HAP
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade began in what year?
1924
What seafood was served at the first Thanksgiving feast?
Lobster, oysters, fish, and possibly eel.
What turkeys actually gobble?
Male turkeys.
Statistically, what is Americans’ favorite Thanksgiving side dish?
Stuffing
How many women were at the very first Thanksgiving celebration?
Five.
What is a female turkey called?
Jenny
When is Thanksgiving in Canada?
The second Monday of October.
What is the wobbly red piece of flesh on top of the beak of a turkey?
A snood
Which President received a live raccoon as a Thanksgiving present?
Calvin Coolidge.
What was missing from the first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade?
Balloon.
A male turkey is called a?
tom or a gobbler.
About how many pumpkin pies are consumed every Thanksgiving?
About 50 million.
How many Americans prefer Thanksgiving leftovers to Thanksgiving dinner?
About 80 percent
What are turkey chicks called?
Pults or turkeylings.
What is the dangling skin under a turkey’s neck
Wattle.
An average turkey weighs how many pounds?
15
Which President refused to celebrate Thanksgiving as a national holiday?
Thomas Jefferson.
Which President officially made Thanksgiving the fourth Thursday in November?
Franklin D Roosevelt.
Which state grows the most sweet potatoes?
North Carolina
Where did the first official Thanksgiving feast took place?
Plymouth Colony.
Where was the first turkey trot?
Buffalo, New York
When was green bean casserole introduced to Thanksgiving dinners?
1955
What state consumes the most turkey every Thanksgiving?
California.
How many calories on average are consumed, per person, at Thanksgiving dinner?
4,500
What Christmas song was orginally meant to be a Thanksgiving song?
Jingle Bells.