Funny Turkey Facts
What type of turkey can fly?
A. domestic turkey
B. wild turkey
C. turkey attached to a kite
B. WILD TURKEY
What are the famous parade floats filled with?
A. helium and air
B. just air
C. stuffing
A. HELIUM AND AIR
True or False: Turkey was not on the menu at the first Thanksgiving.
TRUE
Which song that we sing at Christmas, was originally written in MA for Thanksgiving?
A. I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas
B. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
C. Jingle Bells
C. JINGLE BELLS
What does Nonni give to all the grandkids on Christmas Eve?
A. an extreme sugar rush
B. Christmas PJs
C. a quantity induced seafood allergy
B. CHRISTMAS PJs
If you see a turkey in a tree, what would they be doing?
A. looking for food
B. sleeping
C. What are you crazy?! Turkeys can't get up into trees.
B. SLEEPING
Are the singers you see in the Macy's Parade actually singing?
No, their mics are not connected to anything. They are lip syncing to a pre-recorded track.
The first thanksgiving was celebrated in 1621.
What is 16+21 ?
You have 5 seconds
37
Studies say it's not turkey that makes us tired after Thanksgiving dinner. What do they think it is?
A. green bean casserole
B. all those carbs
C. canned cranberry sauce
B. ALL THOSE CARBS
Which is the preferred Christmas Tree type?
A. Fraiser
B. Douglas
C. Balsam
C. "It's them Balsams."
What do turkeys use to help them digest food?
A. rocks
B. sticks
C. KithenAid Mixer
A. ROCKS
Which of the following was a new float debuted at this year's parade?
A. Baby Yoda
B. Sponge Bob Squarepants
C. Poppy's Pet Hog
A. BABY YODA
Famous writer Sarah Josepha Hale is credited with making Thanksgiving a national holiday. What is she most famous for writing?
A. Mary Had A Little Lamb
B. Mary Had A Little Turkey
C. The Thanks Giving Tree
A. MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB
True or False: Texas, Kentucky and North Carolina all have a town named Turkey?
TRUE
There's also Pilgrim, Michigan and Cranberry, Pennsylvania.
What is Poppy's favorite Christmas movie featuring "25,000 imported Italian twinkle lights"?
A. It's A Wonderful Life
B. National Lampoons Christmas Vacation
C. Elf
B. NATIONAL LAMPOONS CHRISTMAS VACATION
"Clark, those little lights....they're not twinkling."
"I know Art and thanks for noticing."
True or False: Only male turkeys make a "gobble gobble" sound?
TRUE - Female turkeys make chirps and clucks
Which is the oldest recurring character at the Macy's Parade?
A. a band from the 70's that's doing a revival tour the following summer
B. Weatherman Al Roker
C. Tom the Turkey
C. TOM THE TURKEY
Which US President issued a proclamation in 1863 declaring Thanksgiving a National Holiday?
A. George Washington
B. Abraham Lincoln
C. Rutherford B. Hayes
B. ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Which state produces the most turkeys annually?
A. Minnesota
B. Mississippi
C. Missouri
MINNESOTA
44 to 46 million turkeys are raised there annually
What part of Santa's face does he touch to allow him to go back up the chimney?
A. his nose
B. his left eye
C. his front tooth
A. "And laying his finger, aside of his nose
And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose."
Which Founding Father preferred the turkey to the bald eagle as a symbol of America?
A. George Washington
B. Alexander Hamilton
C. Benjamin Franklin
C. BENJAMIN FRANKEY
Which year did the Macy's Parade begin?
A. 1923
B. 1924
C. 1925
B. 1924
Which Native Americans joined the pilgrims for the first thanksgiving?
A. Cherokee
B. Sioux
C. Wampanoag
C. WAMPANOAG
Close your eyes and spell TURKEY backwards. You only get one try.
Y-E-K-R-U-T
What percentage of Christmas celebrators decorte before Christmas?
A. 10%
B. 20%
C. 40%