Food
Is the pumpkin a fruit or vegetable?
What is fruit
What was the name of the ship that brought the pilgrims over to the United States?
What is the Mayflower
What is the average time it takes the host to prepare Thanksgiving dinner?
What is 9.5 hours
How much did the largest turkey ever weigh?
What is 86 pounds
Turkey was on the menu on the First Thanksgiving
What is False - Venison, duck, goose, oysters, lobster, eel, and fish were likely served, alongside pumpkins and cranberries (but not pumpkin pie or cranberry sauce!)
What is turkey, potatoes, cranberry sauce, green beans.
There are four towns in the United States named “Turkey.”
What is True - Arizona, Texas, Louisiana, and North Carolina
What is the most popular pie among Americans?
What is Apple Pie - Pumpkin comes in second
Thanksgiving occurs every year on this Thursday in November
What is the Fourth?
Do male, female or both turkeys gobble?
What is male
Turkey contains and amino acid that makes you sleepy.
What is True - Tryptophan, a natural sedative.
How much did the world's most expensive Thanksgiving dinner on record cost?
What is 181,000 - Old Homestead Steakhouse in Manhattan served 12 people in 2019. Included two 20 lb. free-range turkeys covered in $2,000 edible gold flakes and seasoned with imported spices from the Middle East that came with a gravy infused with a $3,650 bottle of Louis XIII cognac.
How many calories are consumed on average on Thanksgiving?
What is 3,200 - 4,500 calories
There were 4 women on the first Thanksgiving feast
What is False - 5
This common dairy product is used to give custard pies their consistency
What are eggs
How long did the first Thanksgiving go on for?
What is 3 days
How many Americans, in percentage, do not make dinner and order takeout?
What is 13%
Benjamin Franklin proclaimed Thanksgiving a National Holiday
What is False - Abraham Lincoln on October 3, 1863