Turkey
Thanksgiving History
Food...Yummy
Macy's Parade
Misc.
100

What percentage of a cooked turkey is typically dark meat?

30%

100

How many women were at the very first Thanksgiving celebration?

Hint: It is less than 10

Four

100

What thanksgiving dish was invented by a Campbells Soup employee?

Green Bean Casserole

100

What was the first parade float?

Felix the Cat

100

Which president was the first to give a turkey a presidential pardon?

Ronald Reagan

200

What do you call a group of turkeys?

Rafter 

200

Which Native American acted as an interpreter?

Squanto

200

What is the most popular Thanksgiving dish, that is NOT turkey?

Mashed Potatoes

200

What city is the parade held in?

New York City

200

What are turkey chicks called?

Pults or turkeylings

300

T or F: Can wild turkeys run about 30 miles per hour?

False - They typically only reach a speed of 20-25 miles per hour

300

How long was the first Thanksgiving?

Three days

300

What’s the name of the organic compound found in turkey that many people blame for sleepiness? 

Tryptophan

300

What is the biggest float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade?

Santa's Sleigh- stands at 3.5 stories tall and 60 feet long! 

300

What meat did the native Americans bring to the first Thanksgiving?

Deer(Venison)

400

How much did the heaviest wild turkey ever hunted weigh?

37 lbs

400

What food did the colonists and Native Americans not have at the first Thanksgiving?

Turkey

400

How many calories on average are consumed, per person, at Thanksgiving dinner?

4,500

400

How many miles is the parade route?

2.5 miles

400

Does a male or female turkey make a gobble sound?

Male

500

Which state produces the most turkeys?

Minnesota

500
Where was the first Thanksgiving

Plymouth, Massachusetts

500

Is cranberry sauce canned upside down, or right side up? 

Upside Down

500

What year was the first Macy's day parade?

Hint: It is in the 1920's

1924

500

What is a turducken? 

A combination of turkey, duck, and chicken.