Turkeys
History
Miscellaneous
Black Friday
True/False
100
Turducken is a roast made up of these three animals.
What is Turkey, Duck, and Chicken?
100
This historical politician lobbied to make the turkey our national bird.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
100
This part of the turkey is saved and snapped as a superstitious good luck custom.
What is the wishbone?
100
This is the name of the online shopping day following Black Friday.
What is Cyber Monday?
100
True/False: Turkey's can drown if they look up in the rain.
True.
200
This is the name for a baby turkey.
What is Poult?
200
Thanksgiving used to be on the last Thursday of November. In 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared Thanksgiving a holiday on the fourth Thursday of November for this reason.
What is to extend the holiday shopping season by one week?
200
Each year on Thanksgiving the U.S. President is given two dressed turkeys and one of these.
What is a live turkey?
200
Because of the high demand, this type of item should be avoided on Black Friday.
What is toys, jewelry, or Christmas decor? (any one accepted)
200
True/False: Black Friday is the most profitable shopping day of the year.
False. It's usually sometime in the week before Christmas.
300
This Month is National Turkey Lovers Month.
What is June?
300
This is the year that the first Thanksgiving took place.
What is 1621?
300
Before being harvested and sold, cranberry farmers take an individual cranberry and do this to determine the ripeness.
What is bounce it?
300
This is how Black Friday ORIGINALLY got it's name.
What are traffic jams and accidents caused by the shopping day?
300
True/False: At the first Thanksgiving, there were more Indians in attendance than there were Pilgrims.
True. We believe there were about 50 Pilgrims and 90 Indians.
400
This is the speed at which a wild turkey can run.
What is 25mph? (20-30 accepted)
400
Before bringing the Pilgrims to America, the Mayflower was previously used to carry this beverage.
What is wine?
400
The first Thanksgiving football game was played in 1934 by this football team.
What are the Detroit Lions?
400
This is the second busiest shopping day of the year.
What is "Super Saturday" or the Saturday before Christmas?
400
True/False: The dark meat on a turkey is thought to be better for you than the white meat.
False. Among other things, the white meat is lower in cholesterol.
500
This is the amino acid found in turkey that is thought to cause sleepiness.
What is Tryptophan?
500
After their first disastrous winter in the colony, the Pilgrims were assisted by this Indian who taught them how and where to catch fish and how to fertilize their crops.
Who is Squanto?
500
Of the 140 in attendance at the "first" Thanksgiving, about this many were women.
What is 4? (5 also accepted)
500
Black Friday offers the best deals on this type of item.
What are Electronics?
500
True/False: Turkey's have approximately 6,000 feathers.
False. They have approximately 3,500.