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Thanksgiving trivia
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1
Which of the following is used in a good luck ritual on Thanksgiving?
Whomever can eat the most squash among the men.
Getting to eat the first slice of turkey.
Braking the wishbone.
Which lady can sing a Thanksgiving song.
2
Which of these towns take their name from the traditional Thanksgiving bird?
All the above
Turkey Creek, Lousiana
Turkey, North Carolina
Turkey, Texas
3
Which of the following is the most popular way to serve leftover turkey?
CHILLI
SANDWICH
STEW
BURGER
4
What is the main reason for people wanting to fall asleep after a Thanksgiving meal?
Boring company.
Consuming too much alcohol.
Consuming too much food.
L-Tryptophan (an amino acid in turkey that is a sleep aid).
5
What's going on here?
A wild turkey landed during one of the president's speeches.
President Trump is adopting a pet.
President Trump is pardoning a turkey.
President Trump is choosing his next meal.
6
T or F: Wild turkeys can run more than 20 miles per hour when they are being chased.
TRUE
FALSE
7
How can you tell if cranberries are
ripe
?
If you drop them................they bounce.
Only if they're green.
If you bite into them, they crunch.
If you bite into them and they ooze juice.
8
The average person consumes an average of ________ calories at Thanksgiving.
10 thousand
2 thousand
1 thousand
3 thousand
9
A full grown turkey has about how many feathers?
It's actually fur, not feathers.
3,500
1 million
1,000
10
The food with the most calories eaten during Thanksgiving is none other than our beloved:
Ham
Beets
Pecan Pie
Mashed potatoes with butter.
11
T or F: Neil Armstrong's first meal in space after walking on the moon was roasted turkey.
TRUE
FALSE
12
The average weight of turkeys purchased for Thanksgiving is ______ pounds.
15
25
100
50
13
Yes, it's true, turkeys can actually fly. But which ones?
baked
domesticated
jive
wild
14
About ____________ turkeys are cooked for Thanksgiving each year in the US.
10 million
1 million
46 million
1 billion
15
Some turkeys "
cackle
". Which are the turkeys that "
gobble"?
FEMALE
NONE OF THE ABOVE
PREGNANT
MALE
16
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the largest _______ ever, weighed in at 1 ton.
turkey
ham
pumpkin pie
Grandma
17
The National Turkey Foundation says that around ____% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving.
50
95
100
88
18
Who actually wanted the national bird to be the
turkey
instead of the
bald eagle
?
President Barack Obama
President George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Abraham Lincoln
19
Black Friday
has always been the busiest day of the year for:
Grandparents
Plumbers
Firemen
Police Officers
20
Which giant balloon in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has appeared the most?
Sponge Bob
Santa Claus
Thanksgiving Turkey
Snoopy
21
Who officially declared Thanksgiving a national holiday?
Barack Obama
George Washington
Donald Trump
Abraham Lincoln
22
Traditionally, Thanksgiving is always celebrated on:
the fourth Thursday in November
the first Thursday in November.
the very last Thursday in November
the fourth Thursday in October
23
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, which state is the top in turkey producing?
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Minnesota
California
24
The tradition of football games on Thanksgiving began in 1934 when the Detroit Lions played:
Dallas Cowboys
Green Bay Packers
Chicago Bears
Minnesota Vikings
25
The Friday after Thanksgiving is traditionally called:
November 25th
a day to sleep in.
Black Friday
the after Thanksgiving Day sale!!
26
Swanson
frozen TV dinners and airline meals
were actually created back in 1953 because:
they had 260 tons of extra turkey they didn't sell that year
bachelors wanted something fast and easy to cook.
TV's were fast coming into all homes back then.
airplanes do not have kitchens to cook the meals.
27
T or F: Since the birds were imported by Turkish merchants, this is why we call them
turkeys.
TRUE
FALSE
28
Which of the following was primarily served at the feast?
SEAL
LOBSTER
SWAN
ALL OF THE ABOVE
29
True or False: The very first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade did
NOT
feature any balloons!
FALSE
TRUE
30
The very first Thanksgiving celebration actually lasted:
three days
one hour
one week
one day
