First Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Day
Turkey Facts
Bible
Miscellaneous
100
What was the name of the ship that brought the pilgrims over to the United States?
Mayflower
100
About how many million turkeys are sold every year in the U.S.?
280 million turkeys
100
How much did the largest turkey ever weigh?
86 pounds
100
At one time, Jesus healed ten lepers. How many lepers were made completely whole because they returned to give thanks?
One
100
The day after Thanksgiving, often referred to as the biggest shopping day of the year, is nicknamed this.
Black Friday
200
Where did the pilgrims land in the U.S.?
Plymouth, Massachusetts
200
What state consumes the most turkeys?
California
200
How many feathers will a grown turkey have?
3,500
200
What symbol did God show Noah when he gave thanks after the flood?
A rainbow
200
Which two football teams play on Thanksgiving Day every year?
Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys
300
What was the year of the first Thanksgiving?
1621
300
What character has been in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade for 33 years?
Snoopy
300
Who wanted the Turkey to be the national bird, and not the Eagle?
Benjamin Franklin
300
At the last supper, what items of food and drink did Jesus thank God for?
Bread and Wine
300
In Canada, what month is Thanksgiving celebrated?
October
400
What is the original Name of the pilgrims?
Puritans
400
True or False: Macys was the first American department store to sponsor a Thanksgiving day Parade.
Fiction - Gimbell’s 1920
400
Fact or Fiction: Turkeys contain an amino acid that makes you sleepy?
True, tryptophan
400
Where was Jonah when he prayed to God with the voice of Thanksgiving?
Inside the belly of the whale
400
What does "cornucopia" mean?
Horn of plenty
500
How many days did it take for the pilgrims to reach land?
62 days (speed of 2 mph)
500
Which president is believed to be the first to pardon a turkey and start this tradition?
Harry Truman - 1947
500
The loose skin under a male turkey’s neck is called?
Snood
500
Jesus had 5 barley loaves and 2 fish for which he gave thanks and fed 5,000 people. How many baskets did the disciples collect after?
12
500
What part of the turkey is saved and pulled apart as a superstitious good luck custom?
Wishbone
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