FOOD!
The average number of calories consumed during Thanksgiving dinner is...
a) 2,000
b) 2,500
c) 3,000
d) 3,500
What is 3,000 calories?
For a long time two teams have always played on Thanksgiving day. One of these teams is the Lions. This team is the other.
Who are the Dallas Cowboys?
The first Thanksgiving lasted for ___ days.
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
What is 3 days?
This year we have Thanksgiving on the 26th. This is the rule we follow for deciding what day it should be on.
What is the fourth Thursday in November?
The average number of turkeys consumed by Americans each year is...
a) 39,000
b) 46,000
c) 51,000
d) 53,000
What is 46,000 turkeys?
The New England Patriots have played on Thanksgiving five times. This is the amount of those games that Tom Brady played in.
What is four games?
The first Thanksgiving took place in this year.
When is 1621?
For two years there were two Thanksgivings in America. 32 states had Thanksgiving on one day and the rest had it a week later. This was because the president at the time was afraid that because the holiday fell on the last day of November it would cut into Christmas sales and hurt the economy. This president suggested to the states that they move it up a week.
Who is President Franklin D. Roosevelt?
The year of the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is...
a) 1918
b) 1920
c) 1921
d) 1924
When is 1924?
The average number of pumpkin pies eaten on Thanksgiving is...
a) 50 million
b) 55 million
c) 60 million
d) 70 million
What is 50 million pumpkin pies?
The fist year a Thanksgiving NFL game was played is...
a) 1918
b) 1920
c) 1922
d) 1924
When is 1920?
The Native American tribe that ate the first Thanksgiving dinner with the pilgrims.
a) Cherokee
b) Navajo
c) Shoshone
d) Wampanoag
Who are the Wampanoag?
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Since the Rockettes first performed in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade they've performed every year. The first year the Rockettes performed in the parade is...
a) 1955
b) 1956
c) 1958
d) 1962
When is 1958?
Americans consume 80 million pounds of cranberries during Thanksgiving, including 5,062,500 gallons of jellied cranberries. This amount of jellied cranberries could fill about ___ Olympic swimming pools.
a) 6
b) 7
c) 8
d) 9
What is 8 Olympic swimming pools?
The Lions play on Thanksgiving day every year. Not including today's game, they've lost 40 games and tied two games. The number of games they've won on Thanksgiving is...
a) 26
b) 29
c) 31
d) 37
What is 37 games?
The town that the first Thanksgiving took place in.
Where is Plymouth?
Pardoning turkeys can first be traced back to Lincoln when his son, Tad, convinced the cooks to let their Thanksgiving turkey live. Later, people think that President Truman was the first to pardon a turkey but he didn't officially "pardon" it. This if the first president to officially pardon a turkey.
Who is President George H.W. Bush
There have been about ___ giant balloons in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
a) 200
b) 250
c) 300
d) 400
What is 200?
The three most common side dishes eaten on Thanksgiving.
What are mashed potatoes, mac & cheese, and rolls?
The Lions have played many teams on Thanksgiving. These are the two teams they have played by far the most.
Who are the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears?
The main source of meat at the first Thanksgiving was...
a) bear
b) bird
c) turkey
d) deer
What is deer meat (venison)?
Lincoln made Thanksgiving a national holiday. This year was when Thanksgiving became a national holiday.
When is 1863?
The name of the first ever giant balloon at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Who is Felix the Cat?