Black Friday
Football
Thanksgiving Facts
Turkey
Pies
100

When did Black Friday become a National term?

1990, 1890, 2000

1990

100

What year was the first football game played on Thanksgiving?

1920, 1930, or 1950

1920

100

When was the first Thanksgiving?

1521, 1621, 1721

1621

100

What year did Turkey become a country? 

1823; 1923; 2003

1923

100

What was the first year pumpkin pie was eatin at Thanksgiving?

1623, 1789, 1834

1623

200

How much did shoppers spend on Black Friday in 2015?

$59,000; 59,000,000; or 59,000,000,000

59,000,000,000 

(59 billion)

200

Which teams host football games every year on Thanksgiving? 

49ers & Cowboys

Raiders & Packers

Cowboys & Lions

Cowboys & Lions

200

Who was the president that made Thanksgiving a holiday?

George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Donald Trump

Abraham Lincoln

200
True or False:

All turkeys "Gobble"

False

Note: Only male turkeys make the gobbling noise

200

The most popular flavor of pie in America?

Pumpkin, Chocolate, or Apple

Apple Pie

300

How much does the average adult spend on Black Friday?

$200; $400, or $600

$400

300

What are two teams that have never played on Thanksgiving?

Cowboys & Lions

Panthers & Jaguars

Raiders & Packers

Panthers & Jaguars

300

Who was the first president to pardon a turkey?

George H.W. Bush, Barak Obama, Abraham Lincoln

The annual White House tradition of “pardoning” a turkey officially started with George H.W. Bush in 1989.

300

How many turkeys are eaten during Thanksgiving?

46 thousand; 46 million; 46 billion

46 million

300

How many people have eaten a full pie by themselves?

1 in 3; 1 in 4; 1 in 5

1 in 5

400

What is the day before Black Friday? 

Red Thursday, Brown Thursday, Grey Thursday

Grey Thursday

400

What is given to the MVP of the game?

Turkey Trophy

Gobbling Gravy Trophy

Galloping Gobbler Trophy

Galloping Gobbler Trophy

400

On Thanksgiving Day in 2011, runners at the YMCA Turkey Trot in Dallas, Texas, dressed up in droves and set a Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of people dressed as turkeys. How many people came wearing their feathered finest. 

551, 801, 661

 In total, 661 people came wearing their feathered finest.

400

How fast does a turkey run? 

5 mph; 14 mph; 26mph

26 mph

400

Key Lime Pie is the official pie of ___________ state.

Florida; California, Washington

Florida

500

What city first used the term Black Friday?

San Antonio, San Jose, or Philadelphia

Philadelphia

500

Other than the Cowboys who have done it three times, the ___________ are the only other team to win a Thanksgiving day game, and the Super Bowl in the same season.

Packers, Dolphins, 49ers

Other than the Cowboys who have done it three times, the Dolphins are the only other team to win a Thanksgiving day game, and the Super Bowl in the same season.

500

What is the average number of calories consumed on Thanksgiving day? 

4,500 

Note: Though it differs depending on age and activity level, adult males generally require 2,000-3000 calories per day to maintain weight while adult females need around 1,600-2,400 according to the U.S Department of Health. 

500

Baby turkeys are called...

Poults, Goblins, or Turkish

Poults

500

What is the average number of pumpkin pies eaten on Thanksgiving?

50 thousand, 50 million, 50 billion

50 million