Thanksgiving Football
What NFL team has played the most on Thanksgiving?
Detroit Lions
This U.S. president officially declared Thanksgiving a national holiday
Abraham Lincoln
Thanksgiving is celebrated in the U.S. and what other country
Canada
The average Thanksgiving turkey weighs about this many pounds?
15 or 16 pounds
Most popular Christmas song?
All I Want for Christmas Is You- Mariah Carey
What year was the first Thanksgiving NFL game?
a.) 1903 b.) 1934
c.) 1941 d.) 1943
B.) 1934
The meal shared at the first Thanksgiving lasted this many days?
3
Thanksgiving is a holiday where people...
give thanks to what they are thankful for
On average, Americans consume about this many calories during a typical Thanksgiving meal?
A.) 4,000 B.) 4,500 C.) 5,000 D.) 5,000
B.) 4,500 calories
First modern Christmas song came out when?
A.) 1684 B.) 1760 C.) 1793 D.) 1808
B.) 1760
What does the MVP of the game win as their award?
Turkey Leg
Thanksgiving is always celebrated on this day of the week in November
The 4th Thursday
Which item at the table is voted the worst
Cranberry sauce
This U.S. state produces the most turkeys each year?
Minnesota
What percent of Americans put up a Tree during Christmas?
75%
The first Actual Thanksgiving game was played by which two teams?
A)Harvard vs. Columbia B)Michigan vs. Notre Dame
C) Army vs. Navy D) Yale vs. Princeton
D.) Yale vs. Princeton
November 30, 1876, in Hoboken, New Jersey.
Yale won the game 2-0
Before turkey became traditional, this meat was commonly served at early Thanksgiving feasts?
Deer meat
This is often baked into a casserole with marshmallows on top?
sweet potatoes
About this many million turkeys are eaten in the United States every Thanksgiving?
A.) 46 B.) 52 C.) 67 D.) 92
A.) 46 million
This country is credited with starting the tradition of decorating Christmas trees?
Germany
Troy Aikman
455 yards
This state celebrates the first official state Thanksgiving in American history?
Massachusetts
This Native American tribe celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims?
Wampanoag
This percentage of Americans say Thanksgiving is their favorite holiday?
20-25% of Americans
The first artificial Christmas trees was made from this unusual material?
Goose Feathers