Thanksgiving Trivia

NFL Football

100

What team has played in the most Thanksgiving Day games? 

A. Dallas Cowboys 

B. Pittsburgh Steelers 

C. New York Giants 

D. Detroit Lions 

D. Detroit Lions

200

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

A. Pittsburgh Steelers 

B. Kansas City Chiefs 

C. Dallas Cowboys 

D. New York Giants 

C. Dallas Cowboys

300

Which team has lost the most Thanksgiving Day games? 

A. Dallas Cowboys 

B. Detroit Lions 

C. Kansas City Chiefs 

D. New York Giants 

B. Detroit Lions 

400

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

A. 4 

B. 10 

C. 6 

D. 2 

C. 6

500

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

A. 1939 and 1998 

B. 1942 and 1950 

C. 2005 and 2020 

D. 1980 and 2000 

A. 1939 and 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?

A. Plymouth, Massachusetts 

B. Roanoke, Virginia 

C. Jamestown, Virginia 

D. Boston, Massachusetts 

A. Plymouth, Massachusetts

300

What was the year of the first Thanksgiving? 

A. 1800 

B. 1550 

C. 1621 

D. 1732 

C. 1621

400

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

A. Forks 

B. Spoons 

C. Knives  

A. Forks 

500

Who was the pilgrims' first military leader? 

A. Stanley Yelnats 

B. Christopher Columbus 

C. Miles Standish 

D. John Smith 

C. Miles Standish

Thanksgiving Today

100

About how many million turkeys are sold every year in the U.S? 

A. 150 million 

B. 280 million 

C. 230 million 

D. 190 million 

B. 280 million

200

How many pounds of turkey does California consume on Thanksgiving Day? 

A. 500 million pounds 

B. 200 million pounds 

C. 675 million pounds 

D. 450 million pounds 

C. 675 million pounds

300

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

A. Snoopy 

B. Donald Duck 

C. Scooby Doo 

D. Big Bird 

A. Snoopy

400

What state consumes the most turkeys?

A. Florida 

B. Texas 

C. California 

D. Georgia

C. California 

500

How many pounds of turkey did the U.S consume in 2007? 

A. 500 million 

B. 690 million 

C. 1 billion 

D. 25 million 

B. 690 million

Turkey Facts

100

How much did the largest turkey ever weigh? 

A. 95 lbs 

B. 72 lbs 

C. 86 lbs 

D. 63 lbs 

What is 86 pounds

200

Do turkeys have bad night or day vision?

What is night

300

About how many feathers will a grown turkey have? 

A. 2,000 

B. 3,500 

C. 5,250 

D. 4,000 

B. 3,500

400

Does turkey have more protein than chicken, beef, or both?

Both 

500

Do turkeys have heart attacks?

Yes 

Thanksgiving Fact or Fiction

100

Macy's was the first America department store to sponsor a Thanksgiving Day parade.

What is Fiction- Gimbel's in 1920.

200

The tradition of watching football on Thanksgiving started with the first NFL game on the holiday in 1934.

What is Fiction- The American Intercollegiate Football Association had its first championship game on Thanksgiving day in 1876.

300

Turkey contains and amino acid that makes you sleepy.

True- Tryptophan, a natural sedative.

400

Did an American founding father really think the turkey should be the official U.S bird? If so, who did? 

A. No 

B. Yes. Ben Franklin 

C. Yes. George Washington 

D. Alexander Hamilton 

True; B. Ben Franklin

500

The "Turkey Trot" is actually inspired by a turkey.

True; It made up of short, jerky steps, like a turkey does.