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Daily Competition!
FOOOOOOD!!!!
Each Team will bet how many points they are willing to risk before the directions are given.
Your team will choose another team to go against. Your team has 5 minutes to assign one Thanksgiving food per letter of the alphabet. (Example: T- Turkey, P- Pie, etc.) The team who either finishes first or has the most foods by the timers end wins the points they bet.
Though they’re often used interchangeably, what is the biggest technical difference between stuffing and dressing?
How many American towns are named turkey?
4
They're in Arizona, Louisiana, North Carolina, and Texas.
How long is the parade route?
2.5 miles
Which president made Thanksgiving a permanent national holiday?
Abraham Lincoln
Thanksgiving leftovers helped Swanson & Sons create what type of dinner?
TV tray dinners
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, how many places in the U.S. are named Cranberry?
4
What video game character was the first featured in the parade?
Sonic the Hedgehog
Who in a letter to his daughter wrote how he believed the bald eagle showed "bad moral character" and wanted the turkey to be our national bird?
Benjamin Franklin
This type of food is not common on traditional Thanksgiving tables now, but probably would have been served at the first Thanksgiving meal.
Seafood
Which American "holiday" is the most popular for plumbers?
Black Friday
Which parade began the tradition of using balloons?
4th annual parade
Colchester CT canceled Thanksgiving because they could not make what dish?
Pumpkin Pie
This Thanksgiving staple was invented in the 1950s by a Campbell Soup Company employee named Dorcas Reilly, with the hope of boosting sales of one of Campbell’s products.
Green bean Casserole
Daily Competition!
Words, Words, and more Words
Each Team will bet how many points they are willing to risk before the directions are given.
Your team has 5 minutes to come up with words for a mad lib against the other teams. The team with the highest score will judge to determine which mad lib is funnier and automatically get the lowest score added to their score.
How many pounds of glitter is used during the parade?
300 pounds
Which president refused to celebrate Thanksgiving as a national holiday?
Thomas Jefferson
How many pounds does the average person gain on thanksgiving
0.8- 2 pounds
What negative human condition can turkeys die from?
Heart Attacks
What world wide event canceled the parade?
World War II; 1942-1944
What was the weight of the largest pumpkin pie ever made?
Closest number wins!
3699