Thanksgiving Pop Culture
In the TV show Friends, which character hates Thanksgiving?
Chandler
What are male turkeys called?
Toms
How many turkeys are prepared for Thanksgiving in America each year?
About 46 million
What meat is the most popular alternative to turkey on Thanksgiving?
Ham
What do you do with the wishbone on Thanksgiving, according to an ancient tradition?
one person grabs each side, then pulls, and the person with the bigger half gets a Thanksgiving wish.
On A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, name one food Snoopy served for Thanksgiving dinner?
Buttered toast, pretzel sticks, jellybeans, and popcorn
What do you call a baby turkey?
Turkeylings
What percent of Americans skip turkey on Thanksgiving?
About 12 percent
How much does the average Thanksgiving turkey weigh?
About 15 pounds
Who was the first video game character featured in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1993?
Sonic the Hedgehog
On what popular American comedy show Adam Sandler's The Thanksgiving Song, a.k.a. Happy Thanksgiving first debuted in 1992?
Saturday Night Live
What do we call a group of turkeys?
Rafter
How many Americans prefer Thanksgiving leftovers to Thanksgiving dinner?
About 80 percent
What state consumes the most turkey every Thanksgiving?
California
Black Friday is the biggest day of the year for what trade profession?
Plumbers
Which tv show is nationally televised in the US on NBC every Thanksgiving following the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade coverage?
The National Dog Show
What’s a wattle?
A turkey’s red flesh right under their beak.
Since 1995, this alternative to turkey has existed as a meatless alternative for Turkey.
Tofurky
How many turkeys are prepared for Thanksgiving in the United States every year?
About 46 million
Which country’s first Thanksgiving celebration predates America’s by more than 40 years?
Canada
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, how much does the heaviest turkey on record weigh?
86 pounds
How much more does a domestic turkey weigh more than a wild one?
Twice as much
How many calories on average are consumed, per person, at Thanksgiving dinner?
4,500
Which state is the Turkey production capital of the world?
Minnesota
How much did the world's most expensive Thanksgiving dinner on record cost?
$150,000