Thanksgiving History
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Turkey Trivia
100
What year was the first Thanksgiving held?
1621
100
This NFL team has played a Thanksgiving game every year since 1934. Their game is often called the "Turkey Day Classic."
The Detroit Lions
100
This is the most popular dessert on Thanksgiving
1. Pumpkin Pie
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100
In the iconic Friends Thanksgiving episode, who is wearing the turkey with sunglasses on their head?
Monica
100
Can Turkeys fly?
NO
200
Thanksgiving is celebrated on this day every year
The fourth Thursday in November
200
The winners of Thanksgiving Day football games are sometimes given this as a prize in fun celebrations
A Turkey Leg
200
The red fruit, often used in a sauce eaten with turkey during a Thanksgiving meal, is named after this bird
A Crane
200
When are the Black Friday dates on Amazon?
November 20 - 28
200
During the wishbone tradition, the person who pulls and ends up with the larger piece of the bone is said to receive _______
Good Luck
300
This parade has been held annually in New York City since 1924
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
300
Before Football became popular, this sport was often played on Thanksgiving in the 1800s
Baseball
300
How many teaspoons are in a cup?
48
300
What day is the Citywide Holiday event?
Wednesday, December 10
300
This founding father wanted the turkey to be the national bird of the USA instead of the bald eagle
Benjamin Franklin
400
This popular Christmas song was originally written as a Thanksgiving song.
"Jingle Bells"
400
The NFL added a third Thanksgiving game in the evening, starting this year
2006
400
Before modern sugar, colonists sometimes used _____ to sweeten pies and desserts
Maple Syrup
400
The number of times Uncle Bob says he's "just checking on the turkey" before dinner is ready.
6 7
"so-so" "maybe"
400
Turkeys can run up to this speed when threatened
20-25 miles per hour
500
This president officially proclaimed Thanksgiving to be a national holiday
Abraham Lincoln
500
The first college football game played on Thanksgiving was in 1876 between these two Ivy League schools.
Yale and Princeton
500
This spice, often used in pumpkin pie, was imported from the East Indies and was once more valuable than gold in Europe.
Nutmeg
500
Tell me something you are Thankful For
Thankful for you
500
Thanksgiving leftovers led to what invention?
