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What is the number of turkeys expected to be consumed on Thanksgiving day?
51,000,000
100
What is the average number of turkeys raised per year in the United States?
248 million
100
How many cities in the U.S. have the name Turkey in them?
4! - Turkey Creek, La., was the most populous in 2012, with 440 residents, followed by Turkey, Texas (415), Turkey, N.C. (295) and Turkey Creek, Ariz. (294). There are also two townships in Pennsylvania with "Turkey" in the name: Upper Turkeyfoot and Lower Turkeyfoot
100
What is the name of the ship that the pilgrims sailed on to come to America?
The Mayflower
100
Which president decided that Thanksgiving should be celebrated on the last Thursday of November?
Abraham Lincoln
200
What is the total amount of money American's spend on purchasing food for Thanksgiving dinner?
$2,375,000,000
200
What is the annual average consumption of turkey per year by Americans?
16 pounds
200
What is the number of places and townships in the U.S. that are named Cranberry?
7!- Examples: Cranberry Township (Butler County), Pa., and Cranberry township (Venango County), Pa.
200
Where was the first Thanksgiving celebrated?
Plymouth, Massachusetts
200
Which state consumes the most turkey? Choices: Pennsylvania, California, Idaho, and Florida
California
300
What is the amount of money the average family spends on their Thanksgiving dinner?
$54.18
300
What is the annual tons of green produced?
656,340 tons
300
What is the number of cities, states, counties, etc. that have the name Plymouth in them?
32!
300
In what year was the first Thanksgiving celebrated?
1621
300
At maturity, how many feathers will a turkey have?
3,500
400
What is the number of families that are expected to travel for Thanksgiving?
39,000,000
400
What is the amount of sweet potatoes produced each year?
2.4 billion pounds
400
What is the percentage of households that have either a gas or electric stove used to cook the turkey?
98.6%
400
For how long was the first Thanksgiving celebrated?
3 days
400
What is a large group of turkeys called?
A flock
500
What is the average cost of Turkey per pound?
$1.15
500
What is the value of all the pumpkins produced annually?
$117,000,000
500
What is the percentage of households that have a TV?(essential for watching football on Thanksgiving)
98.3%
500
What type of common utensil did the Pilgrims NOT use that we use today?
A fork
500
What is the average weight of a Thanksgiving turkey?
15 pounds
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