Thanksgiving History
Who pardons a turkey from being killed each year at thanksgiving?
The President
Americans eat an estimated 50 million of this thanksgiving day dessert each year...
Pie
Amanda's favorite thanksgiving food
A. Stuffing
B. Pie
C. Potatoes
D. Alcohol
Whatever Amanda says is right lol
What do you call a male turkey?
Tom
The first Macy's Day Parade had no:
A. Balloons
B. Music
C. Santa
D. Floats
A
What year was the first thanksgiving?
1621
88% of Americans include this in their Thanksgiving meal
Turkey!
Sara got her corn casserole recipe from who?
Mary Ellen
In a tradition that is said to have started 2,400 years ago, which part of the turkey is saved and snapped as a good luck custom?
Wishbone!
This style of dining was created after a colossal shipment of Thanksgiving turkey was mixed up
TV Dinners!
At the first thanksgiving there was no:
A. Women
B. Turkey
C. Forks
D. All of the above
D!
True or False: Sweet potatoes are not actually potatoes but yams
False, potatoes like russets are members of the nightshade botanical family, while sweet potatoes belong to the morning glory family. But that doesn’t make sweet potatoes yams either; though they aren’t actually potatoes, orange sweet potatoes are their own thing. Yams, which are often white or yellowish on the inside, are related to lilies and grasses and mostly grow in tropical environments.
How many times has jack gotten too turnt at a family thanksgiving?
What is the official name for the dangly thing on the turkey?
Wattle
What Christmas song was originally intended for thanksgiving
Jingle Bells
Instead of a feast, the original idea behind thanksgiving was to...
FAST
What percentage of Americans prefer the leftovers to the actual dinner?
80%
Erin is known for consistently not eating what part of her Thanksgiving meal?
Pie crust
Spell out the name of the chemical in turkey that makes you sleepy
t-r-y-p-t-o-p-h-a-n
The day after thanksgiving is the busiest day of the year for people of what profession?
Plumbers!
The heaviest turkey ever on record weighed how many lbs?
86 Lbs
In South Dakota, Maine, and Minnesota what sporting event do they hold during the Potato Day Festivals:
A. Raw potato eating
B. Mashed potato wrestling
C. Potato shot put
D. Potato stomping
B!
Ryan Twomey famously interrupted grandpa's thanksgiving speech with what exclamation?
Boobies!
Where do turkeys sleep?
A. Caves
B. Trees
C. Nests
D. Fields
TREES
In 1997 which Macy's Day Parade Balloon was so large that it resulted in regulation changes due to problems it caused:
A. Barney
B. Pink Panther
C. The Cat in the Hat
D. All of the above
D!