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FOOD
FACTS
TRADITIONS
RANDOM
HISTORY
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This Thanksgiving pie has the most calories...
Pecan
100
Thanksgiving Day is celebrated on the _______ ________ in November in the United States.
fourth Thursday
100
On this day, the day after Thanksgiving, many people go shopping.
Black Friday
100
The average Thanksgiving turkey weighs...
15 pounds
100
The first Thanksgiving took place... (give me either the place or the year)
Plymouth Colony, present-day Massachusetts, in 1621
200
This ingredient found in turkey is rumored to make people tired
tryptophan
200
The drink that the Puritans brought with them in the Mayflower was _______.
beer
200
Thanksgiving is the busiest _____ day of the year.
travel
200
What is the famous parade that happens every year on Thanksgiving?
Originally known as Macy’s Christmas Parade, now called Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
200
President _____________ declared the final Thursday in November as a national day of thanksgiving
Abraham Lincoln
300
This type of casserole is popular during Thanksgiving
Green bean casserole
300
The first Thanksgiving celebration lasted _______ days
3
300
Traditional foods include
turkey, stuffing, gravy, sweet potatoes, cornbread, mashed potatoes, and cranberry sauce
300
This sport generally plays a game on Thanksgiving day each year, many watch on TV.
Football
300
Male turkeys, also called toms, are the only ones that can ...
gobble.
400
Most Americans like Thanksgiving leftovers more than the actual meal. True or false
True
400
Classic thanksgiving games were started in 1920 by the ______, and since then, the Dallas Cowboys and Detroit Lions have hosted games on turkey day. Very late, in 2006, it saw addition of a third game with other teams taking part
NFL
400
The wishbone is found attached to the breast meat in the turkey's chest. After the meat has been removed and the wishbone has had a chance to become dry and brittle, two people each take one end of the bone, make a wish, and pull. Whoever ends up with the larger part of the bone...
gets their wish!
400
The day after Thanksgiving is the busiest day for workers with this job...
Plumber
400
The female turkeys, or hens, make __________sounds.
clucking or clicking
500
Some families choose to serve vegetarian Thanksgiving dinners instead of a stuffed turkey. Some people eat vegetarian turkey, which is made out of ______
tofu
500
It's hard to imagine the turkey as the official bird of the United States, but if ____________ had had his way, it would have been.
Ben Franklin
500
Canadians celebrate their own Thanksgiving during the month of...
October
500
This state produces more turkeys than any other state in the U.S., raising close to 46 million in 2015, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Minnesota
500
Americans aren’t the only ones who celebrate Thanksgiving. _________________ celebrate it as well
Canadians