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Turkey Trivia
100

The name of the first TV dinner sold.

Turkey dinner


100

The name of the Pilgrim's ship.

Mayflower

100

This orange vegetable is a very common symbol of Thanksgiving.

Pumpkin

100

Can a turkey fly?

False

100

What meats were served at the first Thanksgiving celebration?


Venison, swan, duck and goose were likely—not turkey!


100

The part of the turkey that is saved and snapped as a superstitious good luck custom.

The wishbone

200

A pumpkin is in this food group.

Fruit

200

The name of the famous rock where the Pilgrims landed.

Plymouth Rock


200

Name the table that was added to the Thanksgiving Meal in the 19th century.

Kids' table

200

This always comes at the beginning of Thanksgiving.

The letter T. (LOL)

200

What seafood was served at the first Thanksgiving feast?


Lobster, oysters, fish and possibly eel

200

The best place to put the meat thermometer in the turkey.

The thigh

400

The amino acid found in turkey.

Tryptophan

400

The cutlery item invented 10 years after the first Thanksgiving.

The fork

400

An NFL team that has played the most on Thanksgiving Day. 

Detroit Lions (Fun fact: The Detroit Lions made their Thanksgiving Day debut in 1934 against the Chicago Bears. The Lions have played on every Thanksgiving Day since 1934, except during 1941-1944 when no games were played due to WWII.)

400

The most injuries related to Thanksgiving Day.

Mishandling a knife.

400

Who was the first President to pardon a turkey?


John F. Kennedy

400

The side of the turkey that has the most feathers.

The outside (LOL)

600

The state that produces the most cranberries.

Wisconsin

600

The reason the Pilgrims came to America.

Religious Freedom

600

Pumpkins are native to North America, but what is the origin of pumpkin pies? 

England (Fun fact: Pumpkin was brought to Europe as part of the Columbian Exchange which was the widespread transfer of plants, animals, precious metals, commodities, culture, human populations, technology, diseases, and ideas between the New World (the Americas) in the Western Hemisphere, and the Old World (Afro-Eurasia) in the Eastern Hemisphere during the late 15th and following centuries. 

600

Instead of balloons, these were included in Macy's First Thanksgiving Parade.

Animals from Central Park Zoo

600

Which President made turkey pardoning an annual event? 


George H.W. Bush

600

According to the Guinness Book of Records, the weight of heaviest turkey on record.

86 pounds

800

The Thanksgiving green bean casserole was first created in what decade?

1950s

800

Who was the Chief of the Wampanoag?

Massasoit

800

The state that raises the most turkeys.

Minnesota

800

The Christmas song that was originally composed for Thanksgiving.

Jingle Bells

800

How many calories on average are consumed, per person, at Thanksgiving dinner?

4,500 (YIKES)

800

The Founding Father who wanted the turkey to be America's National Bird.

.Benjamin Franklin