Thanksgiving Table
What state produces the most cranberries?
Wisconsin
What president declared Thanksgiving a national holiday?
Abraham Lincoln in 1863
What year was the Macys Thanksgiving Parade held?
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles.
The Detroit Lions have played the most games on Thanksgiving. What team has the second most appearances on Thanksgiving?
How many calories are typically consumed during a Thanksgiving dinner?
(Within 10%)
4500
What is the name of the ship that brought over the Pilgrims to America?
Mayflower
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is known for its large balloons. However, in 1924 it was not balloons that were parade through town. What was the main attraction for this first year?
Animals from the Central Park Zoo
This classic black and white Holiday movie starts out with the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade and ends on Christmas morning.
Miracle on 34th Street
This Buffalo Bills running back holds the NFL record for most rushing yards on Thanksgiving day game.
OJ Simpson
What is the most popular Thanksgiving side dish in the US?
Stuffing
What Native American tribe celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims?
Wampanoag
What character holds the record for most parade appearances?
Snoopy (eight different versions of his balloon since 1968).
In the classic a Charlie Brown Thanksgiving what character invites themselves over to Charlie Brown's for Thanksgiving dinner?
Peppermint Patty
This Green Bay defensive stand out is the first recipient of John Madden's Turkey Leg award.
Reggie White
What company created the standard Green Bean Casserole dish in 1955?
Campbell Soup Company
What president facilitated and signed the bill establishing Thanksgiving as the 4th Thursday of the Month.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
The large balloons are manned by a team of volunteers. The person in charge of that balloon is called a what?
A Balloon Pilot.
"Slapsgiving" was a concept from what US Comedy show?
How I Met Your Mother.
This team is the only team to have not played on Thanksgiving day?
Jacksonville Jaguars
Stuffing and dressing are popular Thanksgiving side dishes and are often used interchangeably. What is the difference?
Stuffing is cooked in the bird. Dressing is cooked seperately.
This term was first circulated in 2007 and is used to describe a Thanksgiving meal that is NOT with family.
Friendsgiving
What was the original name of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
What popular TV show (set in the region now know as the TEKsystems Mid Atlantic Region) air a thanksgiving episode where one of the main characters said the line:"As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly"
WKRP in Cincinnati
This rivalry game-played between the Alabama and Auburn is played on Thanksgiving.
Iron Bowl