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Which President made Thanksgiving a national holiday?

What is Abraham Lincoln 

100

What is the name of the bird we eat on Thanksgiving Day? 

What is a Turkey 

100

 Where did the first official Thanksgiving feast take place?

What is Plymouth Rock

100

 Who celebrated the first Thanksgiving?

What is Native American tribe

100

Statistically, what is Americans’ favorite Thanksgiving side dish?

What is stuffing

200

 Which President made turkey pardoning an annual event?

What is George H.W. Bush 

200

What is the name of the burgundy sauce used during Thanksgiving? It is typically pared with the turkey.

What is cranberry sauce 

200

What is the oldest Thanksgiving parade currently called?

What is Dunkin’ Donuts Thanksgiving Day Parade. 

200

What meat is the most popular alternative to turkey on Thanksgiving?

What is ham

200

What is the wobbly red piece of flesh on top of the beak of a turkey?

What is a snood 

300

How many turkeys are prepared for Thanksgiving in America each year?

What is 46 million 

300

What state consumes the most turkey every Thanksgiving?

What is California 

300

On average, how many people attend the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade each year?

What is 3.5 million

300

What Christmas song was originally meant to be a Thanksgiving song?

What is Jingle Bells 

300

What turkeys actually gobble?

What is Male turkeys 

400

Every Thanksgiving a President _______ a turkey. 

What is pardon 

400

Do Americans prefer apple pie or pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving?

What is Apple pie 

400

What is the name of the dance that is named after Thanksgiving?  

What is the Turkey Trot

400

Although the pumpkin is native to North America, the pumpkin pie was actually first made in which country?

What is Mexico

400

Turkeys are color blind, true or false?
 

What is False

500

Who was the first President to pardon a turkey?

What is John F. Kennedy 

500

What are most turkey feathers used for after the turkey is plucked?

What is animal feed

500

 In what month did the very first Thanksgiving celebration likely take place?

What is September

500

When was the first Thanksgiving? 

What is 1621 
500

Who was the first President to order Thanksgiving a national day?

What is George Washington