Thanksgiving Food Redux
What are "Tofurky Roasts"?
Meat-free Thanksgivings
This company's "Turkey Talk Line" answer about 100,000 turkey calls in November and December
What is Butterball?
How long was the first Thanksgiving
Three Days
Everyone waits to see this person at the end of the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade
Who is Santa Claus
The year of the first Thanksgiving. 1501, 1621, 1776, 1965
1621
If you're family is far away, you might celebrate this instead, with friends
What is Friendsgiving?
This dish was not present at the first Thanksgiving, but it made it's way into American culture. It became a Thanksgiving staple in the early 1900s when machines were invented to mass produce the formerly expensive and hand made sweet treat.
What is sweet potato casserole
This is where turkeys sleep
What is trees
True or false: Turkey was the main dish at the feast that inspired Thanksgiving.
In a popular cartoon, Peppermint Patty convinces "this guy" to host another Thanksgiving Meal
Who is Charlie Brown
What was the primary reason the Pilgrims left England?
Religious Freedom
This President was the first to "pardon" a turkey. Lincoln, Kennedy, Coolidge, Washington.
John F Kennedy
Most people eat a mountain of this kind of spud on Thanksgiving, topped with a river of gravy.
What are mashed potatoes?
The day and month of the year on which we traditionally celebrate Thanksgiving here in the US.
What is the fourth Thursday of November?
The English separatists who came to the United States in 1620 are often represented with a black hat featuring a gold buckle.
Who were the Pilgrims?
The cone-shaped basket that is generally filled with fruits and vegetables and is also called a horn-of-plenty.
Cornucopia
Do other countries celebrate the holiday?
Yes! Canada also celebrates Thanksgiving
The most popular Thanksgiving dessert sometimes topped with whipped cream.
What is pumpkin pie?
This part of the Turkey is steeped in the deep magic of ages past. It is purported to grant any heart's desire
What is the wishbone?
The day after Thanksgiving when there are big sales and many people go shopping
What is Black Friday?
Turkey was the first meal in this “out of this world” place?
The Moon
What is the Guinness book of world record fastest time for carving a turkey? Ranges: 10-20 seconds; 20-30 seconds; or 40-50 seconds.
19.47 seconds.
You can do this to cook a turkey.... however, it's best to do it outside (and as far away as possible)
What is frying/deepfry
When this fruit bounces, you know it is sweet enough for harvesting
What is a cranberry
This is the name of a male turkey?
What Tom?
How many turkeys are consumed every year at Thanksgiving?
A. 4,600
B. 46,000
C. 4.6 million
D. 46 million
What is D. 46 million?
National Turkey Lover's Month is celebrated in this month.
June
This state raises the most turkeys (approximately 49 million annually!)
What is Minnesota?
According to survey what do Americans, consider the best part of Thanksgiving?
The Leftovers
This service industry (not related to shopping) has one of their busiest days of the year on Black Friday.
Who are plumbers
The world's largest pumpkin pie ever baked weighed how many pounds?
A. 20 pounds
B. 200 pounds
C. 2000 pounds
What is C. 2000 pounds?
This is the second most-popular entree besides turkey?
What is ham?
This Founding Father wanted the wild turkey to be the symbol of the United States of America.
Benjamin Franklin
This event early in the day is the second-oldest of its kind and features many performances as well as giant balloons of iconic characters.
What is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
There are always three NFL games on Thanksgiving day. These two teams always host a game in their home city (one since the 1930s and one since the 1960s).
What is the Detroit Lions (1934) and the Dallas Cowboys (1966)
This Mayflower descendant is famous for making French cuisine accessible to Americans. Needless to say, she could make an incredible Thanksgiving feast!
Who is Julia Child