The year when the first Thanksgiving celebration occurred:
1492
1567
1621
1777
What is 1621?
100
Approximately ____ % of American homes eat turkey on Thanksgiving:
60
70
80
90
What is 90%?
100
This famous Christmas song was written by a Jew:
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
White Christmas
Silent Night
Santa Baby
What is White Xmas (written by Irving Berlin)?
100
This famous celebrity has NOT admitted to struggling with OCD:
Alec Baldwin
Mel Gibson
Charlie Sheen
Donald Trump
Who is Mel Gibson?
(although he is crazy in MANY other ways!)
100
Marilyn Monroe had this physical imperfection.
What is 6 toes?
200
This common utensil that we use to eat was not present at the first Thanksgiving feast (hint: either spoon, knife, or fork)
What is a fork?
200
Approximately this many turkeys are sold in the US for Thanksgiving:
80 million
180 million
280 million
380 million
•In the US, about 280 million turkeys are sold for the Thanksgiving celebrations.
What is 280 million?
200
What Jewish holiday is NOT mentioned in the Bible?
What is Hanukkah? (Only Hanukkah was created after the Tanach was completed)
200
Coulrophobia is a fear of __________.
What is clowns?
200
In 2009, this was the MOST valuable brand:
Microsoft
Budweiser
Coca Cola
IBM
What is Coca Cola?
300
The first year of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was:
1909
1924
1947
1962
What is 1924?
300
The average American eats ____ pounds of turkey per year:
5 pounds
9 pounds
12 pounds
16 pounds
What is 16 pounds
300
This country is where Reform Judaism originated.
What is Germany?
In the 19th century, the Reform movement began in Germany as a response to modernity in tension with traditional Judaism.
300
This is the most common phobia in the United States.
What is arachnophobia (fear of spiders)?
300
When looking from space, this is the the brightest man-made place on earth.
What is Las Vegas, Nevada?
400
The first Thansgiving Day Football game was played in 1934. This was ONE of the two teams who played in that game: _________________.
Who were the Detroit Lions or the Chicago Bears?
400
This state is the largest consumer of turkey in the US.
What is California?
400
This was the first major-party Jewish nominee for President or Vice-President.
Who is Joseph Lieberman?
400
The percentage of American adults (18 years or older) with an anxiety disorder at any given point in time:
5%
12%
18%
25%
What is 18%?
400
This is what the WD in WD-40 stands for.
What is Water Displacer?
500
This U.S. president specified that Thanksgiving would fall on the last Thursday of November:
Martin Van Buren
Andrew Jackson
FDR
Abraham Lincoln
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
500
This state produces the most turkeys annually:
Minnesota
Kansas
Delaware
New Jersey
What is Minnesota?
500
This actor from "The 40 Year Old Virgin" is NOT Jewish:
Seth Rogen
Steve Carell
Jonah Hill
Paul Rudd
Who is Steve Carell?
500
This award-winning singer, born in Brooklyn in 1942, has discussed her struggle with severe anxiety and panic attacks.
Who is Barbara Streisand?
500
This is the furthest you can get from a McDonald's in the contiguous United States:
17 miles
57 miles
107 miles
317 miles