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100

This process refers to soaking a turkey in a saltwater solution before cooking it.

What is brining?

100

This is the number of balloons that were featured in the 2023 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

What is 25?

100

These two NFL teams have played a game on Thanksgiving Day since 1966.

Who are the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys?

100

This is where the Pilgrims first landed when arriving on America’s shores.

What is Provincetown, Massachusetts?

(They settled in Plymouth, Massachusetts)

100

This U.S. president was the first to officially pardon a turkey.

Who is George H.W. Bush? 

In 1989, Bush "presented a Presidential pardon" to a “fine tom turkey” — and it's been an annual tradition ever since.

200

According to a poll, this Thanksgiving side dish is the least popular among Americans.

What is Green bean casserole?

200

According to Lending Tree, on average, Thanksgiving hosts expected to serve this number of guests in 2023.

What is 11?

200

According to Macy's, roughly this many people attend the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York each year

What is 3.5 million?

200

In 2023, this state raised the most turkeys.

What is Minnesota?

200

This U.S. Founding Father famously referred to turkeys as “a bird of courage”

Who was Benjamin Franklin?

300

Once cooked, the number of hours that a turkey can sit before it should be refrigerated.

What is No longer than two hours?

300

On average, the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line fields this number of questions from callers during the holiday season.

What is 100,000?

300

With 15 Best in Show titles, this dog breed has had the most wins at the National Dog Show (which airs on Thanksgiving Day).

What is the Wire Fox Terrier?

300

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, this is the number of places in the U.S. that are named Cranberry.

What is Five?

300

According to Guinness World Records, the world's largest pumpkin pie weighs this much

What is 3,699 pounds?

It was made in 2010

400

The four ingredients that go into making a basic pie crust - Flour, salt, water and this.

What is butter/shortening?

400

According to Merriam-Webster, the term “Friendsgiving” first circulated in this year.

What is 2007?

400

In this year “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” debuted on television

What is 1973?

400

The number of many places in the U.S. that have the word “Turkey” in their name.

What is Seven?

Turkey City, Texas; Turkey Creek, Arizona; Turkey Creek, Stone County, Arkansas; Turkey Creek, McPherson County, Kansas; Turkey Creek, Louisiana; Turkey, North Carolina and Turkey Valley, Yankton County, South Dakota

400

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade route is this many miles long

What is 2.5 miles?

500

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

What is the potato?

500

The number of passengers that were on the Mayflower

What is 102?

500

This movie holds the record for the highest-grossing weekend in Thanksgiving history.

What is Frozen 2?

500

The number of places in the U.S. that have the word “Pilgrim” in their name

What is Two?

Pilgrim, Michigan and Pilgrim, Dade County, Missouri.

500

The first Thanksgiving feast lasted this long  

What is 3 days?