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100

What two teams play every Thanksgiving?

Dallas Cowboys and Detroit Lions
100

Where was the first Thanksgiving celebrated?

Plymouth, Massachusetts

100

What is Americans' favorite side dish (statistically)?

Stuffing

100

What is the capital of Turkey?

Ankara

100

Which city's Thanksgiving Day Parade ends with Santa Claus getting a key to the city?

Detroit

200

What BIG10 team adopted the tradition to play annual Thanksgiving Day games beginning in 1885?

Michigan

200

Which President declared Thanksgiving a national holiday?

Abraham Lincoln

200

When did canned cranberries first come about?

1912

200

When was the first Turkey Trot?

1896

200

How many people attend the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in NYC?

3.5 million

300

Who won the first Thanksgiving overtime game?

Chicago Bears

300

How long was the first Thanksgiving celebration?

3 Days

300

How many pumpkin pies are consumed every Thanksgiving?

About 50 million

300

What is a baby turkey called?

Poult

300

What city has the oldest Thanksgiving Day Parade?

Philadelphia

400

When was the first Thanksgiving football game?

1876

400

What did Calvin Coolidge receive as a Thanksgiving gift?

A live raccoon

400

How many pounds of turkey do Americans eat each Thanksgiving?

690 million pounds

400

How long is the average lifespan of a domesticated turkey?

10 years

400

What year did the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade first have balloons?

1928

500

What is the Green Bay Packers Win-Loss record for Thanksgiving Day games?

14-20

500

Which Native American tribe celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims?

The Wampanoag

500

How many calories on average are consumed, per person, at Thanksgiving dinner?

4,500 calories

500

Which state raises the most turkeys annually?

Minnesota

500

When did Mickey Mouse first appear in the parade?

1934

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