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100

Where was the first Thanksgiving held?

Plymouth, Massachusetts

100

The German equivalent to Thanksgiving is erntedankfest. Does it carry any religious significance to Germans?

Yes

100

Green bean casserole was invented by what brand of soup employee?

Campbell

100

What is located below the chin and along the turkey's neck line?

the wattle

100

How long was the first Thanksgiving?

Tree days

200

Who held the first Thanksgiving?

the Colonists and the Wampanoag tribe

200

Japan's variation of Thanksgiving, Kinro Kansha no Hi, evolved form and ancient __ harvest festival, Niinamesai

rice

200

How is cranberry sauce canned?

upside down

200

What in male turkey's are used for show, just like a peacock, and in females are used to establish a pecking order.

Tail feathers

200

How many turkey's do Americans prepare for Thanksgiving each year?

about 46 million

300

When did America first call for a national Thanksgiving?

Battle of Saratoga (1789)

300

When does the Netherlands celebrate Thanksgiving?

the last Wednesday of November each year

300

What is another name for stuffing?

Dressing

300

What is the piece of flesh that sits on a turkey's forehead?

the snood

300

What president refused to declare Thanksgiving a holiday? 

Thomas Jefferson

400

True or False: There was a large roasted turkey at the first Thanksgiving

False, there was more seafood

400

What four foods are common in a Puerto Rican Thanksgiving?

Roast pork, plantains, rice, and beans

400

When was pumpkin pie first introduced at Thanksgiving?

the beginning of the 18th century

400

To what is a turkey's response a gobble?

high-pitched sounds

400

What did the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade have in 1924?

live animals from the Central Park Zoo

500

What two college football teams were the first to play against each other on Thanksgiving in 1876?

Yale and Princeton

500

On what day do people in Grenada celebrate Thanksgiving?

October 25

500

Who canned the first jellied cranberry sauce in 1912 and eventually founded Ocean Spray?

Marcus Urann

500

A turkey's spurs are located on what part of their body?

their feet

500

Which president moved Thanksgiving to the third Thursday of November in order to boost the economy with more shopping?

Franklin Roosevelt