Food
What is the traditional main course of Thanksgiving?
Turkey
The year the first Thanksgiving was celebrated.
1621
According the the Guiness Book of World Records, what is the weight of the heaviest turkey?
86 lbs
1920
Turkey was not on the menu at the first Thanksgiving. What was the main course?
Venison, or deer
What major company hosts a Thanksgiving Day Parade every year on the holiday?
Macy's
A frightened wild turkey can run at speeds up to ______ miles per hour.
20
The only NFL team to never play a game on Thanksgiving.
Jacksonville Jaguars
Turkey (39%) is the favorite food of the holiday. Based on research, the second favorite food with 23% is this.
Stuffing
The year that Thanksgiving became a national holiday.
1863
The year that the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade began.
1924
The year the NFL added a 3rd game to Thanksgiving Day.
2006
What is the estimated number of turkeys consumed on Thanksgiving? (in millions)
46 million
The president that proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday.
Abraham Lincoln
88% of Americans say they are most thankful for this.
Family
The NFL team that has played the most games on Thanksgiving.
Detroit Lions
Based on surveys, what is the most popular alternative to turkey on Thanksgiving?
Ham
Name a state that has a town named "Turkey"
(there are four)
Arizona, Texas, North Carolina, Louisiana
Although done previously, which president made it a tradition of pardoning a turkey?
George H.W. Bush
The two college football teams that began the tradition of playing football on Thanksgiving in 1876.
Yale and Princeton