Turkeys
Thanksgiving Meal
History
Miscellaneous
100

Turkeys make this sound (must replicate the sound to the best of your ability)

What is gobble gobble?

100

Most Americans serve this tangy sauce with turkey during Thanksgiving

What is cranberry sauce?

100

Name of the first Pilgrim ship

What is the Mayflower?

100

This company sponsors the annual Thanksgiving Day Parade in NYC

What is Macy's

200

Male turkeys are called ____; while female turkeys are called ____

What are toms; hens?

200

Name 3 pies that are popular during Thanksgiving

What is pumpkin pie, pecan pie, apple pie, sweet potato pie?

200

_______ Rock was the landing spot of the Pilgrims

What is Plymouth Rock?

200

This classic Christmas song, written by James Pierpont in 1857, was originally titled "One Horse Open Sleigh" and was meant to be sung on Thanksgiving

What is Jingle Bells?

300

If this Founding Father had his way, the turkey would be the national bird instead of the bald eagle

Who is Benjamin Franklin?

300

True or False: regular potatoes, sweet potatoes, and yams belong to the same family of plants

What is False? Regular potatoes are in the nightshade family while sweet potatoes are in the morning glory family, making regular potatoes more closely related to tomatoes, eggplants, and peppers than to sweet potatoes.

300

Year the first Thanksgiving was celebrated

What is 1621?

300

This is what the word "cornucopia" means

What is "horn of plenty"?

400

The wild turkey found in North America originates from this country

What is Mexico?

400

Americans consume an average of ____ calories during Thanksgiving

What is 3,500 (2,500-4,500)?

400

Name of the Native American tribe at the first Thanksgiving

Who are the Wampanoag?

400

This president was the first to officially "pardon" a turkey in 1989, quipping that "this fine tom turkey…will not end up on anyone's dinner table, not this guy—he's granted a presidential pardon as of right now."

Who is George H.W. Bush?

500

__ million turkeys are eaten on Thanksgiving every year

What is 46 million?

500

Americans consume __ million pounds of turkey every Thanksgiving

What is 500-750 million?

500

This president established Thanksgiving as a federal holiday celebrated on the 4th Thursday of November; not the first to declare Thanksgiving an official holiday

Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?

500

This is the most popular travel destination in the US during Thanksgiving and is a favorite among families; it's followed by Anaheim, California and NYC

What is Orlando, Florida