Turkeys
The Pilgrims
Thanksgiving Misc
Macy's Parade
Football
100
This part of the turkey is saved and broken for good luck.
What is the wishbone?
100
This is the name of the ship on which the pilgrims came to America.
What is the Mayflower?
100
This "honest" president is the one who officially declared Thanksgiving a national holiday.
Who is Abe Lincoln?
100
The parade is held every year in this city.
What is New York City?
100
The tradition of a Thanksgiving Day award began in 1989 when John Madden began awarding this award to the player chosen as the MVP of the game.
What is "The Turkey Leg"?
200
Female turkeys are called hens. This is what male turkeys are called.
What are toms?
200
The pilgrims landed here
What is Plymouth Rock?
200
This is the day in the US that Thanksgiving is always celebrated
What is the 4th Thursday?
200
A float featuring this jolly fellow ends the parade every year.
Who is Santa Claus?
200
These two football teams play on Thanksgiving Day every year.
Who are the Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys?
300
This is the average weight of a turkey bought in the US for Thanksgiving
What is 15 lbs?
300
This tribe of Native Americans were invited to the first Thanksgiving feast.
What are the Wampanoag?
300
This is what the word "cornucopia" means.
What is horn of plenty?
300
A giant balloon version of this cartoon dog has appeared in the parade more times than any other character (6 times).
Who is Snoopy?
300
These two football teams have never played on Thanksgiving
Who are the Carolina Panthers and Jacksonville Jaguars?
400
This is the name of the skin that hangs from a turkey's neck.
What is the wattle?
400
This is the year of the first Thanksgiving feast
What is 1621?
400
This country celebrates Thanksgiving during October
What is Canada?
400
This was the first balloon in the first parade
What is Felix the Cat?
400
Other than the Cowboys who have done it three times, this is the only other team to win a Thanksgiving day game, and the Super Bowl in the same season
Who are the Miami Dolphins?
500
Because of the way that they are bred, commercially raised turkeys cannot do this
What is fly?
500
The pilgrims could not eat with this utensil, because it had not yet been invented
What is the fork?
500
Since 1947, the National Turkey Federation has presented a live turkey and two dressed turkeys to the President. The President does not eat the live turkey. He does this to it and allows it to live out its days on a historical farm.
What is pardons it?
500
The parade scenes in this 1947 holiday classic are actual shots of the 1946 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
What is Miracle on 34th Street?
500
This player, infamous for more than football, has the most rushing yards in a single Thanksgiving Day game with 273 vs. Detroit in 1976
Who is OJ Simpson?