The 1st Thanksgiving
Where was the 1st Thanksgiving?
Plymouth, MA
The wishbone
Where was the first Thanksgiving Day football game played in 1869?
A.) Boston, MA
B.) Detroit, MI
C.) Philadelphia, PA
C.) Philadelphia, PA
What meat is the most popular alternative to turkey on Thanksgiving?
Ham
What is the name of the famous parade in the US on Thanksgiving?
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
What year was the 1st Thanksgiving?
A.) 1710
B.) 1550
C.) 1621
C.) 1621
How fast can turkeys run when scared?
A.) 15 mph
B.) 20 mph
C.) 25 mph
B.) 20 mph
What 2 NFL teams have played a game on Thanksgiving Day since 1966?
A.) Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys
B.) Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals
C.) New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs
A.) Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys
Pumpkin pie
Where is the Pilgrim Monument located?
A.) Provincetown, MA
B.) Lexington, MA
C.) Kingston, MA
A.) Provincetown, MA
How many days did the 1st Thanksgiving last?
3 days
What president made pardoning a turkey an annual event in 1989?
A.) John F. Kennedy
B.) George H.W. Bush
C.) Ronald Reagan
B.) George H.W. Bush
A.) Kansas City Chiefs
B.) Los Angeles Rams
C.) Jacksonville Jaguars
C.) Jacksonville Jaguars
What is the 2nd most consumed food on Thanksgiving, after turkey?
Mashed potatoes
This president proclaimed Thanksgiving a National Holiday.
A.) George Washington
B.) John Adams
C.) Abe Lincoln
C.) Abe Lincoln
What was the name of the ship the Pilgrims boarded to start their journey, and how many passengers were on the ship?
A.) ________ & 300 passengers
B.) ________ & 102 passengers
C.) ________ & 64 passengers
B.) The Mayflower & 102 passengers
What state raises the most turkeys?
A.) Maine
B.) Michigan
C.) Minnesota
C.) Minnesota - over 40 million turkeys a year!
Name 1 of 3 active NFL teams that have played on Thanksgiving and never won?
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-1)
Cleveland Browns (0-3)
Cincinnati Bengals (0-1)
True or False: Thanksgiving leftovers inspired the 1st ever TV dinner?
True- in 1953 a food corporation accidentally ordered a huge shipment of turkeys. To get rid of them all, salesman Gerry Thomas came up with the idea of filling 5000 aluminum trays with 260 tons of leftover meat, and sold them.
Though this song is thought of as a Christmas song, it was actually written to be sung on Thanksgiving Day.
Jingle Bells
How many days did it take the Pilgrims to voyage from England to America?
A.) 66 days
B.) 45 days
C.) 72 days
A.) 66 days
This founding father wanted the wild turkey to be the symbol of the US.
A.) Ben Franklin
B.) George Washington
C.) Thomas Jefferson
A.) Ben Franklin
He won the first "Turkey Leg" award give to the Thanksgiving game MVP in 1989.
A.) Jerome Brown
B.) Reggie White
C.) Brett Farve
B.) Reggie White
Turducken, or 3 bird roast, became popular in which US state?
A.) Georgia
B.) South Carolina
C.) Louisiana
C.) Louisiana
Sarah Josepha Hale, who campaigned for Thanksgiving to be a national holiday, wrote what famous nursery rhyme?
Mary Had a Little Lamb