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100

What process refers to soaking a turkey in a saltwater solution before cooking it?

  • Answer: Brining
100

How many balloons were featured in the 2023 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?

  • Answer: 25
100

According to a poll, what Thanksgiving side dish is the least popular among Americans?

Answer: Green bean casserole

100

On average, how many questions does the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line field from callers during the holiday season?

  • Answer: 100,000
100

What family does the pumpkin belong to?

Answer: Cucurbitaceae

200

What four ingredients go into making a basic pie crust?

Answer: Flour, salt, water and butter/shortening

200

According to Macy's, roughly how many people attend the attend the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York each year?

  • Answer: 3.5 million
200

How many cranberries are in one pound?

  • Answer: Roughly 440
200

In 2023, which state raised the most turkeys?

Answer: Minnesota

200

In 1995, this popular Thanksgiving vegetable was the first to be grown in space.

Answer: The potato

300

Once cooked, how long can turkey sit before it should be refrigerated?

Answer: No longer than two hours

300

How many pounds of glitter are sprinkled on Macy's Thanksgiving Parade floats and costumes?

  • Answer: 300 pounds
300

Are pumpkins technically a fruit or a vegetable?

  • Answer: Fruit
300

What is an adult female turkey called?

  • Answer: A hen
300

True or false: Thanksgiving is the busiest travel holiday of the year.

  • Answer: False. The week between Christmas and New Year’s Day is the busiest time for travel with upwards of 90 to 100 million Americans traveling during that time, according to AAA.
400

What temperature should a turkey be cooked to for safe eating?

  • Answer: 165 °F
400

What holiday was the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade commemorating?

  • Answer: Christmas
400

According to a 2021 survey by The Vacationer, what are the two most-disliked Thanksgiving foods?

  • Answer: Cranberry sauce followed by green bean casserole
400

Which U.S. president was the first to officially pardon a turkey?

Answer: George H.W. Bush 

  • In 1989, Bush "presented a Presidential pardon" to a “fine tom turkey” — and it's been an annual tradition ever since.
400

According to Lending Tree, how many guests, on average, did Thanksgiving hosts expect to serve in 2023?

  • Answer: 11
500

What household hazard triples on Thanksgiving?

Answer: Fires.

500

How long is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade route?

  • Answer: 2.5 miles
500

According to the National Grocers Association, name three of the top ten most popular Thanksgiving foods?

  • Answer (in order): Turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing or dressing, gravy, rolls and bread, pumpkin pie, sweet potatoes or yams, apple pie, cranberry sauce and corn.
500

Which U.S. Founding Father famously referred to turkeys as “a bird of courage”?

  • Answer: Benjamin Franklin
500

Which is the most popular day to shop during Thanksgiving weekend?

  • Answer: Black Friday