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100
What is the most popular alternative to turkey on Thanksgiving?
Ham
100
What was The year of the first Thanksgiving?
a. 1776
b. 1965
c. 1621
1621
100
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, how much does the heaviest turkey on record weigh?
Cuanto pesa el pavo mas pesado registrado?
a. 45 pounds
b. 20 pounds
c. 86 pounds
86 pounds.
100
What sport is known to play games during Thanksgiving?
Football
100
How many turkeys are prepared for Thanksgiving in America each year?
a. 46 million
b. 450 million
c. 6 million
About 46 million.
200
What meat did the native Americans bring to the first Thanksgiving?
1. Grizzly bear
2. Deer
3. Turkey
Deer (Venison)
200
Which American state first celebrated Thanksgiving?
Plymouth, Massachusetts
200
How many places in the U.S. have the word “Turkey” in their name?
Seven, per the U.S. Census Bureau — Turkey City, Texas; Turkey Creek, Arizona; Turkey Creek, Arkansas; Turkey Creek, Kansas; Turkey Creek, Louisiana; Turkey, North Carolina and Turkey Valley, South Dakota.
200
On average, how many people attend the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade each year?
About 3.5 million.
200
What Christmas song was orginally meant to be a Thanksgiving song?
Jingle Bells.
300
Although the pumpkin is native to North America, the pumpkin pie was actually first made in which country?
Aunque la calabaza es originaria de América del Norte, ¿en qué país se hizo por primera vez el pastel de calabaza?
Mexico.
300
When do we celebrate Thanksgiving in the USA each year?
Thanksgiving always been celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November.
300
What sport uses the term "Turkey"?
Bowling:
Turkey - 3 consecutive strikes
Wild Turkey - 6 strikes
Golden Turkey - 9 strikes
300
How long is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade route?
2.5 miles
300
Which utensil was not used by the Pilgrims to eat Thanksgiving dinner?
¿Qué utensilio no usaron los peregrinos para comer la cena de Acción de Gracias?
a. Knife,
b. Fork
c. Spoon
a fork
400
Approximately, how many turkey birds are cooked for Thanksgiving dinner all over the US each year?
a. 300 millions
b. 5 millions
c. 46 million
According to USDA, the Americans eat about 46 million birds on Thanksgiving. That's around as many turkeys as the entire population of Spain.
400
Which President made turkey pardoning an annual event?
¿Qué presidente hizo del perdón de pavos un evento anual?
George H.W. Bush, in 1989, granted the first "official" presidential pardon to turkey (not eating it).
400
How did the turkey bird got its name?
The turkey bird got its name from the country of Turkey! During the Ottoman Empire, guinea fowl were exported from East Africa via Turkey to Europe, and Europeans started calling the birds turkey-hens due to the trade route. So when Europeans first sailed to North America and discovered birds that looked similar to guinea fowl, they called them "turkeys."
400
How do both Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and America’s Thanksgiving Parade conclude?
With the arrival of Santa Claus
400
Black Friday is the busiest day of the year for what profession?
a. Sales people
b. Doctors
c. Plumbers / Fontaneros
Plumbers
The day after Thanksgiving is the busiest day of for plumbers because of the drain accidents (people pour cooking oil down the drain and it breaks).
500
How was the concept of Thanksgiving TV tray dinner (=frozen meal) created?
¿Cómo se creó el concepto de cena en bandeja de TV de Acción de Gracias (=comida congelada)?
In 1953, an employee at C.A. Swanson & Sons overestimated demand for Thanksgiving turkey and ordered 260 tons of extra frozen birds.
As a solution, a Swanson salesman ordered 5,000 aluminum trays and sold turkey meals, known as first TV tray (=frozen meal) dinners.
500
Why did the president Thomas Jefferson refuse to recognize Thanksgiving as a national holiday?
Jefferson believed in “a wall of separation between Church and State” and he didn't want to create a state-sponsored religious worship.
500
What is the name of the loose red skin attached to the underside of a turkey’s beak?
¿Cuál es el nombre de la piel roja suelta adherida a la parte inferior del pico de un pavo?
Wattle / moco de pavo
500
What was the original significance/meaning of celebrating Thanksgiving?
Colonists in New England and Canada regularly observed “thanksgivings,” religious days of prayer for such blessings as safe journeys, military victories, or abundant harvests.
500
Which country changed its official name in 2022 because its government didn't like the association with one of the famous Thanksgiving symbols?
¿Qué país cambió su nombre oficial en 2022 porque a su gobierno no le gustó la asociación con uno de los famosos símbolos del Día de Acción de Gracias?
Turkey changed its official name to Türkiye
