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100

The most popular main course on Thanksgiving.

What is Turkey? 

100

The name of the service that has been available for 40 years to answer consumer questions about cooking turkey. 

Butterball Turkey Talk-Line

100

The orange vegetable commonly used as a symbol of Thanksgiving.

What is a pumpkin?

100

Though this song is thought of s a Christmas song, it was actually written to be sung on Thanksgiving Day. 

What is Jingle Bells?

100

This food was not served at the first Thanksgiving.

What are mashed potatoes?

100

This President first ordered a national day of Thanksgiving.  

Who is George Washington?


100

Though a staple for most Thanksgiving dinners, this side dish was not invented until 50 years after the first feast.

Cranberry Sauce.

200

Green Bean casserole was invented by what company.

What is Campbell Soup Company?

200

The day and month of the year on which we traditionally celebrate Thanksgiving

What is the fourth Thursday of November?

200

The name of the indigenous tribe of people who met and assisted the pilgrims.

Who are the Wampanoag tribe?

200

Before Thanksgiving became an official national holiday, each president had to name it so annually. This U.S. President refused. 

Who is Thomas Jefferson?

200

This department store is known for their extravagant Thanksgiving parade.

What is Macys?

200

This President made turkey pardoning an annual event.

Who is George H.W. Bush?

200

This NFL football Franchise has the most Thanksgiving games played.

Who are the Detroit Lions with 81?

300

The most popular Thanksgiving dessert.

What is Pumpkin Pie? 

300

A race many people run on Thanksgiving morning.


What is a Turkey Trot?

300

The English separatists who came to the United States in 1620.

Who were Pilgrims?

300

In 1934 the first NFL broadcast of a game was completed due to a promotion by this Detroit Lions owner.


Who was George A. Richards?

300

The annual Thanksgiving Day Parade concludes with the arrival of this person.

Who is Santa Claus?

300

This president was the first to "pardon" a turkey.

Who is John F Kennedy?

300

Male Turkeys "gobble gobble", but female turkeys make this sound. 

What is "Cackle Cackle"?

400

This red fruit is often served after being made into a jelly along with other side dishes for Thanksgiving dinner.

What is cranberry sauce?

400

This many turkeys are consumed every year at Thanksgiving.

What is 46 million?

400

The conical-shaped basket that is generally filled with fruits and vegetables.

What is a cornucopia?

400

This is the year of the first Thanksgiving.

What is 1621?

400

This profession shows the 24 hours after Thanksgiving to be their busiest time of year.

Plumbing!

400

This President declared two Thanksgivings in one year.

Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?

Concerned that the shortened Christmas shopping season might dampen the economic recovery, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued a Presidential Proclamation moving Thanksgiving to the second to last Thursday of November. As a result of the proclamation, 32 states issued similar proclamations while 16 states refused to accept the change and proclaimed Thanksgiving to be the last Thursday in November. For two years two days were celebrated as Thanksgiving - the President and part of the nation celebrated it on the second to last Thursday in November, while the rest of the country celebrated it the following week. 

To end the confusion, Congress decided to set a fixed-date for the holiday. On October 6, 1941, the House passed a joint resolution declaring the last Thursday in November to be the legal Thanksgiving Day. The Senate, however, amended the resolution establishing the holiday as the fourth Thursday, which would take into account those years when November has five Thursdays. The House agreed to the amendment, and President Roosevelt signed the resolution on December 26, 1941, thus establishing the fourth Thursday in November as the Federal Thanksgiving Day holiday.

400

True or False. The first ever TV dinner was made with Thanksgiving leftovers. 

True! In 1953 a worker at Swanson ordered too many frozen turkeys (260 tons too many to be exact), so a company salesman named Jerry Thomas had the idea to create a packaged dinner on aluminum trays. After an assembly line of women scooped turkey, cornbread dressing, peas, and sweet potatoes onto the trays, the TV dinner was born! 

500

The number one side dish served at most Thanksgiving dinners.

What is Stuffing/Dressing?

500

A tradition where people would break this specific part of a turkey, which was meant to promote patience and spending time with family.

What is the Wishbone?

500

A large, native bird to North America that is large enough to feed a family.

What is a wild turkey?

500

This woman is credited for making Thanksgiving a national Holiday in the United States.

Who is Sarah Josepha Hale?

500

The Founding Father who wanted the wild turkey to be the symbol of the United States of America.

Who was Benjamin Franklin?

500

Which President refused to celebrate Thanksgiving as a national holiday?

Who is Thomas Jefferson?

He declined to make a proclamation in 1801. For Jefferson, supporting the holiday meant supporting state-sponsored religion since Thanksgiving is rooted in Puritan religious traditions.

500

This eating utensil was most probably not used during the first Thanksgiving. 

What is a fork?

600

The average person consumes this many calories, on average, at Thanksgiving dinner.

What are 4,500?

600

This meat is the most popular alternative to turkey on Thanksgiving.

What is Ham?

600

This meat was brought to the first thanksgiving by the Native tribe. 

What is Deer (Venison)?

600

The first Thanksgiving lasted this many days.

What is 3?

600

The loose red skin attached to the underside of a turkey’s beak

What is a Wattle?

600

This president proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday.

Who is Abraham Lincoln?

600

The only active NFL franchise to have never played on Thanksgiving.

Who are the Jacksonville Jaguars?