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The First Thanksgiving
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Thanksgiving Fact or Fiction
100

What team has played in the most Thanksgiving Day games?

Who are the Detroit Lions

100

What was the name of the ship that brought the pilgrims over to the United States?

What is the Mayflower

100

What is the average calorie intake on Thanksgiving?

2500, 3500, 4500, 5500

4500

100

Which president declared Thanksgiving a national holiday?

Abraham Lincoln

100
Macy's was the first America department store to sponsor a Thanksgiving Day parade.
What is Fiction- Gimbel's in 1920.
200

Which team has won the most Thanksgiving Day games?

Who are the Dallas Cowboys

200
Where did the pilgrims land in the U.S?
Where is Plymouth, Massachusetts
200

What is the number one side dish?

Mashed Potatoes

200

What were the names of the turkeys that were pardoned this year?

Liberty and Bell

200
The tradition of watching football on Thanksgiving started with the first NFL game on the holiday in 1934.
What is Fiction- The American Intercollegiate Football Association had its first championship game on Thanksgiving day in 1876.
300

Which team has lost the most Thanksgiving Day games?

Detroit Lions 

300

What was the year of the first Thanksgiving?

1620, 1621, 1622

What is 1621

-side note, historians say only five women were allowed to attend

300

What state consumes the most turkey?

California

300

Who invented the popular side dish green bean casserole?

Campbells

300
Turkey contains and amino acid that makes you sleepy.
What is Fact- Tryptophan, a natural sedative.
400

How many Thanksgiving Day games have the Pittsburgh Steelers played in?

What is 6

400

Turkey was not served at the first Thanksgiving.  Name three foods that were.

Duck, goose, venison, oysters, lobster, eel, and fish
400

What character has been in the Macy's Day Parade for 33 years? 

Snoopy

400
Does turkey have more protein than chicken, beef, or both?
What is both
400
Did an American founding father really think the turkey should be the official U.S bird? If so, who did?
What is Fact; Ben Franklin
500

Why did Dallas start playing on Thanksgiving?

Promotional reasons-- they wanted to boost their national fan base.

500

What was the name of the Indian Tribe that ate with the Pilgrims?

Wampanoag

500

How many turkeys are eaten on Thanksgiving?

46 thousand, 46 million, 46 billion

46 million

500

Why did FDR move Thanksgiving to a week earlier?

He thought it would increase holiday spending which would boost the economy and decrease some of the effects of the Great Depression

500
The "Turkey Trot" is actually inspired by a turkey.
What is Fact; It made up of short, jerky steps, like a turkey does.
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