What is the thanksgiving dish that contains sweet potatoes and marshmallow?
Sweet potato yams
What is The most popular alternative to turkey on Thanksgiving?
Ham
What was The year of the first Thanksgiving?
1621
What is the average weight of a turkey that is bought for Thanksgiving?
What do you call a running turkey?
Fast Food
True or False?
The first-ever TV dinner came from Thanksgiving leftovers?
True!
What is the parade many people run on Thanksgiving morning?
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
What is The number of days the first Thanksgiving celebration lasted?
Three days
How many U.S. towns are names Turkey?
4
What did the turkey say to the computer?
Google, google.
What is the dish served at thanksgiving that contains breadcrumbs, herbs, nuts (sometimes), celery, onions, and butter?
Stuffing
What do families say before eating Thanksgiving dinner?
Saying Grace
true or false - Pocahontas was at the first thanksgiving?
false
What is The loose red skin attached to the underside of a turkey’s beak called? (we had this last week if you can remember!
a. wattle
b. gizzard
c. floppy neck skin
The Wattle
"Why was the Thanksgiving soup so expensive?"
"It had 24 carrots."
What is the most commonly disliked food at Thanksgiving?
A. yams
b. Cranberry Sauce
c. Mashed potatoes
Cranberry sauce
What is the most popular Thanksgiving Tradition?
a. go around and argue politics with family
b. go around the table and do an impression of a rabid goose
c. go around the table and say what you are grateful for
Go around the table and say what you are grateful for
True or False
The first Thanksgiving was celebrated in 1621, but it wasn't observed as a national holiday until 1867
False - it was observed as a national holiday in 1873
How many people did the first Turkey Trot in Buffalo, New York host?
6
"What did the turkey say to his real estate agent?"
"Turn-key only."
What is the number of calories consumed on an average persons plate on thanksgiving dinner.
4,500
What is The number of turkeys consumed every year at Thanksgiving?
a. 40 million
b. 81 million
c. 46 million
46 Million
Who was the Native American who helped the pilgrims?
Squanto
What is the speed that turkeys can run when scared?
20mph
"Why did the cranberries turn red?"
"Because they saw the turkey dressing."
What percentage of Americans travel on Thanksgiving? (Within 5%)
31%
these two NFL football teams always play on thanksgiving, but never each other -
a. Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys
b. Detroit Tigers and the Houston Astros
c. The KC Current and Sporting Kansas City
a. Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys
True or false - Benjamin Franklin petitioned for the turkey to be the USA's national bird instead of the eagle.
TRUE!
This is the only NFL franchise to NEVER have played a football game on thanksgiving:
a. The New England Patriots
b. The Jacksonville Jaguars
c. The Detroit Lions
b. the Jacksonville jaguars
What is an appropriate accessory to wear to thanksgiving dinner?
a har-VEST
How is a turducken made?
Stuffing a chicken inside of a duck the the duck inside of a turkey
This city is the home of the oldest thanksgiving day parade:
a. Kansas City
b. Las Angeles
c. Philadelphia
c. Philadelphia
US president Calvin Coolidge famously received this animal as a thanksgiving gift
a. Rabbit
b. Raccoon
c. Kitten
Raccoon
Black Friday is the busiest day of the year for which trade professionals
a. HVAC (heating and air conditioner)
b. plumber
c. Electrician
Plumber!
Why didn't the cook season the Thanksgiving turkey?
There was no thyme!