Thanksgiving Foods
The most popular main course on Thanksgiving
What is turkey?
When you celebrate Thanksgiving with friends rather than family
Friendsgiving
The orange vegetable commonly used as a symbol of Thanksgiving
What is pumpkin?
The name of the ship the Pilgrims boarded to start their journey to Plymouth, Massachusetts
What is the Mayflower?
What is a baby turkey called?
Poult
Which President first ordered a national day of Thanksgiving?
George Washington
No Thanksgiving football games were played during 1941 to 1944 because of this
WWII
This U.S. state produces the most sweet potatoes
What is North Carolina?
A race many people run on Thanksgiving morning.
What is a turkey trot?
The English separatists who came to the United States in 1620
Who were Pilgrims?
What food did the colonists and Native Americans not have at the first Thanksgiving?
What is Turkey
How do both Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and America’s Thanksgiving Parade conclude?
With the arrival of Santa Claus
Who was the first president to "pardon" a turkey?
John F Kennedy
In 1989, John Madden of CBS awarded the first "Turkey Leg Award", for the game's most valuable player to this player on the Eagles
Reggie White
This utensil was not used by the Pilgrims to eat Thanksgiving dinner (Knife, Fork or Spoon)
What is a fork?
The day after Thanksgiving when there are big sales and many people go shopping
What is Black Friday?
The indigenous people of North America who are a common symbol of Thanksgiving
Who are Native Americans?
or
Wampanoag tribe
How many women were at the first Thanksgiving meal?
4 married women, over 25 children and teenagers.
Who said: "Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more"?
Winston Churchill Oprah Winfrey Nelson Mandela
Oprah said: "Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough."
Which President made turkey pardoning an annual event?
George H.W. Bush
This NFL football Franchise has the most Thanksgiving games played
Detroit Lions
This food included at the first Thanksgiving is rarely part of a modern Thanksgiving meal
What is seafood?
Thanksgiving Day is an annual Canadian holiday, held in which month
What is October?
A large, native bird to North America that is large enough to feed a family
What is a wild turkey?
What product owes its existence to Thanksgiving?
T.V. Dinner Recliner Butter
A. T.V. Dinner
In 1953, someone at Swanson misjudged the number of frozen turkeys it would sell that Thanksgiving -- by 26 TONS! So they came up with a brilliant plan: to slice up the meat and repackage with some trimmings on the side. And so the first TV dinner was born!
This Sesame Street character is made of turkey feathers
Who is Big Bird?
Big Bird's feathers are white turkey feathers, dyed yellow. There are approximately 4,000 feathers on the puppet.
Which President refused to celebrate Thanksgiving as a national holiday?
Thomas Jefferson
The first televised Thanksgiving Day game was on the DuMont TV network in what year
1950 1957 1953
1953
This store bought vegetarian roast was the first created as a turkey alternative
What is Tofurky?
How many turkeys are consumed every year at Thanksgiving?
4.6 million 46 million 460 million
46 million
The conical-shaped basket that is generally filled with fruits and vegetables
What is a cornucopia?
The year of the first Thanksgiving
1776 1965 1621
c. What is 1621?
This founding father thought the turkey should be the national bird of the United States
Who is Benjamin Franklin
Which President declared two Thanksgivings in one year?
James Madison
What year was the first Thanksgiving NFL game of the Canton Bulldogs vs the Akron Pros?
1920
How many calories on average are consumed, per person, at Thanksgiving dinner
4,500
This famous Christmas song was originally written for Thanksgiving
What is Jingle Bells?
What meat did the native Americans bring to the first Thanksgiving
Deer (Venison)
How many days did the first Thanksgiving last?
3
The loose red skin attached to the underside of a turkey’s beak
Wattle
What president proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday?
Abraham Lincoln
The only active NFL franchise to have never played on Thanksgiving
Jacksonville Jaguars