Thanksgiving Foods
How many pumpkin pies are consumed every Thanksgiving?
a.) 30 million
b.) 50 million
c.) 800,000
d.) 80 million
What is b.) 50 million
What is the main ingredient in traditional green bean casserole?
Are pumpkins a fruit or vegetable?
What is fruit
What is the name of the ship the Pilgrims boarded to start their journey to Plymouth, Massachusetts
What is the Mayflower
What is the name of the lead female character in the movie, "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving"?
What is Peppermint Patty
What state consumes the most turkey every Thanksgiving?
a.) New York
b.) Texas
c.) California
d.) Wisconsin
What is c.) California
What is the conical shaped basket that is generally filled with fruits and vegetables?
What is a cornucopia
What is a male turkey called?
What is a tom?
What is the number of women who prepared and then attended the first Thanksgiving meal?
a.) 2
b.) 4
c.) 10
d.) 15
Thanksgiving football games were not played in the years 1941 to 1944 because of which worldwide event happening during this time?
What is World War II
Which type of apple is used traditionally in apple pie?
What is Granny Smith
What year did the Green Bean Casserole become a popular Thanksgiving side dish?
a.) 1955
b.) 1963
c.) 1980
d.) 1935
What is a.) 1955
How many passengers were on the Mayflower?a
a.) 80
b.) 95
c.) 102
d.) 110
What is c.) 102
Who were the English Separatists who came to the United States in 1620?
What is the Pilgrims
How much does the average turkey weigh?
a.) 10 pounds
b.) 20 pounds
c.) 16 pounds
d.) 8 pounds
What is c.) 16 pounds
Which state produces the most cranberries?
a.) Oregon
b.) New Jersey
c.) New Hampshire
d.) Wisconsin
What is d.) Wisconsin
The president that made Thanksgiving a permanent national holiday?
What is Abraham Lincoln
How long did the first Thanksgiving last?
What is 3 days
What was the year of the first Thanksgiving?
a.) 1517
b.) 1612
c.) 1727
d.) 1621
What is d.) 1621
What is the Native American name for corn?
What is maize
What is the number of calories consumed on average per person on thanksgiving dinner?
a.) 4,500
b.) 6,000
c.) 2,500
d.) 7,200
What is a.) 4,500 calories
Which U.S. President was the first to officially pardon a turkey making it an annual event?
What is George H.W. Bush
What is the loose red skin attached to the underside of a turkey's beak called?
What is the wattle
What is the name of the US President who first ordered a national day of Thanksgiving?
What is George Washington
Which NFL team has played nearly double the amount of Thanksgiving games than any other team?
What is the Detroit Lions