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How you determine the date of Thanksgiving
What is the 4th Thursday of November
100
This tradition requires an opponent- what is it?
Breaking the wish bone- the winner's wish comes true
100
what is a turducken?
a chicken stuffed inside a duck which is stuffed in a turkey
100
The maximum speed a turkey can fly at
50 mph
100
The holiday the day after Thanksgiving
What is Black Friday
200
Year of the first Thanksgiving
1621
200
This famous parade occurs every Thanksgiving in New York City.
Bonus: what character float has the most appearances in this parade?
What is the Macy's Day Parade
Who is Snoopy
200
how many pounds of turkey are sold during the week leading up to Thanksgiving?
365 million pounds
200
the compound in turkey that supposedly makes you "sleepy"
what is tryptophan
200
The holiday on the following Monday after Thanksgiving characterized by online deals
What is Cyber Monday
300
The first Thanksgiving lasted how many days?
3 days
300
Massachusetts High School Football has a tradition of playing a rivalry game on Thanksgiving. Who is Lexington High School's Rivalry game this year?
Bonus: Who was Lexington's previous rival?
Concord Carlisle Patriots
300
this Thanksgiving side dish is controversial as it is sometimes served with a marshmallow topping
What is sweet potatoes
300
what part of the turkey is the "snood"
the fleshy skin that hangs over the turkey's beak
300
This item, found in the frozen food aisle, was invented due to an excess in leftover turkey from Thanksgiving- these are pre-made turkey dinners served as re-heatable individual trays, just like airline meals.
What are TV dinners
400
The president that declared Thanksgiving a national holiday
Who is Abraham Lincoln
400
The two NFL teams that have the longest history of playing on Thanksgiving
Who are the Dallas Cowboys and Detroit Lions
400
Turkey actually wasn't eaten at the first Thanksgiving. What were the 3 other birds that were eaten on the first Thanksgiving?
Duck, geese, swan
400
The state responsible for raising the most turkeys.
What is Minnesota.
400
This popular Christmas song was originally made for Thanksgiving.
What is Jingle Bells
500
The Native American Tribe that was present at the first Thanksgiving
What is the Wampanoag Tribe
500
There are towns in the USA named "Turkey." How many towns in the USA have the name, "Turkey"
3. Turkey, Texas; Turkey, North Carolina; and Turkey Creek, Louisiana, according to Business Insider. Each one has under 500 residents.
500
This famous soup company invented Green Bean Casserole.
What is Campbell's Soup Company
500
There is a tradition of "pardoning a turkey" by the President of the United States. JFK was the first to pardon a turkey, but which president made it an official tradition?
George H.W. Bush in 1989.
500
Black Friday is a busy day for shopping- it is also the busiest day for which line of workers?
Plumbers