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1
Black Friday
has always been the busiest day of the year for:
Shop owners
Police Officers
Firemen
Plumbers
2
About ____________ turkeys are cooked for Thanksgiving each year in the US.
14 million
101 million
1 billion
46 million
3
What was the name of the first settlers in the new world?
Pilgrims
Puritans
Indians
Spanish
4
What is the main reason for people wanting to fall asleep after a Thanksgiving meal?
Consuming too much alcohol.
Consuming too much food.
Boring company.
L-Tryptophan (an amino acid in turkey that is a sleep aid).
5
The "Wildflower" was the first Pilgrim ship to land in the new world.
True
False
6
The food with the most calories eaten during Thanksgiving is none other than our beloved:
Pecan Pie
Ham
Mashed potatoes with butter.
Beets
7
The very first Thanksgiving celebration actually lasted:
one week
one day
one hour
three days
8
Which of these towns take their name from the traditional Thanksgiving bird?
Turkey Creek, Lousiana
All the above
Turkey, Texas
Turkey, North Carolina
9
Which of the following foods was primarily served at the feast?
SWAN
SEAL
LOBSTER
ALL OF THE ABOVE
10
Which president of the US officially declared Thanksgiving a national holiday?
George Bush
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Barack Obama
11
The National Turkey Foundation says that around ____% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving.
95
50
100
88
12
The average person consumes an average of ________ calories at Thanksgiving.
1 thousand
3 thousand
10 thousand
2 thousand
13
Yes, it's true, turkeys can actually fly. But which ones?
red-beaks
baked
domesticated
wild
14
Who actually wanted our national bird to be the
turkey
instead of the
bald eagle
?
President George Washington
President Barack Obama
Benjamin Franklin
Abraham Lincoln
15
Which of the following is the most popular way to serve leftover turkey?
BURGER
CHILLI
SANDWICH
STEW
16
Which giant balloon in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has appeared the most?
Santa Claus
Snoopy
Thanksgiving Turkey
Sponge Bob
17
The average weight of turkeys purchased for Thanksgiving is ______ pounds.
25
100
50
15
18
T or F: Neil Armstrong's first meal in space after walking on the moon was roasted turkey.
FALSE
TRUE
19
Which of the following is used in a good luck/make a wish ritual on Thanksgiving?
Whomever can eat the most squash among the men.
Getting to eat the first slice of turkey.
Which lady can sing a Thanksgiving song.
Breaking the wishbone.
20
Swanson
frozen TV dinners and airline meals
were actually created back in 1953 because:
TV's were fast coming into all homes back then.
airplanes do not have kitchens to cook the meals.
they had 260 tons of extra turkey they didn't sell that year
bachelors wanted something fast and easy to cook.
21
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.
22
According to the Census Bureau, which state is the top in turkey producing in the country?
New Hampshire
Minnesota
Connecticut
California
23
A full grown turkey has about how many feathers?
It's actually fur, not feathers.
1,000
1 million
3,500
24
The tradition of football games on Thanksgiving began in 1934 when the Detroit Lions played:
Chicago Bears
Minnesota Vikings
Dallas Cowboys
Green Bay Packers
25
What presidential tradition is taking place here?
A wild turkey landed during one of the president's speeches.
President Trump adopting a pet.
President Trump choosing his next meal.
President Trump pardoning a turkey.
26
Wild turkeys can run more than 20 miles per hour when they are:
being made fun of.
scared.
working out.
trying to mate.
27
Traditionally, Thanksgiving is always celebrated on:
the fourth Thursday in November
the first Thursday in November.
the very last Thursday in November
the third Thursday in November.
28
The very first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade featured which balloon character?
Spiderman
Mickey Mouse
Trick question.........there were none.
Tom Turkey
29
Some turkeys "
cackle
". Which are the turkeys that "
gobble"?
FEMALE
NONE OF THE ABOVE
BABY
MALE
30
The Friday after Thanksgiving is traditionally called:
the after Thanksgiving Day sale!!
Black Friday
a day to sleep in.
November 25th
31
T or F: Since the birds were imported by Turkish merchants, this is why we call them
turkeys.
FALSE
TRUE
32
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the largest _______ ever, weighed in at 1 ton.
turkey
ham
pumpkin pie
Grandma
