History of Thanksgiving
Let's Talk TURKEY
The Great Pumpkin
Thanksgiving Trivia
Thanksgiving Football
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1621
What was the first year Thanksgiving was celebrated?
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Turkey meat contains a natural sedative that can make you sleepy. What is this natural sedative called?
What is tryptophan?
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Who is the avid believer in the Great Pumpkin on "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" cartoon?
Who is Linus?
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Name one of the 3 states in the U.S. that has a town named Turkey.
What is Texas, Louisiana or North Carolina
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What 2 NFL teams always host a game on Thanksgiving Day?
Who are the Dallas Cowboys and the Detroit Lions
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Under which president did Thanksgiving become an annual holiday?
Who is Abraham Lincoln
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What is the wobbly red piece of flesh on top of the beak of a turkey?
What is a snood?
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Which Disney princess caught a ride to the ball in a pumpkin?
Who is Cinderella?
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Where is the best place to put the thermometer to test for doneness in the turkey?
What is the thigh
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What Dallas Cowboy quarterback threw for the most yards ever on Thanksgiving Day?
Who is Troy Aikman. (He passed for 455 yards against the Vikings)
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In what decade did the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade start?
What is the 1920's (specifically 1924)
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What state raises the most turkeys?
What is Minnesota?
300
Name one of the two most important nutrients found in pumpkins.
What is Vitamin A or potassium
300
What religious group were the Pilgrims associated with?
Who were the Puritans?
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What NFL team has not played in over 40 years on Thanksgiving Day?
Who are the San Diego Chargers (They haven't played on Thanksgiving day since 1969)
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Which President was the first to give a turkey a presidential pardon?
Who is Harry Truman? (1947)
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What is the female turkey called?
What is a hen?
400
Name the classification category where pumpkins belong
What is a fruit
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True or False: All turkeys gobble
What is False. Only male turkeys gobble
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What tradition did John Madden start on Thanksgiving Day by rewarding something special to the MVP of the game?
What is giving the MVP the "Turkey Leg" award?
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What food was present at the first Thanksgiving but is rarely eaten at Thanksgiving now?
What is seafood? (Because seafood was plentiful at Plymouth Colony and the Pilgrims relied heavily on fishing for their food)
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What is the name of the skin that hangs from a turkey's neck?
What is wattle?
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True or False: Pumpkins were once recommended for removing freckles and curing snake bites
What is True!
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Which large U.S. company originated the green bean casserole which is often served on Thanksgiving?
What is Campbell's? They sell over 20 million dollars worth of Cream of Mushroom soup every Thanksgiving
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Name the current starting quarterbacks for the Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys?
Who are Matthew Stafford and Dak Prescott?
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