Turkey Day

Thanksgiving History

100

What two groups of people celebrated the first Thanksgiving?  

Settlers and Native Americans.

200

This US president made Thanksgiving a national Holiday. 

Abraham Lincoln

300

What famous bird was NOT served at the first Thanksgiving? 

Turkey! Swan, goose, and duck were served instead!

400

This city of brotherly love has the oldest Thanksgiving Day Parade. 

Philadelphia

500

This is the name of the Native American tribe that celebrated the First Thanksgiving with the new settlers. 

The Wampanoag

Thanksgiving Sports

100

This popular American sport is played on Thanksgiving. 

Football (The NFL)

200

This year was the first year that the NFL held a game on Thanksgiving. 

1920. The Detroit Spartans vs The Chicago Bears. 

300

This piece of turkey is awarded to the MVP of the football games played on Thanksgiving. 

Turkey Leg

400

This team has played in the most Thanksgiving day games in the NFL ( Hint they are a rival to the Bears.) 

The Detroit Lions (83)

500

This team is the only team that has NOT played in a Thanksgiving NFL game. (Hint you would not want to pet this cat)

The Jacksonville Jags

Food Facts

100

This meat is the second most popular meat on Thanksgiving. 

Ham

200

On average a Thanksgiving Turkey weighs this many pounds. 

15lbs. 

300

On average a single person will consume this amount of calories at Thanksgiving dinner. 

4500

400

How many pumpkins pies, on average, are consumed every year. Hint it's in the millions.  

50 million on average. 

500

On average Americans alone buy this crazy amount of pounds of turkey each year leading up to Thanksgiving. 

365 MILLION pounds. 

Christmas fun

100

This beverage is the most popular around the holiday seasons. In particular Christmas. 

eggnog

200

These presents are gifted on the 7th day of Christmas. 

7 swans a swimming. 

300

This is the name of the classic Christmas Themed ballet. 

Th Nutcracker. 

400

This song is the best selling Christmas song of all time. 

White Christmas by Bing Crosby 

500

This Famous author wrote the classic Christmas story " A Christmas Carol" 

Charles Dickens. 

Modern Thanksgiving

100

This is the name of the dinner held around Thanksgiving but NOT for family. 

Friendsgiving. 

200

This day is statistically the most busy day for plumbers every year. 

Black Friday ( The day after Thanksgiving.) 

300

This crazy number was the price of the most expensive Thanksgiving dinner. 

181,000 at New Yorks Old Homestead Steak House. 

400

This is the most popular and televised Thanksgiving Parade in America.

The Macys day parade. 

500

On average this amount of people attend the Macys Day parade. 

3.5 million.