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What is the most popular Thanksgiving dessert?
Pumpkin Pie
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This company's "Turkey Talk Line" answers about 100,000 turkey calls in November and December. What is the company?
Butterball
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What is the name of the ship the Pilgrims boarded to start their journey to Plymouth, Massachusetts.
The Mayflower
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Which President first ordered a national day of Thanksgiving?
George Washington
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What sports game are most Americans watching on Thanksgiving Day?
Football
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How do both Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and America’s Thanksgiving Parade conclude?
With the arrival of Santa Claus
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Are pumpkins considered a fruit or vegetable?
Fruit
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What is the most popular alternative to turkey on Thanksgiving?
Ham
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What is the race many people run on Thanksgiving morning.
What is a turkey trot?
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Thanksgiving Day is an annual Canadian holiday, held in which month?
October
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Who was the first president to "pardon" a turkey?
John F Kennedy
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What is typically the biggest safety hazard on Thanksgiving?
Fires
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What is the loose red skin attached to the underside of a turkey’s beak?
Wattle
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Statistically, what is Americans' favorite Thanksgiving side dish?
Stuffing/Dressing
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According to a poll, what Thanksgiving side dish is the least popular among Americans?
Green bean casserole
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How many turkeys are consumed every year at Thanksgiving?
46,000
4.6 million
46 million
460 million
46 million
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What meat did the Native Americans bring to the first Thanksgiving
Deer (Venison)
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Which President made turkey pardoning an annual event?
George H.W. Bush
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What is the difference between stuffing and dressing?
Stuffing is stuffed in the turkey, dressing is not.
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What state raises the most turkeys?
Minnesota
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What is this food, which is commonly eaten by vegetarians on Thanksgiving?
Tofurky
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What percentage of Americans skip turkey on Thanksgiving?
About 12 percent
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What wasn't part of the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
Balloons - instead, they included some animals from the central park zoo
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The year of the first Thanksgiving
a. 1776
b. 1965
c. 1621
c. 1621
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Which President refused to celebrate Thanksgiving as a national holiday?
Thomas Jefferson
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The colonists and Native Americans did not eat Turkey at the first Thanksgiving, name a food they did eat.
Lobster, seal, swan, mussels, clams, oysters, and deer.
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According to Merriam-Webster, when was the term “Friendsgiving” first circulated?
2007
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What is the conical-shaped basket that is generally filled with fruits and vegetables?
A cornucopia
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How many cranberries are needed to make one can of cranberry sauce?
About 200
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What department store hosted a Thanksgiving Day parade in Philidelphia, 4 years before Macy's?
Gimbels
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Who was the Founding Father who wanted the wild turkey to be the symbol of the United States of America?
Benjamin Franklin
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Which President declared two Thanksgivings in one year?
James Madison
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How much does the heaviest turkey on record weigh?
86 pounds
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The National Dog Show airs after the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade each year. What dog breed has had the most wins?
Wire Fox Terrier
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How fast can a wild turkey run?
A. 25 mph
B. 10 mph
C. 5 mph
A. 25 miles per hour
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What vegetable, commonly eaten on Thanksgiving, was grown in space?
The potato. In 1995, potatoes were grown inside of the Columbia space shuttle.
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What was the first balloon featured at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
Felix the Cat
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How many days did the first Thanksgiving last?
3
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What president proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday?
Abraham Lincoln
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What professional football team has played almost every Thanksgiving since 1934?
The Detroit Lions - The team has always played on Thanksgiving except between 1939-1944 due to World War II. The Dallas Cowboys also joined in on the tradition in 1966 and have played every Thanksgiving except in 1975 and 1977.
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How much did the world's largest pumpkin pie weigh?
3,699 pounds
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What are adult male turkeys called?
A tom