Thanksgiving Trivia
What day of the week is Thanksgiving always celebrated on in the United States?
Thursday
What popular winter drink is traditionally made with milk, cream, sugar, whipped egg whites, and egg yolks?
Eggnog
What is the tallest mountain in North America?
Denali
What is the most widely consumed fruit in the world?
Bananas
What is the tallest mammal in the world?
Giraffe
What fruit is used to make traditional sauce served with the Thanksgiving meal?
Cranberries
What natural phenomenon, often visible in winter in polar regions, is also known as the Northern Lights?
Aurora Borealis
What popular annual dog sled race runs approximately 1,000 miles from Anchorage to Nome?
The Iditarod
What food is traditionally used as the main ingredient in guacamole?
Avocado
Which planet in our solar system has the most moons?
Saturn (It has over 80!)
Which U.S. president was the first to officially declare Thanksgiving a national holiday?
Abraham Lincoln
Which famous Russian ballet tells the story of a girl and her Christmas Eve journey to a magical land with a Prince?
The Nutcracker
What nickname is Alaska known by, which references its size and remote wilderness?
The Last Frontier
What popular Mexican dish's name translates to “little donkey” in Spanish?
Burrito
What animal is known as the "ship of the desert"?
Camel
Which state is the largest producer of turkeys in the United States?
Minnesota
What is the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, marking the official start of winter?
The Winter Solstice (Usually December 21st)
What valuable natural resource was discovered in Alaska in 1968, leading to the construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline?
Which soft drink was originally developed as a medicine and introduced in 1886?
Coca Cola
Which country is the largest producer of coffee in the world?
Brazil
What year was the first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade?
1924
Daily Double: What was the largest snowfall recorded in a single day in the U.S., and in which state did it occur?
63 inches in Colorado
Who was the secretary of state that secured the purchase of Alaska in 1867?
William Seward
What type of cheese is famously used in a Greek salad?
Feta Cheese
Which artist painted the famous artwork The Starry Night?
Vincent Van Gogh