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What was the name of the ship on which the pilgrims came to America?
Mayflower
100

What meat is the most popular alternative to turkey on Thanksgiving?

Ham

100
In a tradition that is said to have started 2,400 years ago, which part of the turkey is saved and snapped as a good luck custom?
Wishbone
100

What seafood was served at the first Thanksgiving feast?
 

Lobster, oysters, fish and possibly eel

100

What turkeys actually gobble?

Male turkeys
200

How many women were at the very first Thanksgiving celebration?

5

200

Which State consumes the most turkey every thanksgiving?

California

200

According to the Guinness Book of World Records, how much does the heaviest turkey on record weigh?

86lbs

200

How much did the world’s most expensive Thanksgiving dinner on record cost?

$150,000 at New York City’s Old Homestead Steakhouse

200

The first thanksgiving lasted: 

A) one day

b) two days

c) three days

d) four days

c) three days!

300

In 1863, during the Civil War, which American President declared Thanksgiving a national holiday?

Abraham Lincoln

300
Where do cranberries grow? a) in a tree b) on a bush c) in a bog
c) in a bog
300
What do you call a male turkey?
Tom
300

What meats were served at the first Thanksgiving celebration?
 

Venison, swan, duck and goose were likely—not turkey!

300

What year did canned cranberries first come about?

1912

400
In which year was the first Thanksgiving celebrated? a)1421 b)1521 c)1621
c) 1621
400
This traditional Thanksgiving vegetable is grown on every continent except Antarctica.
Corn
400

How many turkeys are prepared for Thanksgiving in America each year?

About 46 million

400

About how many pumpkin pies are consumed every Thanksgiving?

About 50 million

400

What American city has the oldest Thanksgiving Day Parade?

Philadelphia

500

In what month did the very first Thanksgiving celebration likely take place?

September

500
In 1621, which of the following foods that we eat at Thanksgiving today did they NOT serve? a) Pumpkin Pie b) Yams c) Cranberry Sauce
a) Pumpkin Pie (there were no ovens!)
500
Where do turkeys sleep? a)nests b)caves c)trees d)fields
c) trees!
500

When was green bean casserole introduced to Thanksgiving dinners?
 

1955

500

The best place to put the meat thermometer in the turkey is:
1. The breast
2. The middle of the back
3. The thigh

3) The thigh