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The most popular main course served on Thanksgiving Day.
What is turkey?
100
The day after Thanksgiving as referred to by shoppers.
What is Black Friday?
100
How many bones do sharks have?
a. 1,127
b. 98
c. 0
c. 0
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The name of the ship the Pilgrims boarded to start their journey to Plymouth, Massachusetts.
What is the Mayflower?
100
This food commonly served at Thanksgiving was NOT served at the first Thanksgiving.
a. corn on the cob
b. spinach
c. onions
a. What is corn on the cob?
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The name of the US President who first ordered a national day of Thanksgiving.
J. Adams
G. Washington
T. Jefferson
Who is George Washington?
100
The NFL team which has played nearly double the amount of Thanksgiving games than any other team.
Who are the Detroit Lions?
82 (2021)
200
The most popular Thanksgiving dessert.
What is Pumpkin Pie?
200
The day and month of the year on which we traditionally celebrate Thanksgiving
What is the fourth Thursday of November?
200
Which of the following was originally meant to be a Thanksgiving song?
a. Jingle Bells b. Tannenbaum c. Sleigh Ride
d. Peace on Earth/The Little Drummer Boy
a. Jingle Bells
1857, Jingle Bells was written by James Lord Pierpont and intended to be sung on Thanksgiving. If you listen carefully to the lyrics, you'll notice there's no mention of Christmas!
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More people travel to which state more than anywhere else on Thanksgiving.
What is Orlando, Florida
200
What month do the Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving Day.
a. June
b. December
c. October
c . October
200
The first president to "pardon" a turkey.
Who is John F Kennedy?
200
Other than the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys, this team has the most Thanksgiving appearances.
Who are the Green Bay Packers?
36 games played
300
The red fruit often served alongside turkey for Thanksgiving dinner
What are cranberries?
300
The part of the turkey that two people pull apart to see if their wish will be granted.
What is the wishbone?
It originated with the Etruscans, an ancient Italian civilization who believed that birds were oracles and could predict the future. Basically, they kept this bone—the furcula—in order to hold on to the bird's supposed powers so they could continue making wishes.
300
How many keys are on a standard piano?
a. 67 b. 88 c. 100 d. 120
88
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About how many people watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade annually.
a. 25 million b. 50 million
c. 75 million c. 100 million
b. 50 million
Approximately 50 million Americans tune in to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade each year. Another 3.5 million people view it in person, and roughly 10,000 participate—in non-pandemic years, at least.
300
The speed that turkeys can run when scared (within 2mph).
a. 20 mph
b. 10 mph
c. 30 mph
a. 20 mph
300
Christmas shopping season was cut short by a late Thanksgiving, which President decreed in 1939, that Thanksgiving would be celebrated a week earlier. Called it “Franksgiving,”.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt ?
300
Thanksgiving football games were not played in the years 1941 to 1944 because of this worldwide event happening during this period of time.
What is World War II?
400
The orange vegetable commonly used as a symbol of Thanksgiving.
What is pumpkin?
400
The most popular alternative to turkey on Thanksgiving.
What is ham?
400
What is Baby Yoda's real name?
Grogu
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The year of the first Thanksgiving.
a. 1842 b. 1621 c. 1573 d. 1901
b. 1621
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The name of the Native American who spoke English and was especially helpful to the Pilgrims.
a. Squanto
b. Mika
c. Tallulah
a. Squanto
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In 1926, President Calvin Coolidge was gifted a live __________, who was intended to be on the table instead of a turkey for the First Family's Thanksgiving meal.
a. lamb b. deer c. rabbit d. raccoon
d. raccoon
Instead of eating it, they adopted the raccoon, gave her the name Rebecca, and kept her as a White House pet.
400
The winning combo of football and Thanksgiving kicked off way before there was anything called the NFL. The first Thanksgiving football game was a college match in 1876 between between which teams?
a. Georgetown University and Washington College
b. Yale and Princeton
c. Brown University and Harvard
b. Yale and Princeton
500
How can you tell if a a cranberry is ripe?
What is see if it bounces?
500
A race many people run on Thanksgiving morning.
What is a turkey trot?
500
The conical-shaped basket that is generally filled with fruits and vegetables.
What is a cornucopia?
500
The number of days the first Thanksgiving celebration lasted.
What is three days?
500
The day after Thanksgiving is the busiest day of the year for which occupation?
a. plumbers
b. firefighters
c. nurses
a. plumbers
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The name of the US President who refused to celebrate Thanksgiving as a national holiday.
T. Jeffereson
J. Garfield
J. Buchanan
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
He opposed days of Thanksgiving because they were remnants of Britain's reign over the American colonies.
500
The name of 1 of 3 active NFL teams who have played on Thanksgiving but never won.
Who are the Tampa Bay Buccaneers? (0-1)
Who are the Cleveland Browns? (0-3)
Who are the Cincinnati Bengals? (0-1)
600
The number of calories consumed on average per person on Thanksgiving dinner (within 500 calories).
What is 4,500?
600
The number of turkeys are consumed every year at Thanksgiving.
What is 46 million?
Any guess within 5 million counts as correct!
600
The type of meat the native Americans brought to the first Thanksgiving.
What is deer (venison)?
600
This is what caused about one half of the Pilgrim population to die off in their first year living in New England.
What is sickness and starvation?
But through prayer and hard work, with the assistance of their Indian friends, the Pilgrims reaped a rich harvest in the summer of 1621.
600
The loose red skin attached to the underside of a turkey’s beak.
What is the wattle?
600
Daily double The name of the president who proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday on October 3, 1863.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
600
The only active NFL franchise to have never played on Thanksgiving.
Who are the Jacksonville Jaguars?