONDS this is fastest someone has ever carved a turkey? (Correct if you guess within 1 minute of actual time)

3 minutes 20 sec (Paul Kelly 2009)

300

What Native American PEOPLE GROUP joined the Pilgrims for the First Thanksgiving?

the Wampanoag

300

This is the TEMPERATURE a turkey should be cooked for safe eating

165 Degrees Fahrenheit

300

This is the NAME of the Native American who acted as an interpreter for the settlers during their first winter in the New World.

Squanto

Squanto, also known as Tisquantum, was a Native American from the Patuxet tribe who was vital to the Pilgrims during their first winter in the New World. He acted as both an interpreter and a guide as the Pilgrims learned to adjust to the new way of life at Plymouth.

300
What RETAILER was the first to host a Thanksgiving Day Parade?

Gimbels

400

In 1955 this TYPE OF CASSEROLE started to appear on Thanksgiving menus?

 Green Bean Casserole

400

This PERSON appears at the end of Thanksgiving parades?

Santa Claus

The end of the Thanksgiving parade features the arrival of Santa Claus, who heralds the start of the Christmas season.

400

This U.S STATE consumes the most turkey every Thanksgiving?

California

400

These two NFL Teams have played a game on Thanksgiving Day since 1966.

Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys

400

This Christmas SONG was originally written for Thanksgiving?

Jingle Bells

James Lord Pierpont wrote the song and it was first performed for a Thanksgiving service at his family member's church.

500

This Thanksgiving VEGETABLE was grown in space?

Potato

They were grown in an experiment to examine how micro-gravity would affect their growth since the potatoes were growing in a zero-gravity environment.

500

This is HOW LONG the first Thanksgiving was celebrated?

3 Days

In November 1621, the settlers' first corn harvest proved so successful that Governor William Bradford reportedly invited the Plymouth colonists' Native American allies to enjoy the fruits of their labor.

500

This is around HOW MANY FEATHERS an adult turkey has?

3,500 

(According to the USDA)

500

This is the NUMBER of passengers on the Mayflower Ship.

102

500

In 1973 this TV SPECIAL Aired on Television for the first time.

"A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving"

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