History
Abraham Lincoln
What state boasts the best places for turkey hunting?
Texas
Wisconsin ranks #5 in this categoryWhat city has the busiest airport the week of Thanksgiving: Los Angeles, Atlanta, or Chicago?
Atlanta
It is expected that over 1.3 million people will pass through Atlanta International Airport Thanksgiving week.
What soup company invented the green bean casserole?
Campbell’s Soup Company published a recipe for the casserole in 1955. It sharply increased sales of their cream of mushroom soup.
There are two professional football teams that traditionally play games on Thanksgiving Day.
Can you name one or both of them?
The Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys always play games on Thanksgiving Day.
Plymouth, Massachusetts, has historically been credited as the site of the first Thanksgiving
feast. Historians have found records of an earlier Thanksgiving in another colony. What’s the
name of the colony?
Jamestown
James town was founded on May 14, 1607
Which can run faster, a wild turkey or a giraffe?
Giraffe
A giraffe can run 32 miles per hour. A wild turkey can run only 20 miles per hour.
True or false: The Wednesday before Thanksgiving is always the busiest air travel day of the
year in the U.S.
True!
According to TSA, the busiest air travel days of the year are the Tuesday and Wednesday before Thanksgiving and the Sunday following the holiday.
Besides inspiring a hit Broadway musical, what founding father said, “No citizen of the U.S.
shall refrain from turkey on Thanksgiving Day.”
Alexander Hamilton
When did the Lions begin playing on Thanksgiving day?
1934
The Lions lost the first-ever Thanksgiving game to the Chicago Bears, 16-13
What months did Lincoln earmark for the Thanksgiving holiday?
November and August
Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a twice-yearly holiday to be celebrated in both November and August.
What is a tofurkey?
It is a vegetarian turkey, sold frozen and made from soy protein.
how much money is expected to be spent on black Friday?
$10 billion
In 2023, a staggering $9.8 billion was spent online in a single day, with the average shopper shelling out $313!
What frozen product did Swanson’s introduce to use up a post-Thanksgiving turkey surplus?
In 1953, Swanson’s created a frozen turkey dinner they called “Swanson TV Brand
Frozen Dinner.”
1966
The Cowboys beat the Cleveland Browns 26 - 14
What president declared that Thanksgiving would be celebrated on the fourth Thursday
of November
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
He decided Thanksgiving would be the fourth Thursday in November instead of the last Thursday in November.
What is a group of turkeys called?
A group of turkeys is called a rafter.
The term “Black Friday” was originally coined to describe what event?
The Gold Crash of 1869
Later, it was used to describe the 1929 stock market
crash. The Philadelphia police started using the term with its current usage in the early 1960s. No one on the force wanted to work the day after Thanksgiving because of the traffic jams and overcrowded sidewalks filled with shoppers, not to mention the thousands of
What were wishbones used to predict in the 1400s?
Predict the weather.
Wishbones were put in a cupboard to dry for several weeks. If they stayed white, it meant spring would arrive early. A deep blue or black wishbone was a harbinger of a long, cold winter.
With 15 Best in Show titles, what dog breed has had the most wins at the National Dog Show?
Wire Fox Terrier
The first dog to win Best in Show was Smooth Fox Terrier named Warren Remedy i 1907. She was the first winner of Best in Show and the only dog to have won it on three occasions.
What was the main dish of the first thanksgiving?
Ducks, geese, and even swans
By the turn of the 19th century, turkey had become a popular dish to serve on Thanksgiving
What is a turducken?
It is a deboned chicken stuffed inside a deboned duck, and then that combination stuffed inside a deboned turkey
While many shoppers still go to the malls on Black Friday, others prefer to stay home and
wait to shop on _________ Monday.
Cyber
The first Cyber Monday debuted in 2005, launched with the intention of promoting online retail
According to Guinness World Records, how much does the world's largest pumpkin pie weigh?
Made in 2010, the record-breaking pie weighed 3,699 lbs.
New York hosts the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. What midwestern city hosts the
country’s second oldest Thanksgiving parade?
Detroit
Detroit hosts America’s Parade, generally considered the second oldest Thanksgiving Day parade.
(There is debate over this, especially in Detroit, where some local historians believe America’s Parade is older than the Macy’s parade.)