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What is the most popular main course on Thanksgiving?
turkey
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The sport Americans like to play and watch on Thanksgiving day.
football
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Give the orange vegetable commonly used as a symbol of Thanksgiving
pumpkin
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What is the name of the ship the Pilgrims boarded to start their journey to Plymouth, Massachusetts?
the Mayflower
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What food was NOT served at the first Thanksgiving?
Mashed Potatoes
Pumpkin
Seafood
mashed potatoes
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Which President first ordered a national day of Thanksgiving?
George Washington
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What is the busiest day for plumbers?
Day after Thanksgiving
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What is this called?
Cornucopia
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No Thanksgiving football games were played during 1941 to 1944 because of this
WWII
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How do both Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and America’s Thanksgiving Parade conclude?
With the arrival of Santa Claus
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Who was the first president to "pardon" a turkey?
John F Kennedy
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This type of apple is traditionally used when making apple pie.
Granny Smith
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Which utensil was not used by the Pilgrims to eat Thanksgiving dinner (Knife, Fork or Spoon)?
a fork
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Give the day after Thanksgiving when there are big sales and many people go shopping
Black Friday
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The part of the turkey that two people pull apart to see if their wish will be granted.
The wishbone
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
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How many women were at the first Thanksgiving meal?
5
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Who said: "Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more"?
Winston Churchill
Oprah Winfrey
Nelson Mandela
Michael J. Fox
Oprah said: "Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough."
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Which President made turkey pardoning an annual event?
George H.W. Bush
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Which NFL football Franchise has the most Thanksgiving games played?
Detroit Lions
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The way you say "sweet potato" in American English.
Yams
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Thanksgiving Day is an annual Canadian holiday, held in which month?
October
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What product owes its existence to Thanksgiving?
T.V. Dinner
Recliner
Hula Hoop
Butter
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
Which Sesame Street character is made of turkey feathers?
Big Bird
Big Bird's feathers are white turkey feathers, dyed yellow. There are approximately 4,000 feathers on the character
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Which President refused to celebrate Thanksgiving as a national holiday?
Thomas Jefferson
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What is the most anticipated side dish for Thanksgiving?
Mac n Cheese
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A vegetarian roast created as a turkey alternative
Tofurky
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A race many people run on Thanksgiving morning.
A turkey trot.
or the Manchester Road Race
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Cranberries are one of the few fruits native to North America. Cranberry harvesting season is between mid-September and early November.
Since cranberries were so important and widely available it is believed that they were present at the first Thanksgiving.
500
Give the year of the first Thanksgiving
1776
1965
1621
c. 1621
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The Christmas song that was originally written for Thanksgiving
Jingle Bells
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Which president received a raccoon as a Thanksgiving gift?
President Calvin Coolidge received a live raccoon for Thanksgiving in 1926. It was intended to be dinner, but the president's family ended up keeping the raccoon as a pet. They named it Rebecca.
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The only active NFL franchise to have never played on Thanksgiving.
Jacksonville Jaguars
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The best way to tell if a cranberry is ripe
See if it bounces.
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A special parade in the US on Thanksgiving
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
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What meat did the native Americans bring to the first Thanksgiving?
Deer (Venison)
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How many days did the first Thanksgiving last?
3
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What is the loose red skin attached to the underside of a turkey’s beak called?
Wattle
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What president proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday?
Abraham Lincoln
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What famous soup company created the green bean casserole?
Campbells
The idea for this Thanksgiving staple was cooked up by a Campbell's recipe developer as a way to sell the company's cream of mushroom soup.