Trotting Turkeys
True or False: Female turkeys gobble.
False
Thanksgiving is only the eighth most-travelled holiday for airlines. Name at least two more travelled holidays.
Memorial Day, July 4th, Easter, Veterans Day, Columbus Day, Christmas, New Years Day
Thanksgiving was a feast between the Wampanoag people and the Puritans. What nationalities where these two groups?
Native and English
Although known as a Thanksgiving tradition, the breaking of the turkey's wishbone is done around the world. Why?
For good luck!
Benjamin Franklin preferred the Turkey over the Bald Eagle as our national symbol: True or False
True
What midwestern state supplies the most turkeys for Thanksgiving?
Minnesota
According to the National American Pie Council, what is the most popular pie on Thanksgiving?
Apple
What type of alcoholic beverage is the most popular drink on Thanksgiving?
(Red) Wine
What sunny state is the most popular place for international travelers on Thanksgiving?
Florida, specifically Orlando
Most Americans prefer Thanksgiving ____ over the actual meal?
Leftovers
The Swanson company found itself with 260 tons of leftover turkey after Thanksgiving in 1953, and so they used it to create what?
Frozen TV Dinner
What movies holds the record for the biggest Thanksgiving box office?
Frozen 2
Why did Abraham Lincoln declare Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863?
To attempt to boost spirits during the Civil War.
Although Thanksgiving is only celebrated in two countries, people around the world seem to get into the spirit with what Thanksgiving movie?
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
Who was the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade balloon in 1927?
Felix the Cat
Why are you sleepy after the Thanksgiving meal?
It's a big meal, NOT tryptophan
What Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade character balloon has made the most appearances?
Snoopy
How long did it take the Mayflower to cross the Atlantic Ocean?
66 Days
Canada is the only other country in the world that celebrates Thanksgiving. What month is it in?
October
What well-known Christmas song was actually written for Thanksgiving?
Jingle Bells
The Turducken tradition comes from what southern state?
Louisiana
For the first few years of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, what was done with the balloons afterwards?
Let them go and injured people after they popped in the air
Who was the first president to officially pardon a turkey?
George H. W. Bush
The International Butterball Turkey-Talk Line is a multi-lingual free service where you are able to receive what?
Advice for cooking turkey
Sarah Josepha Hale, the author of Mary had a Little Lamb, wrote to President Lincoln to...what?
Make Thanksgiving a national holiday