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Loyal's Lingering Questions
100

True or False: Female turkeys gobble.

False

100

Thanksgiving is only the eighth most-travelled holiday for airlines. Name at least two more travelled holidays.

Memorial Day, July 4th, Easter, Veterans Day, Columbus Day, Christmas, New Years Day

100

Thanksgiving was a feast between the Wampanoag people and the Puritans. What nationalities where these two groups?

Native and English

100

Although known as a Thanksgiving tradition, the breaking of the turkey's wishbone is done around the world. Why?

For good luck!

100

Benjamin Franklin preferred the Turkey over the Bald Eagle as our national symbol: True or False

True

200

What midwestern state supplies the most turkeys for Thanksgiving?

Minnesota

200

According to the National American Pie Council, what is the most popular pie on Thanksgiving?

Apple

200

What type of alcoholic beverage is the most popular drink on Thanksgiving?

(Red) Wine

200

What sunny state is the most popular place for international travelers on Thanksgiving?

Florida, specifically Orlando

200

Most Americans prefer Thanksgiving ____ over the actual meal?

Leftovers

300

The Swanson company found itself with 260 tons of leftover turkey after Thanksgiving in 1953, and so they used it to create what?

Frozen TV Dinner

300

What movies holds the record for the biggest Thanksgiving box office?

Frozen 2

300

Why did Abraham Lincoln declare Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863?

To attempt to boost spirits during the Civil War.

300

Although Thanksgiving is only celebrated in two countries, people around the world seem to get into the spirit with what Thanksgiving movie?

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

300

Who was the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade balloon in 1927?

Felix the Cat

400

Why are you sleepy after the Thanksgiving meal?

It's a big meal, NOT tryptophan

400

What Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade character balloon has made the most appearances?

Snoopy

400

How long did it take the Mayflower to cross the Atlantic Ocean?

66 Days

400

Canada is the only other country in the world that celebrates Thanksgiving. What month is it in?

October

400

What well-known Christmas song was actually written for Thanksgiving?

Jingle Bells

500

The Turducken tradition comes from what southern state?

Louisiana

500

For the first few years of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, what was done with the balloons afterwards?

Let them go and injured people after they popped in the air

500

Who was the first president to officially pardon a turkey?

George H. W. Bush

500

The International Butterball Turkey-Talk Line is a multi-lingual free service where you are able to receive what?

Advice for cooking turkey

500

Sarah Josepha Hale, the author of Mary had a Little Lamb, wrote to President Lincoln to...what?

Make Thanksgiving a national holiday