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What city is home to the oldest Thanksgiving Day parade?
a. Philadelphia
b. New York
c. Chicago
What is Philadelphia
What food did the colonists and Native Americans NOT have at the first Thanksgiving?
Turkey
How many turkeys do Americans prepare each Thanksgiving?
a. 52 Million
b. 64 Million
c. 46 Million
c. 46 Million
What Thanksgiving vegetable was grown in space?
The potato
What professional Football Team has played almost every Thanksgiving since 1934?
The Detroit Lions
What year was the first Thanksgiving Day parade held?
1920
What was the 'main dish' at the first Thanksgiving Dinner?
Seafood - a variety of lobster, mussels, clams, oysters and local veggies
What percentage of Americans eat Turkey on Thanksgiving?
a. 88%
b. 95%
c. 67%
a. 88%
How much did the world's largest pumpkin weigh?
a. 782 pounds
b. 1236 pounds
c. 3699 pounds
c. 3699 pounds
Has Thanksgiving always been celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November?
No.
Who hosted the oldest Thankgiving parade?
a. Macy's
b. Gimbels
c. Krogers
b. Gimbels
What year did the colonists and native American celebrate their first Thanksgiving meal?
a. 1776
b. 1492
c. 1621
c. 1621
Which President was the first to pardon a turkey at Thanksgiving?
John F. Kennedy
Typically, what is the biggest safety hazard on Thanksgiving?
a. Fires
b. Knife cuts/wounds
c. Family Fights
a. Fires
What happens to the turkeys that are pardoned every year by the president?
a. They are given to food banks
b. They go on to live fulfilled lives
c. They are set free into the wild
b. They go on to live fulfilled lives
What did President Calvin Coolidge famously receive as a Thanksgiving gift?
A live racoon
What president refused to declare Thanksgiving as a holiday?
Thomas Jefferson
On average, how many calls does Butterball help line get each year?
a. 7500
b. 100,000
c. there is no 'help line'
b. 100,000
According to the Guiness book of World Records, how much does the heaviest turkey on record weigh?
86 pounds!
A turkey named TYSON weighed 86# was sold at a charity auction in London in 1989 for about $6692!
According to Americans, what is the best part of Thanksgiving?
The leftovers!
How long was the first Thanksgiving?
3 Days
What WASN'T a part of the first Macy's Thanksgiving parade?
Balloons
How many towns in the U.S. bear the name 'Turkey'?
3!
They are located in Texas, Louisiana, and North Carolina and each town has less than 500 residents
What town cancelled Thanksgiving because it couldn't make pie?
a. Gloucester
b. Plymouth
c. Colchester
c. Colchester
Do other countries celebrate Thanksgiving?
Yes - Canada does, but on a different day