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100
What is the most popular main course on Thanksgiving?
turkey
100
How many calls does the company Butterball receive each year in regard to questions about turkeys?
Over 100,000
100
Give the orange vegetable commonly used as a symbol of Thanksgiving
pumpkin
100
What is the name of the ship the Pilgrims boarded to start their journey to Plymouth, Massachusetts?
the Mayflower
100
What is a baby turkey called?
Poult
100
Which President first ordered a national day of Thanksgiving?
George Washington
100
No Thanksgiving football games were played during 1941 to 1944 because of this
WWII
200
Which U.S. state produces the most sweet potatoes?
a) North Carolina
b) South Carolina
c) Georgia
North Carolina
200
Percent of American's that actually eat turkey on Thanksgiving
a) 60%
b) 75%
c) 88%
88%
200
What is this called?
Cornucopia
200
What town canceled Thanksgiving because they couldn't make pumpkin pies?
Colchester, Connecticut
200
How do both Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and America’s Thanksgiving Parade conclude?
With the arrival of Santa Claus
200
Who was the first president to "pardon" a turkey?
John F Kennedy
200
What city is home to the oldest Thanksgiving parade?
Philadelphia (1920)
4 years before the Macy's day parade started....
300
Which utensil was not used by the Pilgrims to eat Thanksgiving dinner (Knife, Fork or Spoon)?
a fork
300
Give the day after Thanksgiving when there are big sales and many people go shopping
Black Friday
300
The first state to officially adopt Thanksgiving?
New York
300
How many women were at the first Thanksgiving meal?
5
300
Who 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."
a) Winston Churchill
b) Oprah Winfrey
c) 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."
300
Which President made turkey pardoning an annual event?
George H.W. Bush
300
Which NFL football Franchise has the most Thanksgiving games played?
Detroit Lions
400
Which food is included at the first Thanksgiving is rarely part of a modern Thanksgiving meal?
seafood
400
Thanksgiving Day is an annual Canadian holiday, held in which month?
October
400
What are male turkeys called?
Toms
400
What product owes its existence to Thanksgiving?
a) T.V. Dinner
b) Recliner
c) Hula Hoop
T.V. Dinner
400
This is the best place to put the meat thermometer in the turkey (keep it clean)
Thigh
400
Which President refused to celebrate Thanksgiving as a national holiday?
Thomas Jefferson
400
This gender of turkey is the one that "gobbles"
male
500
Name a vegetarian roast created as a turkey alternative
Tofurky
500
How many turkeys are consumed every year at Thanksgiving?
a) 46,000
b) 4.6 million
c) 46 million
460 million
46 million
500
This type of turkey can fly?
Wild Turkeys
500
Give the year of the first Thanksgiving
1776
1965
1621
c. 1621
500
Which of the senses is 3 times better in turkeys than humans?
Eye sight
500
Which president received a raccoon as a Thanksgiving gift?
President Calvin Coolidge received a live raccoon for Thanksgiving in 1926. It was intended to be dinner, but the president's family ended up keeping the raccoon as a pet. They named it Rebecca.
500
Why are cranberries red?
Because they saw the turkey dressing.
600
How much is spent on canned cranberry sauce?
$42 million
600
Which Christmas song was originally written for Thanksgiving?
Jingle Bells
600
What meat did the native Americans bring to the first Thanksgiving?
Deer (Venison)
600
How many days did the first Thanksgiving last?
3
600
What is the loose red skin attached to the underside of a turkey’s beak called?
Wattle
600
Name of the founding father who thought the turkey should be the national bird of the United States
Benjamin Franklin
600
What famous soup company created the green bean casserole?
Campbells