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The most popular main course on Thanksgiving
Turkey
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The day, week, and month of the year on which we traditionally celebrate Thanksgiving
What is the fourth Thursday of November?
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The way people typically prepare potatoes for Thanksgiving dinner
Mashed
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Which two NFL teams have played a game on Thanksgiving Day every year since 1966?
Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys
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The part of the turkey that two people pull apart to see if their wish will be granted.
Wishbone
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The English Separatists who came to the United States in 1620.
the Pilgrims
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No Thanksgiving football games were played during 1941 to 1944 because of this
WWII
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Put ingredients inside a turkey before you roast it.
stuff
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The day after Thanksgiving as referred to by shoppers.
Black Friday
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To cut the Turkey
Carve
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What was the first thanksgiving a celebration of?
The first harvest for the pilgrims.
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The loose red skin attached to the underside of a turkey’s beak.
the Wattle
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True or false: The Pilgrims referred to themselves as “Pilgrims.
False. They called themselves "Separatists."
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Where does Thanksgiving rank among America's favorite holidays?
#2?
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The most popular Thanksgiving dessert.
Pumpkin Pie
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The sport people usually watch on Thanksgiving
What is American football?
300
The most popular alternative to turkey on Thanksgiving.
Ham
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The year of the first Thanksgiving.
1621
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What is a baby turkey called?
Poult
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True or false: Pilgrim Monument is located at Plymouth Rock.
False. The Pilgrim Monument is located in Provincetown, Massachusetts, and is the tallest all-granite structure in the United States.
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What city is home to the oldest Thanksgiving parade?
Philadelphia (1920)
Gimbels department store hosted a Thanksgiving Day parade in Philadelphia in 1920, four years before Macy’s held their first.
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The red fruit often served alongside turkey for Thanksgiving dinner
Cranberries
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The Thanksgiving Day event in New York City where there are large balloons, marching bands, singers, and dancers
What is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
400
The way people get very tired and lethargic after the huge feast.
What is a food coma?
400
How long was the first Thanksgiving celebration?
Three Days
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Which U.S. Founding Father famously called turkeys "a bird of courage"?
Benjamin Franklin
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The name of the ship the Pilgrims boarded to start their journey to Plymouth, Massachusetts.
the Mayflower
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The first president to "officially pardon" a turkey.
President George H.W. Bush made the first "official pardon" of a turkey in 1989. President Bush claimed that this turkey was going to be spared and that he would receive an official pardon from the President.
In 1987, President Reagan became the first president to use the word “pardon” during an informal exchange with reporters.
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What famous soup company created the green bean casserole?
Campbells
The idea for this Thanksgiving staple was cooked up by a Campbell's recipe developer as a way to sell the company's cream of mushroom soup.
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The orange vegetable commonly used as a symbol of Thanksgiving.
Pumpkin
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The type of meat the native Americans brought to the first Thanksgiving.
deer (venison)
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How many women were at the first Thanksgiving meal?
4 or 5
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How many turkeys are consumed every year at Thanksgiving?
46 million
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The reason the Pilgrims felt they had to leave England
What is religious persecution?
500
How long is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
2.5 miles
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Which U.S. state produces the most sweet potatoes?
North Carolina
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What is the last float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
What is Santa Claus.
600
What are known as "the three sisters" of Thanksgiving?
Corn, Squash, and Beans
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In what month did the first Thanksgiving probably take place?
September
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The speed that turkeys can run when scared.
20mph
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When did the Mayflower officially depart England for America?
September 6, 1620
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What town canceled Thanksgiving because they couldn't make pumpkin pies?
Colchester, Connecticut
A frigid bout of cold weather in the middle of October led to the Connecticut River freezing, so settlers couldn’t get their usual liquid sugar shipped on time from across the pond. Thus, the townspeople decided to postpone the holiday for a week in 1705.