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What is the most popular main course served on Thanksgiving?
Turkey
100
What sport do Americans like to play and watch on Thanksgiving day?
Football
100
Where did the pilgrims famously arrive at in the Americas?
Plymouth, Massachusetts (a.k.a. Plymouth Rock)
100
What orange vegetable is commonly used as a symbol of Thanksgiving?
Pumpkin
100
What continent are Cranberries native to?
North America
100
What key has legs and can't open a door?
A Turkey
200
How do people typically prepare potatoes for Thanksgiving dinner?
Mashed
200
What parade has occurred on Thanksgiving for almost 99 years?
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
200
What was the name of the ship the Pilgrims boarded to start their journey?
The Mayflower
200
Who were the English separatists who came to the United States in 1620?
The Pilgrims
200
How fast can turkeys run when scared?
20MPH
200
Why did they let the turkey join the band?
Because he had his own drumsticks
300
What is the most common dessert served on Thanksgiving?
Pumpkin Pie
300
What president made Thanksgiving a permanent national holiday?
Abraham Lincoln
300
Roughly how many passengers were there on the Mayflower?
102 Passengers
300
What do America families do on Thanksgiving day?
They reunite
300
True or False: female turkeys don't gobble.
True
300
What happened to the turkey that got in a fight?
He got the stuffing knocked out of him!
400
What meat is the most popular alternative to turkey on Thanksgiving?
Ham
400
In what state does the oldest documented turkey trot still takes place every year?
New York (Buffalo)
400
How long was the Mayflower’s voyage from England to America?
66 days
400
What do we call the indigenous people of North America who are a common symbol of Thanksgiving?
Native Americans (specifically the Wampanoag tribe)
400
Which president refused to celebrate Thanksgiving?
Thomas Jefferson (Jefferson believed he could not endorse such a holiday without disregarding separation of church and state)
400
What do you call a running turkey?
Fast Food
500
What state produces the most cranberries?
Wisconsin
500
Which U.S. president was the first to officially pardon a turkey making it an annual event?
George H.W. Bush (In 1989 he "presented a Presidential pardon" to a "fine tom turkey")
500
What year was the first Thanksgiving?
1621
500
Black Friday isn't the only holiday the day after Thanksgiving. What's the other?
Native American Heritage Day
500
Which character has made the most appearances of any balloon in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
Snoopy (44 appearances)
500
What browser do turkeys use on their computers?
Google, google
600
Which Founding Father who once proclaimed, “No citizen of the U.S. shall refrain from turkey on Thanksgiving Day".
Alexander Hamilton
600
Which two NFL teams have played a game on Thanksgiving Day since 1966?
The Detroit Lions and The Dallas Cowboys
600
How many days did the first Thanksgiving last?
3 days
600
Thanksgiving Day is an annual Canadian holiday as well, held when?
The second Monday in October
600
What Christmas song was originally created as a Thanksgiving song?
"Jingle Bells"
600
What kind of weather does a turkey like?
Fowl Weather
