Food
Traditions
History
Turkey
Misc.
100

Campbell Soup Company provides the recipe for green bean casserole. Is this because the company bought the recipe or created it?

Created it

100

How long is the Turkey Trot?

5k

10k

Half marathon

Full marathon 

5k

100

In 1705, the town of Colchester, CT postponed Thanksgiving for a week because it lacked a crucial ingredient for making what dish?

Pumpkin pie

Stuffing

Green bean casserole

Salad

Pumpkin pie (lacked molasses)

100

Is the the name of the sound that female turkeys make?

Packle

Mackle

Cackle

Rackle

Cackle

100

Rounding to the nearest hundred, roughly how many pounds of glitter are used for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade?

~300lbs

200

What is normally canned upside down?

Pumpkin puree

Green beans

Gravy

Cranberry sauce 

Cranberry sauce 

200

The tradition of breaking off a wishbone dates back to around 800BC, in what present-day European country?

Italy

200

In what year did the first Thanksgiving take place?

1621

1622

1623

1624

1621

200

Why do male turkeys gobble?

Attract females

Annoy females

Call groups of turkeys together

Announce they located food


Attract females

200

According to AAA, roughly how many people travel for Thanksgiving?

25 million

50 million

75 million

100 million

50 million

300

How many miles would you need to walk to burn off one slice of pecan pie?

3

5

7

10

5

300

In what decade was the first televised Thanksgiving football game?

1950s (1953)

300

What state in New England was the first state to declare Thanksgiving an official holiday?

New York

300

How many species of wild turkeys are there? 

4

6

8

10

6

Eastern, Osceola, Rio Grande, Merriam’s, Gould’s, and South Mexican

300

What household hazard is documented to triple during Thanksgiving?

Flood

Fire

Power outage

Ghosts 

Fire

400

What is the average amount of time for the host to fully prep the Thanksgiving meal?

2hrs

4hrs

5hrs

10hrs

10hrs

400

What is the name of the Charlie Brown Thanksgiving special?

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

Charlie Brown and the Big Turkey

It’s Thanksgiving, Charlie Brown!

Don’t Bet on the Detroit Lions, Charlie Brown!

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

400

Where in New York was the first Turkey Trot?

New York City

Albany

Rochester

Buffalo 

Buffalo

400

Who pays for the transport of the soon-to-be-pardoned turkeys to D.C. as well as a stay at the Willard InterContinental Washington Hotel before getting to the White House?

U.S. government

U.S. taxpayers

National Turkey Federation

Turkeys R’ Us

National Turkey Federation

400

What is the most popular place to travel to for Thanksgiving?

New York City

Los Angeles

Chicago

Orlando

Orlando

500

Native Americans used to use what popular Thanksgiving food for dyes and medicine?

Cranberries

Sweet potatoes

Corn with bacon

Pumpkin

Cranberries

500

In 2020, there was no parade. What was provided instead?

Broadcasts of parades in the past

A walkthrough experience featuring balloons normally used in the parade

A tour of Macy’s

The ability to vote for what balloons would be used in 2021

A walkthrough experience featuring balloons normally used in the parade

500

When Grandma made pumpkin pies, which two of these four ingredients did she leave out?

Salt

Garlic

Clove

Cinnamon


Garlic and clove

500

It is tradition that the soon-to-be-pardoned turkeys come from whose home state?

The President

The Vice President

The National Turkey Federation chairman

The winner of the Super Bowl

The National Turkey Federation chairman

500

In the 1972 parade, Snoopy made his balloon debut wearing attire related to what profession?

Football player

Chef

Astronaut

Musician 

Astronaut