Turkeys
What Sesame Street character is made from about 4,000 turkey feathers?
Big Bird
Which tribe celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims?
Wampanoag Tribe
“Thank You Notes” is a recurring segment on whose late-night talk show?
Jimmy Fallon
What is the USDA-recommended internal temperature for safely cooked turkey?
165°F.
Q: In which month does Canada celebrate Thanksgiving?
October.
Female turkeys are hens; males may be called toms or what name based on the sound they make?
What dish—also Minnesota’s official state crop food—is often served on Thanksgiving?
Wild rice
In Douglas Adams’s The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, what message did the dolphins leave before Earth’s destruction?
"So long, and thanks for all the fish.”
What company created the original green bean casserole recipe for a 1950s cookbook?
A: Campbell’s
The Mayflower landed in Plymouth, Massachusetts in November of what year?
1620.
Where do wild turkeys sleep at night for protection from predators?
In trees
Thanksgiving in the U.S. almost always falls under what astrological sign?
Sagittarius.
Whose decluttering philosophy says if something doesn’t “spark joy,” thank it before letting it go?
A: Marie Kondo
Within 10%, how many calories does the average American consume on Thanksgiving (food + drinks + dessert)?
About 4,500 calories (acceptable range 4,050–4,950)
The tradition of pardoning a turkey dates to the son of which U.S. president asking for clemency in 1863?
Abraham Lincoln.
Which American Founding Father wrote in 1784 that the turkey was a “more respectable bird” than the eagle?
Benjamin Franklin
Q: What R&B legend’s food brand sells sweet-potato pies that go viral every year?
Patti LaBelle
Aaron Eckhart played a tobacco lobbyist in which 2005 satirical film?
A: Thank You for Smoking
What company runs the famous Turkey Talk-Line, answering 100,000+ calls each year?
Butterball
In 1896, the Buffalo YMCA hosted the first version of what alliterative Thanksgiving fundraising event?
A: The Turkey Trot.
Chalchiuhtotolin, the “Precious Night Turkey,” was a deity in which Mesoamerican empire?
Aztec Empire
What Thanksgiving staple did John Lennon mutter at the end of “Strawberry Fields Forever,” famously misheard as “I buried Paul”?
Cranberry Sauce
In 1997, who did Steve Jobs thank for investing $150 million to help save Apple from bankruptcy?
Bill Gates
What convenience product did Swanson invent in 1953 after accidentally over-ordering 260 tons of turkey?
A: The TV dinner.
Which department store hosted the first Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1920, four years before Macy’s?
Gimbels Department Store