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Charlie Brown says he is going to kick the football clear to the ____. a. moon b. sky c. stars d. heavens
What is a. moon
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Thanksgiving is celebrated only in the United States. True or False?
What is False. Canada celebrates Turkey day as well!
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How many Turkeys are eaten by Americans each Thanksgiving? a. 46 million b. 58 million c. 3 million d. 108 million e. 33 million f. 20 million
What is a. 46 million
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Twas there a Nightmare Before Thanksgiving?
What is No
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Was turkey served at the very first Thanksgiving dinner?
What is no
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According to Sally, Charlie Brown has unwanted guests coming over for Thanksgiving dinner because he's so ______.
What is "wishy-washy"
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The Greek Goddess of Corn (harvest) is: a. Demeter b. Cornucopia c. Ceres d. Grainophillia Double Jeopardy (if you get the second question right, you get double the points!): What is the Roman God of Corn?
What is a. Demeter. (c. Ceres)
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When was the first Thanksgiving held?
What is autumn of 1621 and included 50 Pilgrims and 90 Wampanoag Indians. Many historians believe that only five women were present at that first Thanksgiving, as many women settlers didn't survive that difficult first year in the U.S.
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In A Charlie Brown's Thanksgiving, what is the biggest, most important tradition of all, according to Lucy?
What is the kicking off of a football
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How was the first Thanksgiving dinner eaten?
What is with spoons and knives! There were no forks at the first Thanksgiving! That's right, forks weren't even introduced to the Pilgrims until 10 years later and weren't a popular utensil until the 18th century.
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Finish the quote: "Do you know what we have to do now? We have to write an essay on ______." a. John Adams b. John Alden c. Pocahontas d. Stanley Miles
What is d. Stanley Miles
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According to the Butterball corporation, they recommend that you thaw a wrapped turkey in the refrigerator how long per 4 pounds of bird? a. One hour per 4 lbs. b. 8 Hours per 4 lbs. c. One Day per 4 Lbs. d. 4 hours per 4 Lbs (or one hour per pound)
What is c. One Day per 4 Lbs
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How long was the first Thanksgiving celebrated?
What is 3 days!
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Finish the quote from A Charlie Brown's Thanksgiving: "Don't you know anything about Thanksgiving dinners? Where's the mashed potatoes? Where's the cranberry sauce? Where's the ______ ?"
What is Pumpkin Pie
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Is Thanksgiving the reason there are TV dinners?
What is Yes! Thanksgiving is the reason for TV dinners! In 1953, Swanson had so much extra turkey (260 tons) that a salesman told them they should package it onto aluminum trays with other sides like sweet potatoes — and the first TV dinner was born!
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What does Snoopy use as a Thanksgiving dinner table?
What is a ping-pong table
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In 2009's "The Blind Side," Thanksgiving usually centers around?
What is watching football
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Why is Thanksgiving the fourth Thursday in November?
What is because Abe Lincoln said so. President Abe Lincoln said Thanksgiving would be the fourth Thursday in November, but in 1939 President Roosevelt moved it up a week hoping it would help the shopping season during the Depression era. It never caught on and it was changed back two years later.
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What TV show is the Thanksgiving-themed episode titled, "The One With The Football", from? a. The Rugrats b. Curious George c. Friends d. Fraiser e. Grey's Anatomy f. Zoey 101
What is c. Friends
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Are Turkeys still pardoned to this day? And if so, what was the Turkey's name that was pardoned last year?
What is Yes they are, and Obama pardoned a turkey named Courage.
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What time is Charlie Brown supposed to be at his grandmother's house for dinner?
What is 4:30 pm
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In the 1987 Thanksgiving road trip film, "Planes, Trains & Automobiles," John Candy's character is a traveling salesman who sells what?
What is shower curtain rings
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When was Thanksgiving proclaimed as a National Holiday?
What is 1863. Thanksgiving didn't become a national holiday until over 200 years later! Sarah Josepha Hale, the woman who actually wrote the classic song “Mary Had a Little Lamb,” convinced President Lincoln in 1863 to make Thanksgiving a national holiday, after writing letters for 17 years campaigning for this to happen.
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Name the title of the Thanksgiving-themed movie with this plot: a turkey, pardoned by the president, gets to live a carefree lifestyle until a fellow fowl recruits him for a history-changing mission. Double Jeopardy (You get double the points if you get the second question right): What year was this movie released?
What is Free Bird (2013)
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Thanksgiving: Feast or Fast. What was Thanksgiving originally? Explain the correct answer.
What is Fast! Thanksgiving was almost a fast — not a feast! The early settlers gave thanks by praying and abstaining from food, which is what they planned on doing to celebrate their first harvest, that is, until the Wampanoag Indians joined them and (lucky for us!) turned their fast into a three-day feast!
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