Years and Dates
For how many years was Thanksgiving actually celebrated a week early?
2 years.
In which city and state did the Pilgrims first arrive in the New World?
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Americans eat approximately how many turkeys each Thanksgiving?
46 million.
How fast can wild turkeys run when they are scared?
20 miles per hour.
When was the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
(hint: in the 1900s)
1924
In which year did the first Thanksgiving take place?
1621, the fall after their first year in America.
Which state consumes the most turkey each Thanksgiving?
California.
On which day of which month is Thanksgiving celebrated each year?
The fourth Thursday of November.
In which year did Thanksgiving become an official holiday?
1863
How long did the first Thanksgiving last?
3 days.
The first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade featured no balloons. So what did it feature?
Live animals from Central Park Zoo!
Which president declared Thanksgiving to be a national holiday?
President Abraham Lincoln
When was the very first Thanksgiving football game, AND who was it between?
1876 between Yale and Princeton (this was before NFL even existed)
With which Native Americans did the Pilgrims celebrate the first Thanksgiving?
The Wampanoag tribe.
Which President tried to move the date of Thanksgiving and why?
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, because he was worried the Christmas shopping season was being cut short by a late Thanksgiving.
There is no direct evidence that the first feast included turkey... so what type of meat DID they eat?
Deer.
In which year of life did Mrs. Christensen discover she actually loved stuffing, rather than hating it?
2015, of course.
Why is the First Thanksgiving not truly the first Thanksgiving?
Many Native American and European societies had been holding festivals to celebrate successful harvests for centuries before the Pilgrims arrived.
It is a proven fact that eating turkey makes you sleepy. What is in turkey that causes this?
It contains the amino acid tryptophan, which is a natural sedative.
However, the other fats and carbs you eat at the large Thanksgiving meal are really a big reason you might feel so sleepy.
Which President received a raccoon as a Thanksgiving gift?
President Calvin Coolidge