history
What year was the first thanksgiving?
1621
Whhat Thanksgiving food is the prime alternative to mashed potatoes (need the actual name)?
Yams
What does every president do on thanksgiving?
Pardon a turkey
What orange vegetable is commonly used as a symbol of fall and is the most popular dessert at the Thanksgiving table?
pumpkin
What race do many people run on thanksgiving morning?
turkey trot
True or false: Turkey was the main dish at the feast that inspired Thanksgiving
False
What traditional Thanksgiving side dish was invented by Campbells to show American households how to use cream of mushroom soup as a useful food?
green bean casserole
What event is the second-oldest of its kind and features many performances as well as giant balloons of iconic characters?
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
What is the native bird that is large enough to feed a family, and almost became the US's national bird?
Wild turkey
Do male or female turkeys gobble?
male
Which president refused to celebrate Thanksgiving as a national holiday?
a. Jefferson
b. Washington
c. Coolidge
d. Roosevelt
a. Jefferson
What percent of Americans skip turkey on Thanksgiving?
a. 5%
b. 12%
c. 24%
12%
Both the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and America’s Thanksgiving Parade conclude with what event which hints at one of the next major holidays to celebrate?
Arrival of Santa Claus
What is the cone-shaped basket that is generally filled with fruits and vegetables?
Cornucopia
Which President first ordered a national day of Thanksgiving? (it was one of the first 10)
Washington
What was the name of the Native American who escaped slavery and spoke English, which made him helpful as a translator for the different peoples there?
Squanto
What is the Guinness book of world record fastest time for carving a turkey?
a. 10-20 seconds
b. 20-30 seconds
c. 40-50 seconds
d. 60-70 seconds
19.47 seconds
What two teams always play football on Thanksgiving?
Detroit and Dallas
On average, how many people attend the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade each year?
a. 1.5 million
b. 3.5 million
c. 4.5 million
d. 5.5 million
3.5 million
How much did the world’s most expensive Thanksgiving dinner on record cost?
a. $2,300
b. $80,000
c. $150,000
e. $1 million
$150,000 at New York City’s Old Homestead Steakhouse
Which Founding Father who wanted the wild turkey to be the symbol of the United States of America?
Ben Franklin
How many Americans prefer Thanksgiving leftovers to Thanksgiving dinner?
a. 80%
b. 70%
c. 60%
d. 40%
a. 80%
What was the first city to have a thanksgiving day parade?
Philadelphia
What happens at Cole’s Hill in Plymouth, Massachusetts every Thanksgiving?
Hint: it is in honor of Native Americans who died at the hand or plague of European settlers
A “National Day of Mourning”
This state raises the most turkeys (approximately 49 million annually!).
Hint: its in the midwest, but not Illinois.
Minnesota