FOOTBALL
When was the first Thanksgiving football game?
A. 1799
B. 1876
Answer: 1876 the Intercollegiate Football Association was born. Its members were Princeton, Yale, Harvard, Columbia, and Pennsylvania. the first Thanksgiving game was between Princeton and Yale. Yale won, and that marked the start of the Thanksgiving tradition in the US.
Who invented the green bean casserole?
A. THE JOLLY GREEN GIANT
B. A CAMPBELL SOUP EMPLOYEE
C. MARTHA STEWART
A Campbell soup employee! Campbell’s test kitchen supervisor Dorcas Reilly was responsible for developing recipes for the backs of soup cans in the 1950s.
Where do wild turkeys sleep?
In trees
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, how many places in the U.S. are named Cranberry?
A. 1B. 3
C. 4
4
What did President Calvin Coolidge receive as a Thanksgiving gift?
A. TURKEY
B. RACOON
C. PLATYPUS
Racoon.In November 1926, Vinnie Joyce of Mississippi, sentPresident a live raccoon for Thanksgiving dinner. the President became so smitten with the furry animal that he pardoned it and adopted it as a pet. He named it Rebecca.
Which team has the most Thanksgiving record wins?
A. PACKERS
B. COWBOYS
C. LIONS
The Lions’ The team’s record on the holiday is 37-42-2. The first loss was in 1934 and the first win in 1935. The last win came in 2016 against the Minnesota Vikings. The team’s longest winning streak is six games (1950–55), and the longest losing streak is nine games (2004–2012).
True or False: Does eating turkey make you tired?
FALSE- Many people feel tired at the end of Thanksgiving dinner, which is a natural reaction to gorging on heavy foods and washing it down with alcohol. the amino acid L-tryptophan is present in turkey, but the bird doesn’t contain enough of it.
Which founding father wanted to make the turkey our national bird over the bald eagle?
A. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
B. THOMAS JEFFERSON
C. ALEXANDER HAMILTON
Ben Franklin hinted that the turkey, not the bald eagle, should be the U.S. national bird. This founding father called the turkey “a much more respectable bird.”
Where was the first Thanksgiving held?
The first Thanksgiving was taken place in 1621 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. a 3 day festival to celebrate a good harvest, was attended by pilgrims and Wampanoag people.
True or False: There is an island in Australia that celebrates Thanksgiving.
True, Norfolk Island-started when American whaling ships would make frequent stops on the island in the late 1800s.
During the holiday, churches are decorated with palm leaves and produce, including lemons. The most interesting part of Norfolk Island’s version of American Thanksgiving is that nearly everything in the holiday meal is made out of bananas. Some notable dishes include green bananas in cream, dried bananas, and banana pilaf. In addition, roast pork and chickens are also popular food choices for the celebration meal.
Which team is the most frequent opponent in the Lions' Thanksgiving Game ?
A. PACKERS
B. VIKINGS
C. JETS
Lions and Packers have met 21 times on Thanksgiving, making it the most frequent match-up. The Lions lead the record with 12 wins, eight losses, and one tie. It’s noteworthy to mention that the Lions-Bears match-up is right behind with 18 meetings. The Bears won 10 times.
How many pounds of potatoes are purchased for Thanksgiving each year?
A. 120 MILLION POUNDS
B. 250 MILLION POUNDS
C. 500 MILLION POUNDS
250 million pounds.
True or False: Turkeys see in full color
True. Turkeys see in full color and have excellent day time vision. They can see three times better then a human!
How many runners were at the first Turkey Trot which was held in Buffalo, NY in 1896 (through YMCA)?
A. 6
B. 15
C. 105
6. The first person to win was Henry A. Allison, while Mary Anne Bolles was the first woman to run the race in 1972.
Which state was the first to officially 'adopt' Thanksgiving?
A. CONNECTICUT
B. WISCONSIN
C. NEW YORK
NEW YORK
What is the Thanksgiving Game day award called for the game MVP?
Back in 1989, the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Cowboys 27-0 during the Thanksgiving game, and Madden suggested that the MVP deserves a turkey leg reward.
Which state produces the most turkeys in the country?
A. SOUTH DAKOTA
B. SOUTH CAROLINA
C. MINNESOTA
MINNESOTA
How many pounds of turkey do Americans consume on Thanksgiving?
1.4 billion pounds of turkey. That’s about one turkey for every person in Spain. To add, each turkey weighs about 30 pounds on average
T OR F: Colchester, Connecticut, once cancelled Thanksgiving due to lack of pumpkin pie.
True! That's right! The story goes that this New England town postponed its Thanksgiving feast for a week in 1705 because of a molasses shortage.
T or F: Thanksgiving has always been celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November?
False. In 1939, Thanksgiving was celebrated on the third Thursday in November.
Which NFL has never played on Thanksgiving Day?
A. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
B. TENNESSEE TITANS
C. PITTSBURGH STEELERS
Jacksonville Jaguars. The Jaguars debuted as an expansion franchise in 1995, so they're relatively new compared to teams like the Lions, Cowboys and Steelers.
How much does the heaviest turkey on record weigh?
A. 34 POUNDS
B. 86 POUNDS
86 pounds. A turkey named Tyson weighed 86 pounds. was sold at charity in London (1989) for $6,692. typical turkey usually weighs around 15 pounds.
How quickly can wild turkey's run?
A. 10 MPHB. 17 MPH
C. 25 MPH
25 miles per hour. They can fly at 55 mph
How many women were at the very first Thanksgiving celebration?
A. 4
B. 15
Only four women at first Thanksgiving celebration. all were married to men who were part of first group of settlers. 22 men/over 25 children/teenagers. 78% of women died on the journey over or during the first winter from disease.
How many calls annually does the Butterball hotline answer on Thanksgiving?
A. 100K
B. 350K
C. 550K
100K For more than three decades, professionally trained turkey experts receiving calls help with turkey cooking talk.