Thanksgiving Foods
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Misc. Thanksgiving
100
What is the most popular main course on Thanksgiving?
Turkey!
100
Name this...
Furcula/Wish Bone
An ancient Italian civilization who believed that birds were oracles and could predict the future. Basically, they kept this bone-- in order to hold on to the bird's supposed powers so they could continue making wishes
100
Name of the ship the Pilgrims boarded to start their journey
What is the Mayflower?
100
What do you call a male turkey?
Tom
100
What are baby turkeys called?
Poults
200
On average, Americans' favorite pie on Thanksgiving is...
Apple pie!
Pumpkin pie is the 2nd favorite.
200
Canada's Thanksgiving is celebrated when?
October
200
Where did the pilgrims have their 1st settlement?
Plymouth, Massachusetts
200
True or false: Only male turkeys can gobble.
True!
Only male turkeys gobble. Female turkeys cackle.
200
Which famous cartoon character appears in the Macy's Thanksgiving parade the most?
Snoopy
300
A dish consisting of a deboned chicken stuffed into a deboned duck, further stuffed into a deboned turkey is called what?
Turducken
300
Which two football teams play every Thanksgiving Day?
Since 1978, the Lions and Cowboys have hosted a game on Thanksgiving every year.
300
What year did the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade take place? a)1864 b)1924 c)2004
1924
300
Turkeys can run up to this speed (almost as fast as Usain Bolt)
25 mph
300
Where do turkeys sleep?
a)nests b)caves c)trees d)fields
Trees!
400
What are 3 different methods for cooking a turkey?
braised, roasted, grilled, fried, boiled, broiled, barbecued
400
In 2022, how much money did Americans spend all together on Black Friday?
Black Friday 2022 broke spending records, with shoppers spending $9.12 billion.
(and $11.3 billion on Cyber Monday)
400
What product owes its existence to Thanksgiving?
a)Butter b)Recliner chairs c)TV Dinners d)Hoola hoops
A. T.V. Dinner
In 1953, someone at Swanson misjudged the number of frozen turkeys it would sell that Thanksgiving -- by 26 TONS! So they came up with a brilliant plan: to slice up the meat and repackage with some trimmings on the side. And so the first TV dinner was born!
400
This Sesame Street character is made of turkey feathers
Who is Big Bird?
Big Bird's feathers are white turkey feathers, dyed yellow. There are approximately 4,000 feathers on the character
400
True or False:
The author of "Mary Had a Little Lamb" helped Thanksgiving become a holiday
What is True?
Sarah Josepha Hale, who also wrote the famous children's poem, lobbied state and federal officials for 17 years to make Thanksgiving an official holiday. She argued that the day could help bring unity to the divided country amid the Civil War.
500
What are 5 traditional thanksgiving foods/dishes, besides turkey?
mashed potatoes, casserole, mac and cheese, pie, cranberry sauce, stuffing, bread and butter, gravy, yams/sweet potatoes, brussel sprouts, cooked/roasted veggies
500
How many turkeys are consumed every Thanksgiving on average?
(in millions)
46 million
500
What year was the first Thanksgiving ?
a)1776 b)1965 c)1621
1621
500
What is the name the loose red skin attached to the underside of a turkey’s beak?
Wattle
500
Both Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and America’s Thanksgiving Parade are conclude with this
What is the arrival of Santa Claus?
600
On average, how many cranberries are used to make 1 can of cranberry sauce?
There are 200 cranberries used in every can of cranberry sauce!
600
This Christmas song was originally written for Thanksgiving
What is Jingle Bells?
600
Name the president who proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
600
How long is the lifespan of an average turkey?
(wild or domestic turkeys, bonus 100 pts for both)
Wild Turkeys: about 3-5 years
Domestic Turkeys: about 10 years
600
The average number of calories consumed on Thanksgiving per person
4,500 calories