Turkey Sports
What sport features a score called a turkey?
Bowling
The first Thanksgiving was held in what town?
Plymouth
This fruit, often served as a sauce or jelly, is a Thanksgiving staple and is one of only three fruits native to North America.
Cranberry
This iconic animated character’s Thanksgiving Day special first aired in 1973 and included a football game and a chaotic feast.
Charlie Brown
This country celebrates Thanksgiving on the second Monday in October, about six weeks earlier than the U.S.
Canada
This country, located on two continents, shares its name with the bird served at many Thanksgiving dinners.
Turkey
The first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade was held in 1924 in this city.
New York City
Which sport is famously played on Thanksgiving?
Football
Which president made Thanksgiving a federal holiday?
Abraham Lincoln
This creamy, marshmallow-topped dish is made from this sweet root vegetable.
Sweet potato casserole
In this popular sitcom, a character famously stuck a raw turkey on his head to cheer up his friends.
Friends
The Mid-Autumn Festival, celebrated in this Asian country, is a harvest festival similar to Thanksgiving.
China
This U.S. state is home to the city of Turkey, located in the panhandle region.
Texas
This U.S. President began the tradition of officially pardoning a turkey in 1989.
George H.W. Bush
The largest marathon held on Thanksgiving Day is called __________
The Turkey Trot
What was the name of the ship that carried the pilgrims to Plymouth?
The Mayflower
The first Thanksgiving feast likely featured this large bird, which is not a turkey.
Goose
The longest-running scripted Thanksgiving episode tradition belongs to this family animated sitcom that aired a "Turkey Day" episode in its very first season.
The Simpsons
In what country is Kinrō Kansha no Hi, celebrated on November 23. The name Translates to "Labor Thanksgiving Day."
Japan
This U.S. state produces the most turkeys annually, leading the country in turkey farming.
Minnesota
On this day after Thanksgiving, Americans rush to shop, taking advantage of major sales, in a tradition known as this.
Black Friday
Which sport has a formation called the "wishbone?"
Football
The pilgrims who attended the first Thanksgiving fled what country for the New World?
England
The average weight of a turkey served on Thanksgiving in the U.S. is this many pounds.
13-16 pounds
This animated movie follows a pair of turkeys who travel back in time to remove turkeys from the first Thanksgiving menu.
Free Birds
Pongal, a harvest festival in this country, involves cooking rice with milk and sugar outdoors to celebrate the sun and abundance.
The Turkey River runs through this Midwestern state, which is also famous for its corn production.
Iowa
A U.S. Thanksgiving tradition involves breaking this bone of the turkey, with the person who gets the larger piece said to get good luck.
The Wishbone
Which team has appeared in the most NFL Thanksgiving games?
The Detroit Lions
The Wampanoag chief who attended the first Thanksgiving was named ______
Massasoit
The meat primarily served at the first Thanksgiving
This pop culture icon and cooking mogul is known for hosting elaborate Thanksgiving feasts at her home in Connecticut.
Martha Stewart
This country celebrates a harvest festival called Lammas Day, traditionally held on August 1, where bread is baked from the first wheat of the season.
England
What African country shares the exact same Thanksgiving traditions as the United States?
Liberia
This iconic American food company, known for its canned cranberry sauce, sponsors a famous Thanksgiving Day parade float.
Ocean Spray