Warm Up #1
This company sells the most turkeys each year. (Hint: yellow & blue packaging)
Butterball
Annual race that takes place every year on thanksgiving.
Turkey trot
What is the name of the ship that bought the pilgrims to America?
The Mayflower
Benjamin Franklin wanted the national bird to be this bird:
turkey
What was washed most in the year 2020?
Brains
will given 1/2 point to hands & behinds
What state consumes the most turkey's on Thanksgiving day?
(Hint: begins with the letter "C")
California
What meat is the most popular alternative to turkey on thanksgiving?
Ham
Who appears at the end of the Thanksgiving Day Parade?
Santa Claus
This company is responsible for the invention of the "green bean casserole" (Hint: this company makes soup)
Campbells
This is a tradition each president in recent history has taken part in around Thanksgiving time.
Pardon a turkey
What are female turkeys called?
Hens
What is the day after Thanksgiving called?
Black Friday
How long did the first thanksgiving last? (Hint: more than 1 day, less than 4 days)
3 days
What are turkey chicks called? (Hint: beings with "P" or "T")
Pults/poult or turkeylings
Which gender turkey gobbles? Which gender does not gobble?
male turkeys gobble, female turkeys do not
What food was present at the first thanksgiving but is rarely eaten at Thanksgiving now?
Seafood
How many Americans eat turkey at Thanksgiving? (Hint: >75% <90%)
88%
What is a male turkey called?
A tom
Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldrin's first meal after walking on the moon for the first time was: ________
(+50 points if you can name what material the food was wrapped in)
roasted turkey
+100: foil packets
When does Canada celebrate thanksgiving? (ex: The USA celebrates thanksgiving the third Thursday in November)
Second Monday in Oct.
What is the loose skin under a males turkeys neck called? (Hint: beings with the letter "S")
a snood
What is the weight of the average turkey? (Hint: between <18 but >10)
15 lbs
How many colonist were on the Mayflower? (Hint >100 <105)
102
How to tell if the cranberry is sweet enough to harvest.
Bounce the cranberry
What is the heaviest turkey on record, according to Guinness Book of Records.
(Hint: between 80-90 pounds)
86 pounds