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100

What is the dog show on Thanksgiving called? 

The Westminster Dog Show 

100

True or false, at the first Thanksgiving dinner, was there turkey on the menu?


False

100

What is the name of the parade held in New York City on Thanksgiving with balloons and floats?

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

100

What sound do turkeys make?

Gobble

100

What is the big shopping deals day called on the day after Thanksgiving each year?

Black Friday Shopping

200

Which NFL team has played in the most Thanksgiving Day football games?

a) Chicago Bears

b) Buffalo Bills

c) Detroit Lions

d) LA Rams

Detroit Lions

200

What are the three most popular alcoholic drinks to have on Thanksgiving?

a) water, soda, and lemonade

b) Beer, wine, and whiskey

c) Beer, margarita, and old-fashioned

d) Wine, mimosa, and espresso martini

Beer, wine, and whiskey

200

What happened to Barney's float/balloon in the 1997 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade? 

It got deflated and damaged by a lamp post.

200

Who suggested the turkey would be a better national bird than the bald eagle?

a) Ellen DeGeneres

b) Benjamin Franklin

c) George Washington

d) Thomas Jeffeson


Benjamin Franklin

200

What part/bone of the turkey is cracked for possible good luck?

a) Thoracic cavity

b) Wishbone

c) Radius

d) Ulna

Wishbone

300

Which NFL has never played in a game on Thanksgiving?

a) Minnesota Vikings

b) Jacksonville Jaguars

c) New England Patriots

d) Philadelphia Eagles

The Jacksonville Jaguars 

300

What percentage of Americans love their Thanksgiving leftovers?

a) 56%

b) 10%

c) 0%, leftovers are gross

d) 96%

96%

300

What three years in history, was the Thanksgiving Day Parade cancelled? 

1942, 1943, and 1944

(World War II)

300

What is the flap of skin hanging over a turkey's beak called? 


A snood.
300

How long was the celebration of the first Thanksgiving?

a) 1 day

b) 3 days

c) 1 week

d) 2 months

3 days

400

Since what year, did a third NFL game has been added on Thanksgiving night?

a) 1999

b) 2007

c) 2020

d) 2006

2006

400

What was President Coolidge gifted to eat for Thanksgiving dinner one year?

a) Turkey

b) Deer

c) Raccoon

d) Mink

Raccoon

400

In the very first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, it featured which of the following:

a) Live animals

b) JCPenny employees

c) Prisoners from the county jail

d) Bikes

Live animals

400

How much did the heaviest turkey on record weigh?

a) 24 lbs

b) 400 lbs

c) 15 lbs

d) 86 lbs

86 lbs

400

What is the Peanuts Thanksgiving special called?

Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

500

What football player holds the record for most rushing yards in a single Thanksgiving game? (273). 

a) Dean Lowery

b) Aaron Rodgers

c) Travis Kelce

d) Deevo Samuels 

O.J. Simpson

500

What year was the inspired Thanksgiving TV dinner created? 

a) 1984

b) 2002

c) 1953

d) 1968

1953

500

What was the date of the first Thanksgiving Day Parade? 

November 27, 1924

500

On average, how many turkeys are consumed on Thanksgiving in the United States? 

a) 1 million

b) 46 million

c) 3 billion

d) None, turkey sucks

46 million

500

Which of the following occupations don't get Thanksgiving Day off from work?

a) Astronauts

b) Dentists

c) Teachers

d) Federal employees

Astronauts