Food
What is the traditional main course of Thanksgiving?
Turkey
The year the first Thanksgiving was celebrated.
1621
According the the Guiness Book of World Records, what is the weight of the heaviest turkey?
86 lbs
Native Americans invented "stickball" which is most closely associated with which current sport?
Lacrosse
The amount Native American tribes federally recognized in the United States.
574 tribes
Turkey was not on the menu at the first Thanksgiving. What was the main course?
Venison, or deer
What major company hosts a Thanksgiving Day Parade every year on the holiday?
Macy's
A frightened wild turkey can run at speeds up to ______ miles per hour.
20
As of 2013, how many Native languages were spoken in the United States?
169 languages
Of the federally recognized tribes, 229 of them are found in which state?
Alaska
Turkey (39%) is the favorite food of the holiday. Based on research, the second favorite food with 23% is this.
Stuffing
The year that Thanksgiving became a national holiday.
1863
The year that the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade began.
1924
The first bilingual newspaper in the U.S. was called the Cherokee Phoenix. What year was it published?
February 21, 1828
What is the state with the second most number of recognized tribes? How many are there in that state?
California, 109
What is the estimated number of turkeys consumed on Thanksgiving? (in millions)
46 million
The president that proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday.
Abraham Lincoln
88% of Americans say they are most thankful for this.
Family
Sequoyah spent 12 years developing a writing system so Cherokee people can learn to read and write in their language. When it was complete in 1821, how many characters were in the syllabary (essentially, their alphabet).
86 characters
Native American Invention: a bed made from cotton netting and suspended between two trees.
Hammock
Based on surveys, what is the most popular alternative to turkey on Thanksgiving?
Ham
Name a state that has a town named "Turkey"
(there are four)
Arizona, Texas, North Carolina, Louisiana
Although done previously, which president made it a tradition of pardoning a turkey?
George H.W. Bush
What consumable crop did Native Americans invent?
CORN
Before Norwalk was called Norwalk, its previous name was very similar to an elementary school named after a great cheiftain.
Naramake, Naromake, Naramauke