Thanksgiving History
Originally from England, this group of settlers landed in America in the year 1620
Pilgrims
Cooked by Jake’s dad this year, this food is the main course for most Thanksgiving celebrations
Turkey
This Wisconsin NFL team is one of six teams to be playing on Thanksgiving in 2025
Green Bay Packers
This is the percent of Americans that eat Turkey on Thanksgiving (within 3%)
88%
This part of a turkey is traditionally broken for good luck
Wishbone
Found in modern day Massachusetts, this British Colony was where the first Thanksgiving was held
Plymouth
This Louisiana dish is known for stuffing 3 different types of cooked birds inside of one another
Turducken
This Florida team is the only active NFL team to have never made an appearance at a Thanksgiving day game
Jacksonville Jaguars
A wild live male turkey weighs this many pounds on average (within 2 pounds)
20 pounds
These are the names for a male and female turkey, respectively
Male: Tom or Gobbler
Female: Hen
This US city was the first to hold a Thanksgiving parade in 1920
Philadelphia
Originally from South America, this popular Thanksgiving food was first grown on a large scale in America in 1719
Potatoes
This NFL team holds the record for BOTH the most games played and most wins in Thanksgiving day games
Detroit Lions
On average, Americans buy this many turkeys per year (within 5 million)
46 Million
This animated TV special has aired every Thanksgiving since 1973
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
Marking a new Thanksgiving tradition, this US President was the first to be presented with a live turkey for the holiday in 1873
Ulysses S Grant
In 1995, the potato became the first Thanksgiving food grown in space by a partnership between NASA and this University
University of Wisconsin - Madison
This player holds BOTH the all time rushing yards record in the NFL and the most MVPs in Thanksgiving day games
Emmitt Smith
On average, adult turkeys have this many feathers (within 300)
3500
This cartoon character has made more appearances than any other at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade
Snoopy
This Native American Tribe was at the first celebration with the pilgrims
Wampanoag
Created in the 1950s, this Thanksgiving dish was created by a Campbell’s employee in an effort to sell more of a specific company product
Green Bean Casserole
Operating in the NFL from 1922 to 1924, this team from Racine made two appearances in Thanksgiving day football games
Racine Legion
With the average totaling 4500 calories, a run of this duration would be required to burn off a Thanksgiving meal (within 30 minutes)
Approximately 8 hours
Aside from the United States, these 3 countries officially recognize thanksgiving as a national Holiday
Canada, St. Lucia, Liberia