History
What was the name of the ship on which the pilgrims came to America?
Mayflower
What is the SECOND most popular Thanksgiving pie?
Pecan
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade takes place in this city every year starting in what year?
New York City in 1924
Which two teams have been in and hosted the most Thanksgiving day football games?
Detroit Lions (78) and Dallas Cowboys (50)
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
What was the name of the tribe that helped the Pilgrims? a) Iroquois b) Wampanoag c) Apache
Wampanog
88% of Americans eat this with their Thanksgiving meal.
Turkey
Since the very first Macy’s parade, what character appears at the end each year?
Santa Claus!
In what year did the Detroit Lions start hosting a Thanksgiving Day football game (hint: it was the year Papa Austin was born)
1934
It's called the "Gopher" state, but maybe "Gobbler" state would be more appropriate because this state produces the most turkey each year.
Minnesota (46.5 million)
Which US President instituted the declaration of Thanksgiving as a national holiday?
Bonus: 100 points, in what year?
Abraham Lincoln in 1863
Where do cranberries grow?
in a bog
Which famous character has appeared in more parades than any other? a) Snoopy b) Spiderman c) Bart Simpson
a) Snoopy
Which team has the most Thanksgiving Day wins?
Detroit Lions
What do you call a male turkey?
Tom
...depends who you're married to! :-)
Every year a U.S. President “pardons” a turkey and it goes to live on a farm. Which President started this tradition?
Harry S. Truman in 1947
This traditional Thanksgiving vegetable is grown on every continent except Antarctica.
Corn
What store was the first to host a Thanksgiving Day parade?
Gimbel's, in 1920 in Philadelphia
Traditionally, which 2 teams host a football game every Thanksgiving Day?
Detroit Lions & Dallas Cowboys
“Tom” Turkey is believed to be named after which famous person?
Thomas Jefferson, because he fought against Benjamin Franklin’s desire to make the turkey the national bird.
This US President, in order to help the country economically, lengthened the Christmas shopping season by declaring Thanksgiving for the next-to-the-last Thursday in November.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, in 1939. In 1941, Congress permanently established the holiday as the fourth Thursday of November.
What now common meal was invented as a result of Thanksgiving?
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: Why not slice up the meat and repackage with some trimmings on the side? And so the first TV dinner was born!
What movie made the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade famous?
Miracle on 34th Street...a CLASSIC and one of Dad's favorites (anyone wanna watch it with me?)
This woman, who wrote "Mary Had a Little Lamb" began a campaign in 1827 to make Thanksgiving a national holiday.
Sarah Joseph Hale. In 1863, Hale was able to convince President Lincoln that a national Thanksgiving might unite the country after the Civil War. Lincoln declared two national Thanksgivings that year, August 6 celebrating the victory at Gettysburg, and the last Thursday in November
Where do turkeys sleep? a)nests b)caves c)trees d)fields
c) trees!