Turkey Troubles
The year of the first "Thanksgiving"
What is 1621?
This seafood was probably served at the first Thanksgiving feast.
What are Lobster, oysters, fish, and possibly eel?
This record was set at the 2011 "Turkey Trot".
What is the number of people dressed up like turkeys?
These were NOT part of the first Macy's Day Parade.
Balloons.
46 million on Thanksgiving. 22 million on this Happy Holiday.
What are Turkeys?
NOT on the menu at the first "Thanksgiving"
What is Turkey?
These many women were at the very first Thanksgiving celebration.
What is 5?
Most Americans prefer these to the actual Thanksgiving meal.
What are Thanksgiving leftovers?
Thanksgiving is typically celebrated on this Thursday of November.
What is the third?
No question is too silly for the heroes on the other end of the Butterball Turkey Talk line, fielding this many calls per season.
What is 100,000?
He called the turkey a "more respectable bird" when choosing a national bird for the United States.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
This Native American friend to the settlers acted as an interpreter.
Who was Squanto?
An estimated 50 million of these gourdy goodies are eaten for dessert.
What are pumpkin pies?
Live zoo animals were replaced by these in the 1928 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
What are balloons?
The day AFTER Thanksgiving is the busiest day of the year for these "fix-your-flushers".
What are plumbers.
Turkey, along with cornbread dressing, gravy, peas and sweet potatoes complete this frigid feast. At 98-cents, these meals were a hit!
What are TV Dinners?
After the pilgrims arrived, years of conflict resulted in the deaths of millions of these Native people.
Who are the Wampanoag?
Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday in October here, in our Northern Neighbor.
What is Canada?
He was the first president to "pardon a turkey".
Who is John F. Kennedy?
69 percent of Americans chase deals on this post-turkey day doorbuster.
What is Black Friday?
Female turkeys "cackle", while the males make this well-known sound.
What is "Gobble, Gobble"?
Since 1970, people have gathered on the last Thursday in November at the top of Cole’s Hill, which overlooks Plymouth Rock, to commemorate this.
What is a “National Day of Mourning”?
He was the first Manga character featured in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Who is Goku?
This city's Thanksgiving Day Parade ends with Santa Claus getting a key to the city.
What is Detroit?
Americans prefer this kind of pie over pumpkin pie.
What is Apple Pie?