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100

The most common food on thanksgiving

Turkey

100

This sport is always played on thanksgiving

Football

100

The name of the cargo ship that brought the Pilgrims to North America

Mayflower

100
The group of people that the Pilgrims shared their harvest with 

Native Americans

100
The most popular alternative meat to turkey

Ham

200

The most popular pie on thanksgiving

Pumpkin

200

The parade that is held yearly in New York

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

200

The first President to pardon a turkey

John F. Kennedy


200

The state where the Pilgrims first landed when they arrived on America's shores

Massachusetts

200

The type of turkeys actually gobble

Males

300

The number of pumpkin pies consumed every Thanksgiving?

A) 1 million

B) 20 million

C) 50 million

D) 62 million

C) 50 million 

300

The city that has the oldest Thanksgiving Day Parade

Philadelphia

300

The president that made Thanksgiving a national holiday

Abraham Lincoln

300

The month that the very first Thanksgiving likely took place

September

300

The year of the first Thanksgiving NFL football game

1920

400

The number of many turkeys prepared for Thanksgiving in America each year

About 46 million

400

DAILY DOUBLE

The symbolism behind the iconic cornucopia

abundance and nourishment

400

The number of Pilgrims came on the Mayflower

A) 102

B) 175

C) 200

D) 272

A) 102

400

The length of the Mayflower's voyage from England to America

66 days

400

The president that received a live raccoon as a Thanksgiving present?

Calvin Coolidge

500

This food was not served at the first Thanksgiving

Mashed potatoes

500

The year the first Thanksgiving was celebrated 

1631

500

The length of the first Thanksgiving Celebration (hint: number of days)

3 days

500

DAILY

The average weight of a turkey used on Thanksgiving

15 pounds

500

The state that raises the most turkeys

Minnesota