Thanksgiving Jeopardy

The Holiday that is Now

100

True or False:

There were more Pilgrims than Indians at the First Thanksgiving

False (90 > 50)

200

The first Thanksgiving was celebrated in 1621 with included 50 Pilgrims, 90 Wampanoag Indians over a harvest festival that lasted this number of days:

3

300

First USA President to pardon a turkey (there are two possible answers)

John F. Kennedy OR Harry Truman

400

Female turkeys are called "______"

Hens

500

There are about ____ many people (ratio) that eat every 1 turkey served on thanksgiving.

Seven (7:1)

Scientology

100

The church spied on this specific actress at Tom Cruise’s request:

Nicole Kidman (ginger)

200

Name one of the three fundamental principles of scientology.

(**HINT: There are 3)

• man is an immortal, alien, spiritual being called a thetan, 
• his experience extends well beyond a single lifetime, 
• his capabilities are unlimited, even if not presently realized.

300

Name 3 famous scientologists

Tom Cruise, John Travolta, Kirsty Allen, Danny Masterson, Juliette Lewis, and the late Peaches Geldof.

400

The name of the alien that lined a whole bunch of people at the bottom of a volcano and blew them all up

Xenu

500

What decade was scientology founded in

1950s (1954)

ASL

100

This is what the acronym, "ASL" stands for:

American Sign Language

200

The Language ASL came from (was derived from)

French Sign Language

300

There are _____ many sign languages in the world. ((Everyone gets to make a guess now, the closest guess wins the points))

6,000

400

ASL is the _____ most widely spoken language in the USA.

Fourth! (English, Spanish, Chinese, ASL)

500

This woman in the deaf community was crowned Miss America in 1995.

Heather Whitestone

Dinosaurs

100

While humans are plantigrade (walk on their feet), dinosaurs were _______.

(Hint: "_ _ _ _ _ _-grade")

Digitigrade (walk on toes)

200

Dinosaurs went exinct around...

65-69 MYA

300

True or False: All dinosaurs are terrestrial (no flying or aquatic Dinos)

False! pterodactyls are not Dinos 

400

Dinos with the long necks belonged to a family called ...

(*Hinto: "_ _ _ _ _-pods")

Sauropods

500

T-Rex lived in modern day:

(*HINT: Continent)

North America (particularly western N.A. and Canada)

Random Celebrity Trivia

100

Who (comedian) did Will Smith slap at the 2022 Academy Awards?

Chris Rock

200

Who were the original three judges on American Idol?

Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson, and Paula Abdul.

300

In 2011, Kim Kardashian attempted to become a singer. What is the name of her first (and only) musical release?

Jam (Turn It Up).

400

What year did Prince Harry and Meghan Markle step down as senior royals and leave the Royal Family?

2020

500

Who is the mother of Rob Kardashian’s daughter, "Dream"?

Blac Chyna