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Which utensil was not used by the Pilgrims to eat Thanksgiving dinner (Knife, Fork or Spoon)?
a fork
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Give the day after Thanksgiving when there are big sales and many people go shopping
Black Friday
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What does the cornucopia represent (in regard to Thanksgiving)?
Appreciation for abundance, and a bountiful harvest
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Who said: "Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more"?
Winston Churchill
Oprah Winfrey
Nelson Mandela
Michael J. Fox
Oprah said: "Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough."
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Which President made turkey pardoning an annual event?
George H.W. Bush
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Which NFL football Franchise has the most Thanksgiving games played?
Detroit Lions
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Which food is included at the first Thanksgiving is rarely part of a modern Thanksgiving meal?
seafood
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Thanksgiving Day is an annual Canadian holiday, held in which month?
October
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This was served at the first Thanksgiving?
The Wampanoag people taught the Pilgrims in Plymouth how to plant and cultivate corn to survive the winter.
200
Which Sesame Street character is made of turkey feathers?
Big Bird
Big Bird's feathers are white turkey feathers, dyed yellow. There are approximately 4,000 feathers on the character
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Which President refused to celebrate Thanksgiving as a national holiday?
Thomas Jefferson
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True or False:
The author of "Mary Had a Little Lamb" helped Thanksgiving become a holiday
True
Sarah Josepha Hale, who also wrote the famous children's poem, lobbied state and federal officials for years to make Thanksgiving an official holiday. She argued that the day could help bring unity to the divided country amid the Civil War.
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Name a vegetarian roast created as a turkey alternative
Tofurky
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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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Cranberries are one of the few fruits native to North America. Cranberry harvesting season is between mid-September and early November.
Since cranberries were so important and widely available it is believed that they were present at the first Thanksgiving.
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Name of the founding father who thought the turkey should be the national bird of the United States
Benjamin Franklin
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Which president received a raccoon as a Thanksgiving gift?
President Calvin Coolidge received a live raccoon for Thanksgiving in 1926. It was intended to be dinner, but the president's family ended up keeping the raccoon as a pet. They named it Rebecca.
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an ancient Italian civilization who believed that birds were oracles and could predict the future. Basically, they kept this bone—the furcula—in order to hold on to the bird's supposed powers so they could continue making wishes
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How much is spent on canned cranberry sauce?
$42 million
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Which Christmas song was originally written for Thanksgiving?
Jingle Bells
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What meat did the native Americans bring to the first Thanksgiving?
Deer (Venison)
400
What is the loose red skin attached to the underside of a turkey’s beak called?
Wattle
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What president proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday?
Abraham Lincoln
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What famous soup company created the green bean casserole?
Campbells
The idea for this Thanksgiving staple was cooked up by a Campbell's recipe developer as a way to sell the company's cream of mushroom soup.