Dad worthy jokes
If April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring?
Pilgrims
Which president made Thanksgiving an annual holiday in 1863?
Abraham Lincoln
Which football team has hosted a Thanksgiving game almost every year since 1934?
Detroit Lions
This Indigenous nation has lived in the region of present-day Massachusetts and Rhode Island for over 12,000 years and shared the 1621 harvest meal with English colonists.
Wampanoag Tribe
Why is a couch like a turkey?
They are both full of stuffing
In 1897, her diamond jubilee Thanksgiving service was a huge success at St. Paul's
Queen Victoria
Which US state raises the most turkeys?
Minnesota
Native to the bogs of the Northeast, this tart fruit was used by Indigenous people for food, dye, and medicine long before it became a canned or homemade holiday side dish.
Cranberries
Why did the police arrest the turkey?
They suspected foul play
Which founding father refused to declare a national Thanksgiving while president?
Thomas Jefferson
Around how many turkeys do Americans eat on Thanksgiving?
~46 million
Observed by many Indigenous peoples in New England since 1970 on the fourth Thursday of November, this day honors ancestral resilience and mourns the loss of life and culture.
National Day of Mourning
Why did the turkey bring a microphone?
He was ready to roast
On Thanksgiving in 1806, Pike and his men failed to climb the peak that now bears his name in this state?
Colorado
In what year were the first NFL games played on Thanksgiving?
1920, the league's first season.
Known as the "Three Sisters" in many Indigenous agricultural traditions, these three crops were planted together to support each other's growth
Corn, Beans, Squash
What is the most musical part of a turkey?
The drumsticks
On Thanksgiving in 1974, John Lennon joined this man at MSG to perform Lucy in the sky with diamonds?
Elton John
Which invention came from a surplus of 260 tons of leftover Thanksgiving turkey in 1953?
The Swanson TV dinner, which turned leftover turkey into a frozen tray meal.
Far from a simple dinner party, the 1621 harvest gathering was an event that lasted for this many days, filled with diplomatic talks, athletic competitions, and feasts.
Three days