Lundberg Thanksgiving

Fall & Winter History

100

Who won the first Superbowl?

Green Bay Packers!

200

When was the first Thanksgiving celebrated?

1621

In Plymouth, Massachusetts, colonists and Wampanoag Indians shared an autumn harvest feast in 1621 that is widely acknowledged to be one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations.

300

How many sides do all snowflakes have?

6

All snowflakes have six sides because the hydrogen and oxygen molecules in the ice crystals form a hexagonal structure. However, snowflakes can take many different shapes, including prisms, columns, plates, and needles. 

 

400

Where did the story of "Santa Claus" originate from?

St. Nicholas or "Sinterklaas"

The origins of Sinterklaas can be found in the stories of St Nicholas, a 4th-century Greek bishop from Myra, now in modern-day Turkey. St Nicholas was credited with a wide variety of miracles. According to one story, he resurrected three youths after they'd been murdered and pickled in a barrel by an innkeeper.

500

Hunted in 1914 by a 22 year old Burnett County man, what did the largest buck ever hunted in Wisconsin score at? (Boone & Crocket)

206 1/8 points 

Family

100

What color is the paddleboat at the cabin?

Yellow (or blue) 

200

How many siblings does Grandma Rita have?

7

300

What city is Harry from? 

Reading, England

400

What city was Great Grandpa Joseph Anton Certano born in?

Castellamonte, Citta Metropolitana di Torino, Piemonta, Italy 

500

What is Grandma (Pat) Certano's birthday?

May 14th 1929

Turkey

100

How many ounces does the average baster hold?

1.5 ounces

200

What state produces the most turkey in the U.S.?

Minnesota

300

How many degrees is a turkey's vision field?

270 degrees

Turkeys can see almost 100 yards away and in full color. 

400

What is the name of the dangling appendage that falls over a turkey beak from their forehead? 

Snood

500

How many Turkeys are cooked each year for Thanksgiving?

45 million

Classic Movies

100

Name that movie: 

"Are you not entertained?"

The Gladiator  (2000)

200

What classic film depicts a group of young boys trying to find a dead body? 

Stand By Me

300

What movie depicts the infamous slowed pool scene depicts Phoebe Cates in a red bikini?

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

400

What movie did the 'truffle shuffle' come from?

The Goonies

500

What movie ends with this line: 

"You see us as you want to see us - in the simplest terms, in the most convenient definitions. But what we found out is that each of us is a brain and an athlete, and a basket case, a princess, and a criminal."

The Breakfast Club

English

100

What is another name for the British Flag?

Union Jack

200

What's the most popular food in England?

Fish and Chips

300

Who was England's first king?

Athelstan

400

What is England's emergency phone number?

999

500

When did the US and UK become allies?

After the American Revolution in 1783.