Thanksgiving Trivia

NFL Football

100

What team has played in the most Thanksgiving Day games?

Who are the Detroit Lions

200

Which team or teams have won the most Thanksgiving Day games?

Who are the Dallas Cowboys

300

Which team has lost the most Thanksgiving Day games?

Who are the Detroit Lions

400

How many Thanksgiving Day games have the Pittsburgh Steelers played in?

What is 6

500

Name 2 of the years the Steelers have played in Thanksgiving Day games.

What are 1939, 1940, 1950, 1983, 1998

The First Thanksgiving

100

What was the name of the ships that brought the pilgrims over to the United States?

What is the Mayflower

200

Where did the pilgrims land in the U.S?

Where is Plymouth, Massachusetts

300

What was the year of the first Thanksgiving?

What is 1621

400

What utensil did the pilgrims NOT use at the first Thanksgiving?

What are forks

500

What Native American Tribe did the pilgrims initially meet? 

What is the Wampanoag Tribe

Thanksgiving Today

100

Which US President made Thanksgiving an official holiday?

Who is Abraham Lincoln

200

What year was the first Thanksgiving celebrated?

What is 1621

300

What character has been in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade for 33 years?

Who is Snoopy

400

Which Christmas song was traditionally a Thanksgiving song?

What is Jingle Bells

500

According to a survey, what are the top 3 things people are most thankful for on Thanksgiving?

What is Family, health, and life

Fun Facts

100

What's the most popular shopping day during Thanksgiving weekend?

What is Black Friday

200

How long did the first Thanksgiving feast last?

What is 3 days

300

What was the first Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade originally celebrating?

What is Christmas

400

Which Peanuts character wears the cooking hat in the Charlie Brown Thanksgiving special?

Who is Snoopy

500

What plant family do pumpkins belong to?

What is Cucurbitaceae (the same family as cucumbers)

Thanksgiving Feast

100

What vegetable did the Pilgrims eat that is now a Thanksgiving favorite?

What is corn

200

Which candy is most popular at Thanksgiving?

What is chocolate candy or candy corn

300

What amino acid does Turkey contain that will make you sleepy?

What is Tryptophan, a natural sedative.

400

How long can cooked turkey sit safely before refrigerating?

What is 2 hours

500

In 1995, this popular Thanksgiving vegetable was the first to be grown in space.

What is a potato