COOKING
THANKSGIVING HISTORY
TURKEY
MISC TRIVIA
FOOTBALL
100

This traditional dish is made of dried pieces of bread, spices and vegtables inserted into the Turkey while cooking.  

STUFFING

100

This is the name of the rock where the Pilgrims landed.  

 PLYMOUTH ROCK

100

True or False; Turkeys can drown when it rains.  

TRUE

100

True or False: About 70% of the Pilgrims who made the trip survived to the first Thanksgiving.  

False

100

What two NFL teams play every Thanksgiving?  

 DALLAS AND DETROIT

200

This utencil was not used at the first Thanksgiving because it had not been invented yet: Fork? Spoon? Knife?  

FORK

200

The name of the boat the Pilgrams came over on was called the ________________?  

THE MAYFLOWER

200

True or False; All turkeys gobble.  

FALSE

200

True or False: Eating with your hands or spiting on the floor were acceptable table manners at the first Thanksgiving.

True
200

In the first Thanksgiving football game, the Detroit Lions played which current NFL team? (Hint: they're in their division today).  

CHICAGO BEARS

300

In what family of vegetables is pumpkin classified?  

SQUASH

300

What state first adopted Thanksgiving as an annual holiday?  

NEW YORK

300

What is a group of wild turkeys called?  

A GANG

300

Which state produces the most cranberries?  Minnesota, Pennsylvania or Wisconsin?  

Wisconsin

300

This infamous RB has the most rushing yards in a Thanksgiving Day game.  Is it OJ Simpson, Emmitt Smith, or Walter Payton?  

OJ SIMPSON

400

In the United States, what kind of pie is most preferred?  

APPLE PIE

400

This President made Thanksgiving a national holiday.  

ABRAHAM LINCOLN

400

Which state produces the most turkeys?  North Dakota, North Carolina or Texas?  

NORTH CAROLINA

400

The Mayflower's voyage to the New World took how many days: 31, 44, 66, or 80

66

400

Easton High School plays this school on Thanksgiving in one of the oldest HS Football rivalries in the nation.  

 PHILLIPSBURG HS

500

The best place to place the thermometer to check the temperature of the turkey is the breast, the thigh or the wing?  

THIGH

500

The first video game character to be featured in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was who? Mario? Sonic the Hedgehog? or Ms. Pac-Man?  

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG

500

Every year, two turkeys are pardoned or spared from being eaten.  Who does the pardoning?  

 THE PRESIDENT

500

 Who began the tradition of breaking the wishbone?

THE ROMANS

500

Troy Aikman has the record for most passing yards in a Thanksgiving Day game.  Which team did he play for?  

DALLAS COWBOYS