Thanksgiving Trivia

About 70 percent

A 15 pound turkey has what percent of white meat?

3,500

A full grown turkey has about how many feathers?

Grateful

A synonym for "thankful"

675 million lbs

According to the Butterball Company, how much turkey is consumed on Thanksgiving day?

86 pounds

According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the heaviest turkey weighed how many pounds?

280 million

Approximately how many turkeys are eaten each year on Thanksgiving in the United States?

Indians

At the first Thanksgiving, there were more of these individuals

No, only wild ones can because those domestically grown for eating are too heavy.

Can all turkeys fly?

True

Canada also has Thanksgiving.

About 4 inches high.

Cranberries are bounced to see if they are ripe. They should bounce how high to be considered ripe?

What was the 1st balloon in the Macy's parade?

Felix the Cat

25 mph

How fast can a turkey run?

55 mph

How fast can a wild turkey fly?

66 days, there were 101 men, women, and children on board.

How many days did it take the Mayflower to travel across the Atlantic Ocean?

Between 5-18 lbs

How much does a wild turkey weigh?

October

In Canada, they celebrate Thanksgiving in what month?

2005

In this year, President Bush sent 2 pardoned turkeys to Disneyland

1863 Lincoln declared two national Thanksgivings that year, August 6 celebrating the victory at Gettysburg, and the last Thursday in November.

In what year did Hale convince President Lincoln that a national Thanksgiving might unite the country after the Civil War?

88%

It has been estimated that how many Americans eat turkey at Thanksgiving...

1924

Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade began in _____________ and is 2.5 miles long.

50%

Percentage of pilgrams who died before the first Thanksgiving

fourth Thursday in November

Thanksgiving occurs on the...

Puritans (because they wanted to purify the teachings and ceremonies of the Church of England)

The Pilgrims who came to the New world seeking religious freedom were called...

1934

The first Thanksgiving Football game started by the Detroit Lions occurred in what year?

3 days

The first Thanksgiving lasted...

1777

The first national Thanksgiving in the United States was proclaimed by the Continental Congress in___________.

Autumn

The season Thanksgiving is in

Pumpkin pie

This dessert was not served on the first Thanksgiving in 1621

Cornicopia

This horn is filled with fruits and vegetables

Superman

This is the longest balloon in the Macy's Thanksgiving parade

This was the date set by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939 and approved by Congress in 1941.

Today, our Thanksgiving is the fourth Thursday of November because...

Heads

Turkey's _______ change color when they become excited.

270

Turkeys can see behind themselves, how many degrees?

Dyes and to heal wounds

What did Native American use cranberries for?

Seeds, acorns, insects

What do wild turkeys eat?

.poult

What is a baby turkey called?

Flock

What is a group of turkeys called?

The loose skin under a male turkey's neck.

What is a snood?

3-4 years

What is the average lifespan of a wild turkey?

Jingle Bells was originally a Thanksgiving song composed for children to sing in a Boston Sunday School celebration.

What song was originally written as a Thanksgiving song but later changed to a Christmas song?

Fork

What utensil was not used by the Pilgrims to eat Thanksgiving dinner?

Wampanoag

Which Indian tribe taught the Pilgrims how to cultivate the land and were invited to the Thanksgiving meal?

Squanto

Which Pawtuxet Indian served as interpreter and intermediary between the pilgrims and the Wampanoag?

Turkey

Which has more protein, turkey, beef or chicken?

Thanksgiving Day

Which is the busiest travel day of the year, Christmas Eve or Thanksgiving Day?

Cranberries, corn, and mashed potatoes

Which of the following was NOT served at the Pilgrims Thanksgiving meal?

President Harry Truman in 1947

Which president is believed to be the first to pardon a turkey and start this annual tradition?

Virginia

Which southern state was the first to adopt a Thanksgiving Day in 1855?

California

Which state eats the most turkey?

What part of the turkey is saved and snapped as a superstitious good luck custom?

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