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Turkey Trivia
100

This group celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims.

Who are the Wampanoag?

100

Many families watch this famous parade on Thanksgiving morning.

What is the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade?

100

This dish is often stuffed inside the turkey.

What is stuffing (or dressing)?

100

In A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, Snoopy famously prepares this dish.

What is toast?

100

A male turkey is called this.

What is a tom?

200

The first Thanksgiving feast took place in this U.S. state.

What is Massachusetts?

200

The U.S. President performs this ceremonial act with a turkey every year.

What is pardoning the turkey?

200

The most popular type of pie served on Thanksgiving.

What is pumpkin pie?

200

This sitcom's “Turkey on the Head” scene is one of the most famous Thanksgiving moments.

What is Friends?

200

A female turkey is called this.

What is a hen?

300

This year is commonly recognized as the year of the first Thanksgiving feast.

What is 1621?

300

Thanksgiving always falls on this day of the week.

What is Thursday?

300

This red fruit sauce is a classic Thanksgiving side.

What is cranberry sauce?

300

The Thanksgiving song “Alice’s Restaurant” was written by this artist.

Who is Arlo Guthrie?

300

This is the proper term for a baby turkey.

What is a poult?

400

He was the governor of Plymouth Colony who organized the first Thanksgiving.

Who was William Bradford?

400

This travel day is often the busiest of the year in the U.S.

What is the day before Thanksgiving?

400

This casserole often includes marshmallows.

What is sweet potato casserole?

400

This long-running animated family often features Thanksgiving episodes with chaos caused by a turkey.

What is The Simpsons?

400

This part of the turkey turns bright red and hangs over its beak.

What is the wattle?

500

She campaigned for 17 years to make Thanksgiving a national holiday.

Who was Sarah Josepha Hale?

500

The wishbone tradition comes from this part of a turkey.

What is the furcula?

500

Green bean casserole is traditionally topped with these.

What are fried onions?

500

This popular 90s movie features the line, “Gobble gobble.”

What is Addams Family Values?

500

Turkeys can run up to this many miles per hour.

What is 20–25 mph?