Thanksgiving History
MSK History
Thanksgiving Traditions
MSK Surprise
Thanksgiving Surprise
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In what month did the very first Thanksgiving celebration likely take place?
September
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What was Memorial Hospital's original name?
New York Cancer Hospital
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What sports game are most Americans watching on Thanksgiving Day?
Football
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Who is the president and CEO of MSK?
Dr. Vickers
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When looking at a turkey's feathers, how can you tell if it's a male or female?
Look at the feathers on breast/sides.
1) Males = black tips & Females = brown tips
2) Female turkeys don't gobble, they cackle/purr.
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What year was the first thanksgiving celebrated?
1621
Thanksgiving is based on the colonial Pilgrims' 1621 harvest meal.
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What year did Koch open?
Lymphoma team moved in 2019 & the building opened for patients in 2020
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Which country celebrates Thanksgiving on the second Monday in October?
Canada
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What is MSK's rank in the US News and World Report's 2021-2022 best hospitals for cancer?
2nd
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What do you call adult male turkeys?
Gobblers or Toms
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How many women were at the first Thanksgiving meal?
4
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What year was MSK founded?
1884
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center was founded in 1884 as New York Cancer Hospital on Manhattan's Upper West Side by a group that included John J. Astor and his wife, Charlotte. In 1899, the name was changed to General Memorial Hospital for the Treatment of Cancer and Allied Diseases.
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What state raises the most turkeys?
Minnesota
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When waiting for a protocol amendment to go live, how long is the FDA hold after MSK IRB approves the amendment?
15 days
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On average, how many calories on given person consume at Thanksgiving dinner?
3,000+ calories
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What year was the first Thanksgiving NFL (football) game?
1920
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What is MSK's mission statement?
Ending cancer for life.
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How many turkeys are consumed every year at Thanksgiving?
46 Million
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What's the difference between genomic profiling of IMPACT part A vs part C?
Part A = actionable mutations in the tumor
Part C = mutations in normal DNA/secondary germline testing
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About how many pumpkin pies are consumed every on Thanksgiving?
50 Million
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What president proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday?
Abraham Lincoln
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What do the 3 lines on the MSK logo stand for?
1. Patient Care
2. Research
3. Education and Training
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Which founding father wanted the wild turkey to be the symbol of the United States of America?
Benjamin Franklin
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In regards to pathology slides, what does H & E stand for?
Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) are dye used for routine diagnosis.
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What is the amino acid found in turkey, known to cause drowsiness?
Tryptophan