Thanksgiving Trivia
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100

How many days did the original thanksgiving celebration last?

What is three days.

100

Which cartoon character made his debut with his girlfriend Minnie in the 1928 movie Steamboat Willie?

Who is Mickey Mouse.

100

What sign of the zodiac is the first air sign of the calendar year?

What is Aquarius.

100

What items of sports equipment are made by a fletcher?

What are arrows.

100

It's the shortest distance between two points?

What is straight line.

200

Which sport is most commonly associated with Thanksgiving?

What is American football.

200

When does Mary Poppins say she will leave?

When the wind changes.

200

What layer of the Earth's atmosphere sits between the troposphere and mesosphere?

What is the stratosphere.

200

What is the oldest major trophy for which North American athletes have competed? 

What is the Stanley Cup.

200

It's where something embarrassing is swept?

What is under the rug.

300

What nutrient found in turkey is said tp make people drowsy?

What is tryptophan.

300

Who created Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple?

Who is Agatha Christie.

300

What common garden flowers are fed to chickens to give their skin an appealing golden color?

What are marigolds.

300

What three letter word means the employee's side of a casino table?

What is pit.

300

Pool table piece you don't want to be "behind"?

What is the eight ball.

400

What is the name of the large parade held on Thanksgiving Day?

What is Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

400

What orchestral drums consist of skin stretched over a large bowl commonly made of copper?

What is a timpani.

400

What is the five letter name for a young dog?

What is a whelp.

400

What color jackets are winners of the Masters Golf Tournament awarded?

What is green.

400

Shifting your debts is "robbing Peter to pay" this Saint?

Who is Paul.

500

Why is Canadian Thanksgiving earlier than American Thanksgiving?

What is an earlier harvest season.

500

What creature is the back of a Centaur?

What is a horse

500

What is the only dog rated above the basset hound for its sense of smell?

What is a bloodhound.

500

What Scrabble letter is worth eight points in English, four in Danish and isn't available in the Italian edition?

What is J.

500

Alexander Pope criticized those who claimed to be authorities with "Fools Rush In Where Angels" do this?

What is Fear to Tread.