Fun Facts
What day of the year is busiest for plumbers?
The day after Thanksiving
How else did indigenous Americans use cranberries, beyond just eating them?
To heal wounds and dye fabrics
Which president was once given a live raccoon one Thanksgiving?
Calvin Coolidge
How many Americans prefer Thanksgiving leftovers to the meal itself?
a) 1/5 (20%)
b) 3/5 (60%)
c) 4/5 (80%)
c) 4/5 (80%)
What is the most hated Thanksgiving dinner staple?
canned cranberry sauce (29%), green bean casserole (24%), sweet potatoes/sweet potato casserole (22%), pumpkin pie (21%), and even turkey (19%)
Female turkeys don't gobble. True or False?
True
What was created as a result of a Thanksgiving miscalculation in 1953?
The first TV dinner
Which president declared the first national Thanksgiving holiday?
George Washington
Which state is responsible for 18% of all turkeys raised and sold in the US yearly since 2003? (around 40 million)
Minnesota
How many towns in the US are named Turkey?
There are 3. One in Texas, North Carolina, and Louisiana
Which Disney movie had the biggest ever Thanksgiving opening?
Frozen
A town in which state delayed Thanksgiving because of a pumpkin pie shortage?
a) Maine
b) Vermont
c) Connecticut
c) Connecticut
Who was the first president to pardon a turkey?
John F. Kennedy
Every holiday season, about how many questions does the Butterball (popular turkey company) hotline receive every holiday season?
a) 10,000
b) 50,000
c) 100,000
c) 100,000
Which popular soup company invented the green bean casserole?
Campbell Soup Company, as a way to sell the company's cream of mushroom soup
Which traditional Christmas song was originally a Thanksgiving song?
Jingle Bells
How many cranberries are needed to make one can of cranberry sauce?
about 200
What president make the turkey pardon an annual event?
George W. H. Bush in 1989
How many turkeys are prepared for Thanksgiving in the US each year?
a) 41 million
b) 46 million
c) 52 million
b) 46 million
How much money was the world's most expensive Thanksgiving dinner?
a) $50,000
b) $150,000
c) $200,000
b) $150,000. It was offered at New York City's Old Homestead Steakhouse in 2018 and featured a $135-per-pound free-range, organic turkey sprinkled with gold flakes.
Which tradition is thousands of years older than the holiday?
Snapping the wishbone. It traces back to the ancient Etruscans, who used chickens to help them predict the future. After the chickens died, they would dry the wishbones in the sun and keep them as good luck charms.
How many green bean casseroles are made every year?
a) 13 million
b) 30 million
c) 65 million
b) 30 million
Who wanted the turkey to be the official bird of the US?
Benjamin Franklin
Besides turkey, which Thanksgiving dish is considered America's favorite?
Mashed potatoes
How long would it take for the average American male to burn the calories consumed on Thanksgiving?
9 hours, 27 minutes on a treadmill to burn the average of 4,500 calories