Foods
What food is eaten by 88% of all Americans?
Turkey
Which department store in New York City hosts the Thanksgiving parade every year?
Macy's
How many days long was the first Thanksgiving?
Which sport is most likely always played on Thanksgiving?
American Football
Where did the first Thanksgiving take place?
Plymouth, MA
What food do Americans consume 736 million pounds of every Thanksgiving?
Turkey
What day, week and, month does Thanksgiving take place on every year?
The fourth Thursday in November
How many calls does Butterball Turkey Talk Line usually answer every Thanksgiving season?
100,000
What year did football become a Thanksgiving tradition?
1876
What year did the first Macy's Thanksgiving Parade take place?
1924
Which century did pumpkin pie become a traditional Thanksgiving dessert?
18th Century
What is the day after Thanksgiving always called?
Black Friday
Which president refused to make Thanksgiving a holiday?
Thomas Jefferson
What year was the first NFL game played on Thanksgiving?
1920
Which 2 US presidents created the tradition of pardoning a turkey, which we now call Thanksgiving?
John F. Kennedy and George H. W. Bush
An employee created the green bean casserole. What company did that employee come from?
Campbells
What race do many people do on Thanksgiving everything?
The Turkey Trot
What company of TV dinners did the Thanksgiving mix-up (Turkey, Stuffing, Cornbread, and Potatoes) inspire?
Swanson
Where did the first turkey trout take place?
Buffalo, New York
What year did the Macy's Parade include balloons for the first time?
1927
What is the average amount of calories that a human consumes on Thanksgiving?
3,000
Why are plumbers the people who are always called to go to people houses the day before Thanksgiving?
To clear the sink (to make room for all of the potato peels).
What day, week, and month did Thanksgiving take place on in 1939?
The third Thursday in November
Which 2 teams were the first to play football on Thanksgiving?
Yale and Princeton
What was the name of the side ship that went part-way of the expedition with the Mayflower?
The Speedwell