Turkeys Everywhere
Is turkey hunting more popular in Texas or Alabama?
What is Alabama?
The state worked hard and succeeded in restoring the dwindling numbers of wild turkeys. Now there are two turkey hunting seasons in the state to manage the population.
Plymouth, Massachusetts, has historically been credited as the site of the first Thanksgiving feast. Historians have found records of an earlier Thanksgiving in another colony. What’s the name of the colony?
Jamestown (now Virginia)
True or false: The Wednesday before Thanksgiving is always the busiest air travel day of the year in the U.S.
False, often the busiest air travel day of the year falls in August. That’s because over 60% of people in the U.S. take a vacation in August.
What soup company invented the green bean casserole?
What is Campbell’s Soup Company
published a recipe for the casserole in 1955. It sharply increased sales of their cream of mushroom soup.
Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving in October. What main dish do they traditionally serve for Thanksgiving dinner?
Turkey
What is a turducken?
It is a turkey stuffed with a duck.
What American president declared Thanksgiving a holiday?
what is Abraham Lincoln.
He was so enthused to declare Thanksgiving a national holiday that he decided it should be celebrated twice a year.
While many shoppers still go to the malls on Black Friday, others prefer to stay home and wait to shop on _________ Monday.
Cyber
What’s the difference between a yam and a sweet potato?
There is no difference in the U.S. There are true yams in Asia and Africa that are violet colored, very starchy, and grow up to five feet. The orange vegetable sometimes called a yam in the U.S. is actually a soft sweet potato.
What prayer is most commonly recited before eating on Thanksgiving Day?
The Lord’s Prayer
What do turkeys and squirrels have in common?
What is Acorns? Both turkeys and squirrels eat a diet high in acorns.
Besides inspiring a hit Broadway musical, what founding father said, “No citizen of the U.S. shall refrain from turkey on Thanksgiving Day.”
Alexander Hamilton
What city has the busiest airport the week of Thanksgiving: Los Angeles, Atlanta, or Chicago?
What is Atlanta.
It is expected that over 1.3 million people will pass through Atlanta International Airport Thanksgiving week.
People either love or hate what ingredient on sweet potatoes?
What is Marshmallows.
Once considered very gourmet, marshmallows have since become commonplace. Their popularity varies by region.
There are two professional football teams that traditionally play games on Thanksgiving Day. Can you name one or both of them?
The Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys always play games on Thanksgiving Day
What is a group of turkeys called?
A group of turkeys is called a rafter.
What were wishbones used to predict in the 1400s?
Wishbones, usually from geese, were used to predict the weather.
Wishbones were put in a cupboard to dry for several weeks. If they stayed white, it meant spring would arrive early. A deep blue or black wishbone was a harbinger of a long, cold winter.
New York hosts the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. What midwestern city hosts the country’s second oldest Thanksgiving parade?
Detroit hosts America’s Parade,
generally considered the second oldest Thanksgiving Day parade. (There is debate over this, especially in Detroit, where some local historians believe America’s Parade is older than the Macy’s parade.)
What Thanksgiving side dish is the most popular?
Mashed potatoes are the most popular side dish on Thanksgiving, followed by stuffing and rolls.
What now extinct animal had a wishbone very similar to a turkey’s?
Tyrannosaurus rex
had a wishbone, which is one reason scientists believe dinosaurs and birds are closely related.
Which can run faster, a wild turkey or a giraffe?
A giraffe can run 32 miles per hour. A wild turkey can run only 20 miles per hour.
The term “Black Friday” was originally coined to describe what event?
The Gold Crash of 1869. Later, it was used to describe the 1929 stock market crash. The Philadelphia police started using the term with its current usage in the early 1960s. No one on the force wanted to work the day after Thanksgiving because of the traffic jams and overcrowded sidewalks filled with shoppers, not to mention the thousands of spectators attending the annual Army-Navy football game played that day.
What park does the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade begin in?
Central Park
What frozen product did Swanson’s introduce to use up a post-Thanksgiving turkey surplus?
In 1953, Swanson’s created a frozen turkey dinner they called “Swanson TV Brand Frozen Dinner.”
What is a “turkey” in the sport of bowling?
Bowling three consecutive strikes is called a turkey.