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How long was the first Thanksgiving?

3 Days

100

What piece of the turkey do you stick the thermometer to read the internal temperature?

Thigh

100
In 1924, This long running tradition for Thanksgiving Morning began.  Turn the TV onto NBC
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
100

Which turkey's gobble?

Male

100

American football is played on Thanksgiving. What is the name of the Professional league they represent?

N.F.L.  or National Football League

200

Who was the Native American tribe who attended the first Thanksgiving?

Wampanoag Tribe

200

What temperature should you heat the Turkey to in order to avoid salmonella

170 Degrees

200

Also known as a Horn of Plenty, this Cone Shaped basket usually filled with fruits and veggies and displayed on your Thanksgiving Table is called a what?

200

There are over 40 million turkeys eaten on Thanksgiving.   True or False

True

200

It's tradition for two teams to always play on Thanksgiving?  Name both of these teams that play on Thanksgiving every year

Detroit Lions

Dallas Cowboys

300

Were there more Pilgrims or Native Americans at the first Thanksgiving?

Native Americans


300

True or False, You need to remove the turkey out of it's original packaging to defrost it

False

300

Traditionally, what is the most common injury on Thanksgiving?

Turkey Fryer burns

300

True or False, Turkeys contain an amino acid that makes people sleepy?

False

300

There were only 2 games played on Thanksgiving, but a third was added in this century.  What year did the NFL add the 3rd game

2006

400

Sara Joseph Hale petitioned for Thanksgiving to become a what?

National Holiday

400

What is the best way to defrost a frozen Turkey?

Leave it in the Fridge

400

**DAILY DOUBLE**

What is traditionally broken at Thanksgiving as a sign of good luck?

400

64, 86, 97, or 106...  How much did the World's Heaviest teacher weigh?

86 Pounds


400

Before the NFL took over, there was one College rivalry between two IVY LEAGUE schools that played every year.  Princeton is one...  which is the other?

Yale

500

What is the name of the ship that carried the pilgrims to the New World?

Mayflower

500

The liver, gizzard, and heart collectively make up this...(what old grannies boil to make gravy) 

Giblets

500

Every year, for the athletically motivated, you can run 3.1 Miles before your meal at this event called what?

Turkey Trot

500

How much does the average Thanksgiving Turkey Weigh?

15 lbs

500

What is the only team to NOT have played a game on Thanksgiving?

Jacksonville Jaguars