Happy Thanksgiving!

History

100

How many pilgrims survived to be at the first thanksgiving? 

a) 102

b) 53

c) 25

53

200

What President declared Thanksgiving a holiday?

Abraham Lincoln

300

Plymouth, MA has historically been credited as the site of the first Thanksgiving, but there was actually an earlier colony that celebrated, which colony was it?

Jamestown, VA

400

What founding father wrote he would have preferred a turkey to an eagle as the national bird?

Benjamin Franklin

500

True or False: Turkey was eaten at the first thanksgiving

False: Mainly venison, corn and oysters were eaten at the first thanksgiving

Food

100

What is the most popular side dish at Thanksgiving?

Mashed Potatoes

200

What food company invented the green bean cassorole? 

Cambell's Soup

300

What is a turducken?

A turkey stuffed with a duck?

400

What is a tofurkey?

It is a vegetarian turkey, made from soy 

500

What is the difference between a yam and a sweet potato?

There is no difference!

Traditions

100

What state is the most popular for turkey hunting? 

a) Alabama

b) Texas

c) Montana 

Alabama

200

What is watched more on Thanksgiving? The Macy's Day Parade or football games?

Football games 

300

What year did Thanksgiving become a nationally celebrated holiday? 

1863, as a way to promote unity after the Civil War

400

What park in New York City does the Macy's Day Parade begin? 

Central Park

500

Who was the first US President to begin the tradition of pardoning a thanksgiving turkey every thanksgiving?

George H.W. Bush in 1989

Travel

100

True or False:  The day after Thanksgiving is the busiest travel day of the year

True

200

What is the busiest airport during the week of Thanksgiving?

a) Los Angeles

b) Atlanta 

c) Chicago 

Atlanta Airport

300

What month is Thanksgiving in Canada?

October

400

True or False: They release the Macy's Day parade balloons after the parade is over

False, not anymore 

500

What US city has the most metropolitan traffic during Thanksgiving Week?

New York City

Football

100

What two teams traditionally play on Thansgiving?

The Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys 

200

What year did the NFL Thanksgiving football games start?

1934, Lions vs Bears

300

The first thanksgiving football game was played in 1876 between two Ivy league college teams, who played that game?

Yale vs Princeton

400

True or False: The Thanksgiving NFL games are the most watched regular season games?

True, about 40 million people tune in to Thanksgiving NFL games

500

How many football games are played on Thanksgiving?

3