Thanksgiving Trivia Quiz! 165 Questions by Brownielocks.

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There are 165 questions.

1. According to the Butterball corporation, they recommend that you thaw a wrapped turkey in the refrigerator how long per 4 pounds of bird?

(a) One hour per 4 lbs.
(b) 8 Hours per 4 lbs.
(c) One Day per 4 Lbs.
(d) 4 hours per 4 Lbs (or one hour per pound)

2. Thanksgiving is celebrated only in the United States.
True or False?
False -- Canada celebrates a Thanksgiving also.

3. The Greek Goddess of Corn is:
(a) Demeter
(b) Cornucopia
(c) Ceres
(d) Grainophillia

(A) Demeter - If you said (C) that's the Roman God of Grain

4. The first department store to hold a Thanksgiving parade was:

(a) Montgomery Wards
(b) J.C. Penney's
(c) Gimbel's
(d) Macy's
(e) None of the above.
It was a non-commercial event.

5. What is the name of the famous rock credited to where the pilgrims first landed?

Plymouth Rock

6. Butterball says that once the turkey is done, you should let it stand for 15 minutes before serving because:

(a) So you don't burn your tongue when you eat it.
(b) It's easier to carve
(c) To let the aroma go through the house.
(d) To let the stuffing cool a bit before you take it out.
(D) To let the stuffing cool down to 165F for better serving temperature.

7. The Indians who were invited to the Thanksgiving feast were of the Wampanoag tribe. Who was their chief?
(a) Massasoit
(b) Pemaquid
(c) Samoset
(d) Squanto

(A) Massasoit

8. What was the name of the ship the pilgrims came over on?
Mayflower

9. Who was the captain of this ship?

Christopher Jones

10. Thanksgiving became a national holiday thanks to this woman who was an editor of a woman's magazine called "The Godey's Lady's Book":

(a) Sarah Hale
(b) Sarah Parker
(c) Sarah Bradford
(d) Sarah Standish

(A) Sarah Hale. Born 1788. Died 1879. She hand-wrote letters to Congress for years to establish Thanksgiving.

11. Which President was the first to establish Thanksgiving as a legal national holiday to be held the 4th Thursday in November?

(a) Abraham Lincoln
(b) Franklin D. Roosevelt
(c) Thomas Jefferson
(d) James Madison
(B) Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a bill in Congress making it ALWAYS the FOURTH Thursday in November.

12. In Canada, they celebrate Thanksgiving in what month?

(a) November
(b) October
(c) September
(d) May
(B) - It's the 2nd Monday in October in Canada

13. The term "Cornucopia" means what?
(a) Tall Corn
(b) Greek God of Corn
(c) Horn of Plenty
(d) A traditional New England relish

14. What was the original name for the pilgrims?

(a) Puritans or Separatists
(b) Partisans or Dividians
(c) Settlers or Colonists
(d) Journeymen or Seekers

(A) Puritans - They wanted to purify the Church of England from Catholic influences Or Separatists

15. Butterball recommends that you cover the breast and the top of the drumsticks with aluminum foil when?

(a) Right away when you first put it in to cook.
(b) When it is half-way done
(c) When it is 2/3 cooked.
(d) The last 15 minutes of cooking.

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

Wishbone

17. The word turkey is said to come from the Hebrew word "Tukki" which means:

(a) Big Bird
(b) Pheasant Bird
(c) Wild Bird
(d) Turk's Bird

A or B is correct. It all depends on the information source.

18. Which President moved Thanksgiving up one week to help stimulate the Christmas shopping economy?

(a) Theodore Roosevelt
(b) John Kennedy
(c) Franklin D. Roosevelt
(d) Dwight D. Eisenhower
(e) None of the above. It was never changed.
(C) Franklin Roosevelt

19. What is the name of the book that Governor William Bradford wrote telling of the troubles and experiences of the pilgrims?

(a) A Pilgrim's Progress
(b) Of Plimouth Plantation
(c) Of Plimouth Rock
(d) Trials and Tribulations of Plimouth Times
(e) It had no title. It was just his diary.

(B) Of Plimouth Plantation

20. Captain John Smith founded what colony in Virginia?
Jamestown

21. What poet wrote "The Courtship of Miles Standish?"

(a) Longfellow
(b) Keats
(c) Yeats
(d) Shelley
(A) Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

22. The pilgrims took beer with them on their voyage.
True or False?

True -- In fact John Alden was a cooper who made the barrels

23. Butterball says that when making your turkey stuffing, you should have all the ingredients already cooked before you put it into the bird. True or False?

True -- and you should make it right before you cook the turkey. Do not make it hours or days ahead of time.

24. The town of Plymouth, Massachusetts celebrates this on December 11 every year:

(a) Miles Standish's Birthday
(b) Forefather's Day
(c) Priscilla Alden's birthday
(d) William Bradford's death.

(B) Forefather's Day - in honor of the people who founded Plymouth Colony. First celebrated in 1769 and has been observed ever sincein Plymouth.

25. The real Plymouth rock is cracked, true or false?
True - It cracked in half during the Revolutionary War when being pried from it's location to put on a pedestal.

26. Indian corn is for decoration purposes only and not for cooking. True or False?

True... it's very hard. It's more for decoration due to all it's coloring.

27. In what year did the first Macy's Thanksgiving parade take place?

(a) 1864
(b) 1894
(c) 1904
(d) 1924

(D) 1924

28. Thanksgiving is a religious holiday. True or False?
False - It's more of a harvest celebration and not connected with any religion

29. Butterball says the best place to put the meat thermometer in the turkey is:

(a) Breast
(b) Thigh
(c) Top of Leg
(d) At an angle so it hits both the meat and stuffing

(B) Thigh

30. Now for the question that's on our graphic on top....
WHY is the male turkey often referred to as "Tom Turkey?"

(a) Because it's more politically correct than using
the word cock for male. (Hen is a female turkey btw)
(b) After Thomas Jefferson
(c) Because Indians would catch them by
pounding on tom-tom drums and lure them into traps.
(d) From an 18th century political cartoon.

(B) Rumor has it Ben Franklin was mad that Thomas Jefferson opposed his idea to have the turkey as our National Bird.

31. It is believed that how many pilgrim women survived to celebrate the first Thanksgiving in 1621.

(a) 5
(b) 15
(c) 25

A- Only 5 women were left in the colony. And, all 5 of them were the ones that cooked the meal!

32. The first Thanksgiving in 1621 was believed to have lasted how many days?

(a) 1 day
(b) 3 days
(c) 7 days

B: 3 days

33. By the 19th century, celebrating Thanksgiving is said to have been the origin of what following table tradition?

(a) Having a kiddies' table for the children to eat at
(b) Having table cloths with turkeys on them
(c) Having Indian corn as a centerpiece on the table

A: It is believed that the kiddy table originiated around this time.

34. On June 20, 1998, in Bellevue, Ohio Dale Gasteier built at 52 foot what to celebrate the American Thanksgiving holiday?

(a) A turkey
(b) A free-standing star
(c) An Indian figure
A 52 ft. free-standing illuminated star!

35. Every year the President of the US pardons a turkey and it goes to a public farm called Frying Pan Park, Herndon, VA. (I've been there btw. It's a very nice place!) Which president is believed to be the first to pardon a turkey and start this annual tradition?

(a) President Andrew Jackson
(b) President Millard Fillmore
(c) President Harry Truman
(d) President Warren Harding

C: President Truman in 1947

36. Before being harvested and sold, an individual cranberry must bounce at least how many inches high to make sure they aren't too ripe?

(a) 1 inch
(b) 2 inches
(c) 3 inches
(d) 4 inches
D - 4 inches

37. The busiest travel day of the year is:

(a) The Friday after Thanksgiving
(b) The day after Christmas
(c) The day after New Years
(d) The day after Labor Day

A - Day after Thanksgiving

38. The first meal eaten on the moon by astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldren was a roasted turkey dinner with all the trimmings. True or False?

True. I also assume they drank TANG!?

39. Which balloon was the first balloon in the 1927 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade:

(a) Mickey Mouse
(b) Felix the Cat
(c) Betty Boop
(d) Superman

B - Felix the Cat

40. Turkeys can drown if they look up in the rain. True or False?

True

41. In October of 1777, George Washington declared an "All Colony Thanksgiving" because he was feeling really good due to:

(a) The victory over Saratoga
(b) His Mt. Vernon home got finished
(c) Establishing the 13 original colonies

A: The victory over Saratoga

42. The following towns with "turkey" in their names, are really towns in the United States. Turkey, Texas, Turkey Creek, Louisianna, Turkey, North Carolina and Turkey Feather, New Mexico. True or False?

False. There is no Turkey Feather, New Mexico. All others are real towns.

43. Historians have proven that the pilgrims didn't really wear those funny hats and buckles on their shoes. True or False?

True. No one knows how this pilgrim image look began.

44. The longest balloon in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is:

(a) Spiderman
(b) Superman
(c) Wonder Woman
(d) Barney the Dinosaur

B - Superman 100 feet long.

45. In 1943, Norman Rockwell created his famous "Freedom From Want" illustration by using a Thanksgiving dinner as an example of this. This illustration first appeared on which magazine?

(a) McCalls
(b) Saturday Evening Post
(c) Life

B: Saturday Evening Post

46. Back in the early 1600's, the pilgrims didn't have which of the following utensils to eat their Thanksgiving meal with?

(a) Spoons
(b) Forks
(c) Knives

B: Forks. They weren't invented yet.

47. How many pilgrims were on the Mayflower?

(a) 92
(b) 102
(c) 122

B: It's believed to be 102

48. How long was the voyage from England to the New World?

(a) 66 Days
(b) 106 Days
(c) 146 Days

A: 66 days

49. The pilgrims dressed really colorfully. True or False?

True. The Puritans were the ones in black and wore buckles. They settled later in Boston. They are not the original Pilgrims.

50. Of the original 102 pilgrims that came, approximately how many survived to celebrate the first Thanksgiving?

(a) 101
(b) 50
(c) 10

B - 50% are believed to have survived.

51. The Mayflower docked at Plymouth Rock. True or False?

False. The water was too shallow. But, Plymouth Rock is where the first landing party stepped on to the New World.

52. Which of the following foods that we normally do not eat today at Thanksgiving, was an original food that the pilgrims ate back in 1600's?

(a) Roast Beef
(b) Codfish
(c) Ham

B - Codfish

53. Cranberries are native to North America. Which of the following fruits are also native to North America?

(a) Blueberries
(b) Concord Grapes
(c) Both of the above

C - Both. These are the only 3 berries native to North America.

54. Cranberries can be harvested two ways: Wet and Dry. The cranberries that are harvested wet are the ones used to
make cranberry juice. True or False?

True. They are also used to make the cranberry sauce in cans.

55. The Mayflower was not built to be a transportation ship for people. What was the original purpose of the Mayflower?

(a) As a merchant ship to carry wine
(b) As a fishing ship
(c) As a ship to get spices from the Far East

A: As a merchant ship to carry wine.

56. At the first Thanksgiving, there were more Indians than there were pilgrims. True or False?

True. Remember 50% of the group died.

57. Not everyone on the Mayflower was traveling to the New World to settle. What was the purpose of the others?

(a) To get furs and lumber to send back to England
(b) To do scientific exploration and mapping.
(c) To get away from their parents!

A: To bring back furs, lumber and other things. They were sponsored by English businessmen.

58. Plymouth Rock today is as big as:

(a) The size of a car engine
(b) The size of the nose on a face on Mt. Rushmore
(c) The size of a regular mailbox

A: About the size of a car engine. It's been cracked 3 times and each time got smaller.

59. Which of the following was approved table manners at the first Thanksgiving:

(a) To eat with your hands
(b) To spit on the floor
(c) To throw bones into the hearth when done
(d) All of these

D: All of this was OK.

60. There were two ways to cook a turkey back in 1627. One was to roast it using strings and skewers and spinning it vertically. The other was done by using a "tin kitchen" which was set inside the hearth and allowed the turkey to be cooked on a spit and turned. But, the tin kitchen was only for the more wealthy. It cost $3 back then. What was that equivalent to?

(a) A day's pay
(b) A week's pay
(c) A month's pay

B: A week's pay

61. What was one of the other advantages of cooking with a tin kitchen in the hearth?

(a) The turkey wouldn't burn
(b) You could also cook pumpkin pie in it
(c) You could catch the drippings in a pan and make gravy

C: It allowed you to catch the drippings and make gravy.

62. Back in the early Thanksgiving celebrations, they also liked sporting events and took bets. Of course it wasn't football back then. Which sport was it?

(a) Shooting
(b) Archery
(c) Knife Throwing

A: They had shooting contests.

63. Abraham Lincoln made Thanksgiving a national holiday. But, before he did, when was Thanksgiving celebrated?

(a) Whenever people felt like it.
(b) The first full moon of November
(c) Whenever the Governor of a State said so.

C: The Governor of each state would set the date for Thanksgiving

64. In Boston there is a restaurant called The Top of the Hub. Every year it makes and delivers a free Thanksgiving meal to which group?

(a) The homeless that live behind the restaurant
(b) The Boylston Street Fire Station
(c) The members of the Boston Town Council

B: The Boylston Street Station Fire Deptartment

65. The Top of the Hub Restaurant doesn't serve pumpkin pie to the firemen on Thanksgiving. Instead, what is the dessert they get?

(a) Pumpkin cheesecake with red chocolate fire hydrants on top.
(b) Chocolate cake shaped like a fireman's helmet
(c) Cranberry cheesecake with little Dalmatian dogs made out of dark and white chocolate on top.

B: Chocolate cake in the shape of a fireman's helmet

66. One of the most elite places to go for Thanksgiving is to the Mountain View Grand Resort and Spa in Whitefield, New Hampshire. Besides the great meal etc. one of its special treats is what?

(a) Pumpkin Facials
(b) Cranberry Hand and Arm Mask
(c) Both

C: Both of these. They will cost $200 to $500

67. The governor of which state refused to issue a Thanksgiving Proclamation because he felt it was "a damned Yankee institution anyway."

(a) Louisiana
(b) South Carolina
(c) Texas

C: Gov. Oren Roberts of Texas 1879 to 1883

68. The first Thanksgiving football game was started in 1934 by which team?

(a) Pittsburgh Steelers
(b) Kansas City Chiefs
(c) Detroit Lions

C: The Detroit Lions started it to help boost attendance. They played the Chicago Bears.

69. Charity during the Thanksgiving season has been around since colonial times when they gave what to the poor?

(a) Firewood
(b) Turkeys
(c) Whatever they could

All answers are correct!

70. By the end of the 19th century, the Victorians were pretty wealthy. And, to show how refined they were, they would present their Thanksgiving meal to their guests by writing out their meal (in courses) in what language?

(a) French
(b) Italian
(c) Latin

A: French

71. Which of the following is said to be the origin of the Macy's day Thanksgiving Day parade?

(a) Mummer's Parade
(b) Ragamuffin Parade
(c) Fall Indian PowWows

B: The Ragamuffin Parade in New York City

72. Why is Thanksgiving always observed on a Thursday?

(a) The pilgrims felt it was sacrilegious to have a party on the holy Sabbath day (Sunday)
(b) It took a lot of time and work to prepare all of this and by Thursday they were done and had to eat it all before things spoiled
(c) The pilgrims went to church twice a week. Sundays and mid-prayer on Thursdays. They wanted to use the mid-prayer day as a day of thanksgiving

C: Thursday was their mid-prayer week day.

73. Missionaries from the New England area living in Hawaii celebrated the first Thanksgiving there in 1849 with Hawaiian King Kamehameha. To show honor to him they served the meal:

(a) On tables made of palm trees and used fancy tablecloths brought from the Americas
(b) In the Hawaiian tradition of a luau
(c) On their ship

B: As a luau

74. In 1621, which of the following foods that we eat at Thanksgiving today, they DID NOT serve?

(a) Pumpkin Pie
(b) Yams
(c) Vegetables

A: Pumpkin Pie. They did not have ovens yet to bake pies.

75. In 1939, Franklin Roosevelt moved Thanksgiving up one week to help stir up the economy during the Depression so that the Christmas shopping season could be longer. This didn't go well with which of the following people?

(a) The Democrats
(b) The Republicans
(c) Both

B: The Republicans just REFUSED to change it!

76. By 1690, what became the priority at Thanksgiving?

(a) Food
(b) Prayer
(c) Politics

A: Food! And, the ministers were upset that Thanksgiving was losing it's religious origin of giving thanks.

77. In 1705 a ship in Colchester, CT port was stuck frozen in the harbor and so the people delayed Thanksgiving one week so that what item on this ship (important to Thanksgiving) could be brought ashore?

(a) Tea
(b) Molasses
(c) Cinnamon

B: Molasses. They needed it for the pumpkin pie.

78.Originally, Parades became important to the Thanksgiving celebration because?

(a) They gave people something to do besides eat
(b) They entertained the wife and kids while the dads watched football
(c) They were a great publicity kick-off for the Christmas season

C: ORIGINALLY, it was to kick off the Christmas shopping season. But, if you answered any one of these or all of these it's OK too. :)

79. Back in the early 1620's, the pilgrims celebrated a "Day of Humiliation." What did they do on that day?

(a) Prayed and fasted
(b) Confessed to the group a lie they had told
(c) Asked God for forgiveness for eating too much on Thanksgiving

A: It was a day of prayer and fasting.

80. In 2005 President Bush pardoned two turkeys (from Henning, MN) named Marshmallow and Yam. But, these turkeys are not going to Frying Pan Park in Herndon, VA like all the previously pardoned turkeys. Instead, they are being sent to Disneyland (CA) to live at the Disneyland farm. Before they do this, however, what are Marshmallow and Yam going to do?

(a) They are going to star in a Disney movie
(b) They are going to be the Grand Marshals of the 2005 Disneyland Thanksgiving Day parade
(c) They are going to be in a commercial for Butterball.

B: They are going to be the Grand Marshalls of the Disneyland Thanksgiving Day Parade.

81. The turkey is considered a sacrificial bird in which country?

(a) Turkey
(b) Japan
(c) Mexico
(d) India

C: Mexico

82. Which state produces the most turkeys?

(a) North Carolina
(b) North Dakota
(c) Texas
(d) Minnesota

D: Minnesota

83. How fast can a turkey run?

(a) 7 mph
(b) 11 mph
(c) 18 mph
(d) 25 mph

D: 25 mph

84. How fast can a wild turkey fly?

(a) 20 mph
(b) 27 mph
(c) 45 mph
(d) 55 mph

D: 55 mph (short distances only)

85. Most of us eat turkey on Thanksgiving. But, how many eat turkey also as a Christmas meal?

(a) 25%
(b) 36%
(c) 50%
(d) 79%

C: 50%

86. All turkeys gobble. True or False?

False. The males gobble. The females do not. They sorta click.

87. Turkey meat is good for you because it is lower in cholesterol than a lot of other meat. True or False?

True: Although the dark meat has more than the white meat.

88. Baby turkeys are called?

(a) Chicks
(b) Poults
(c) Tommies
(d) They don't have a name for them.

B: Poults

89. Most of us eat pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving besides turkey So...An old wives tale says that pumpkins are a cure for:

(a) Freckles
(b) Hiccups
(c) Infertility
(d) Insomnia

A: Freckles

90. Turkey eggs are brown. True or False?

True. They're more tan with speckles really.

91. It seems like we see turkeys everywhere. But, which of the following turkey
breeds is endangered and can't be eaten?

(a) Bourbon Red Turkey
(b) Blue Slate Turkey
(c) Broad Breasted Bronze
(d) All of the above
B: Blue Slate Turkey

92. Which weighs more: Domestic Turkey or Wild Turkey?

Domestic Turkeys -- Their raised to be bigger and have more meat.

93. When male turkeys puff up their feathers, strut around and make "gobble" sounds,
it means what?

(a) They're mad.
(b) They're marking their territory
(c) They're trying to attract hen attention
(d) None of the above. They just do it.

C: It's a mating dance..aka Turkey Trot

94. A pilgrim is defined as a:

(a) Traveler
(b) A Wayfarer
(c) A religious journeyman
(d) All of the above

D: All of the above

95. Which colony came first? Jamestown, VA or Plymouth, MA

Jamestown in VA. Plymouth was 13 years later.

96. This part of the turkey turns bright red when he's upset
or during courtship:

(a) Top of His Head
(b) Snood
(c) Tips of feathers
(d) Eyes

B: Snood (the skin that hangs over the turkey's beak or nose)

97. Which state produces the most cranberries?

(a) Maine
(b) Wisconsin
(c) Washington
(d) Oregon

B: Wisconsin

98. Turkeys are very fluffy with lots of feathers. Approximately how
many feathers does a full-grown turkey have?

(a) 2,750
(b) 3,000
(c) 3,500
(d) 4,100

C: 3,500

99. The dangling skin under a turkey's neck is called?

(a) Wattle
(b) Weedle
(c) Wuddle
(d) Widdle

A: Wattle.

100. Plymouth Rock is what kind of rock?

(a) Basalt
(b) Limestone
(c) Granite
(d) Slate

101. How much of the turkey is dark meat?

(a) 15%
(b) 20%
(c) 25%
(d) 30%

102. In what year was the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade first broadcast in color?

(a) 1955
(b) 1960
(c) 1968
(d) 1972

103. How many NFL football games are played on Thanksgiving day?

(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4

104. In the "Charlie Brown Thanksgiving", it was meat free. What did Snoopy serve his guests?

(a) Buttered Toast
(b) Pretzel Sticks
(c) Popcorn
(d) All of the above.

105. Which of the following months is National Turkey Lovers Month?

(a) November
(b) December
(c) March
(d) June

106. Which has more protein than turkey?

(a) Beef
(b) Chicken
(c) Goose
(d) None of them

107. Accion De Gracia means what?

(a) Happy Thanksgiving
(b) Grateful for Appetizers
(c) Thanks for our kitchen
(d) Thanks for the bird.

108. The TSA's 2019 Thanksgiving Travel Tips included which of the following?

(a) Know which foods you can put in your travel-on bag.
(b) Wear comfortable slip-on shoes.
(c) Place your electronic carving knife in your checked bag.
(d) All of the above.

109. Breaking the wishbone in England is called:

(a) Knockers
(b) Merrythought
(c) Wishcracking
(d) Snappin'

110. The traditional green been casserole for Thanksgiving was invented by:

(a) French's French Fried Onion Rings
(b) Campbell Soup
(c) Betty Crocker
(d) BGA (Bean Growers of America)

111. In the "Charlie Brown Thanksgiving", who leads them in prayer?

(a) Lucy
(b) Pig Pen
(c) Charlie Brown
(d) Linus

112. Which of the following songs was originally meant to be a Thanksgiving song?

(a) Jingle Bells
(b) Greensleeves
(c) On Top of Spaghetti
(d) Let Their Be Peace on Earth

113. Vaccinium Macrocarpon is what?

(a) A cranberry
(b) An antidote to a turkey allergy reaction
(c) A Latin prayer of thanks
(d) A species of turkey

114. How many turkeys are also eaten at Christmas?

(a) 11 million
(b) 17 million
(c) 20 million
(d) 22 million

115. Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving on which day of the week?

(a) Monday
(b) Saturday
(c) Sunday
(d) Thursday

116. Turkeys are color blind. True or False?

117. Besides the "Turkey Trot", which of the following was also a popular dance in the US?

(a) The Mashed Potato
(b) The Wavy Gravy
(c) The Berry Bounce
(d) The Polka Pie

118. 200 Years ago in England, farmers put booties on their turkeys for the following reason:

(a) So they wouldn't scratch them.
(b) To protect their feet when they walked to market.
(c) To keep them warm on cold nights.
(d) As a superstition about turkey feet.

119. Which US President was the first to make an "official" pardone of the turkeys on Thanksgiving?

(a) President Truman
(b) President Eisenhower
(c) President Carter
(d) President Reagan

120. The heaviest turkey ever raised weighed how much?

(a) 50 lbs.
(b) 77 lbs.
(c) 86 lbs.
(d) 98 lbs.

121. How many ridges are there in a can of Ocean Spray cranberry sauce?

(a) 9
(b) 12
(c) 17
(d) 21

122. Who said this quote? "If you really are thankful, what do you do? You share!"

(a) Sister Mother Theresa
(b) TV Host, Oprah Winfrey
(c) Author, W. Clement Stone
(d) President Jimmy Carter

123. The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was shown in which of the following movies:

(a) Tower Heist
(b) Trains, Plans & Automobiles
(c) The Musicman
(d) You've Got Mail

124. Wild turkeys sleep where?

(a) Holes they dug in the ground
(b) Up in trees
(c) In nests on the ground
(d) In caves or mountain indentations

125. The Butterball hotline gets how many questions during the holiday season (November - December) ?

(a) 50,000
(b) 75,000
(c) 100,000
(d) 125,000

126. How many species of pumpkins are there?

(a) 10
(b) 27
(c) 38
(d) 45

127. The day after Thanksgiving is always which observance?

(a) Black Friday
(b) Flossing Day
(c) Native American Heritage Day
(d) All of the above.

128. How many calories are in a Thanksgiving meal (not including the dessert or drinks)?

(a) 1,500
(b) 2,300
(c) 3,000
(d) 4,100

129. Donovan McNabb is a former Philadelphia Eagles football player who is a little unique because:

(a) He was born on November 25, 1976, which happened to also be Thanksgiving Day.
(b) He played a football game on a Thanksgiving day.
(c) He made a 62-yard touchdown in a Thanksgiving day football game.
(d) All of the above.

130. We all love the turkey skin. But, how many calories are in 1.55 oz. of that delicious,
crispy, turkey skin?

(a) 299
(b) 374
(c) 482
(d) 509

131. In a "Charlie Brown Thanksgiving", there was no pumpkin pie. So what did they have instead as dessert?

(a) Ice Cream Sundaes
(b) Cupcakes
(c) Chocolate bars
(d) Licorice Sticks

132. The Turkey Day Classic is held every Thanksgiving and is a:

(a) Football Game
(b) Basketball Game
(c) Golf Game
(d) Card Game

133. The Rockettes are known to "kick-off" the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade because they are always the last pre-parade act before it starts. How long have they been kicking off the parade?

(a) Since 1942
(b) Since 1947
(c) Since 1952
(d) Since 1961

134. If Americans eat about 22 million turkeys at Christmastime, how many turkeys do they eat on Thanksgiving?

(a) 22 million
(b) 31 million
(c) 46 million
(d) 57 million

135. A Furcula is?

(a) A wishbone
(b) The bit of fur on a Tom turkey's chest
(c) The turkey's nest
(d) The latin name for turkey's tail.

136. Mashed Potatoes are not an American invention. Which country invented them?

(a) Peru
(b) France
(c) England
(d) All of the above.

137. Lydia Maria Childs wrote:

(a) The poem, "Over River and Through The Woods"
(b) The first recipe for stuffing a turkey.
(c) The Pilgrims Prayer.
(d) The self-help book on dealing with family at Thanksgiving dinner.

138. A wishbone should dry how long before you snap it?

(a) 1 day.
(b) 1 week
(c) 1 month
(d) As long as you want.

139. Both Turkey Hens and Toms are sold as whole birds and eaten on Thanksgiving. True or False?

140. On a "Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" who gets the wishbone?

(a) Woodstock
(b) Snoopy
(c) Lucy
(d) Charlie Brown

141. Pumpkin pie is the first choice for Thanksgiving. What is the 2nd choice?

(a) Apple pie
(b) Pecan pie
(c) Blueberry pie
(d) Sweet potatoe pie

142. Marcus L. Urann and Elizabeth Lee jointly invented what in 1912?

(a) The potato masher
(b) Cranberries in a can
(c) Turkey Baster
(d) Hot turkey sandwich

143. Turkey eggs are what color?

(a) White
(b) Grey
(c) Tan
(d) Speckled

144. What is the name of the only child born at sea during the Mayflower voyage?

(a) Oceanus
(b) Virginia
(d) Clement
(e) Saxton

145. The first Thanksgiving day football games began in 1876 between what rivals?

(a) Different Towns
(b) Different Fire Departments
(c) Different Colleges
(d) Different Men's Clubs

146. Who said the following, "Sometimes I feel the real meaning of Thanksgiving is lost in a flurry of turkey, prayers and homecomings. What we're really talking about is a wonderful day set aside on the 4th Thursday of November when no one diets."

(a) Rosanne Barr
(b) Oprah Winfrey
(c) Joan Rivers
(d) Erma Bombeck

147. Which state grows the most sweet potatoes?

(a) North Carolina
(b) South Carolina
(c) Georgia
(d) Mississippi

148. Due to turkeys being bred, the breasts of the turkeys have grown so big that the turkeys now have what problem?

(a) Back problems
(b) They fall over
(c) Breathing issues
(d) All of the above

149. George E. Ford invented which of the following that is very important for Thanksgiving?

(a) Roaster Pan
(b) Tin foil
(c) Meat Thermometer
(d) A car to drive to Grandmother's house.

150. If wild turkeys come in a flock, what do domesticated turkey come in?

(a) A gang
(b) A gob
(c) A group
(d) A grange

151. How long can you keep your Thanksgiving leftovers in the fridge?

(a) 2 days
(b) 3-4 days
(c) 5 days
(d) 1 week

152. If only male turkeys gobble, then what sounds do the female turkeys make?

(a) Peeps
(b) Coughing sounds
(c) Squeaks
(d) Clicking noises

153. Cranberries are also called:

(a) Briarberries
(b) Bumpberries
(c) Bounceberries
(d) Bloodberries

154.Turkey leftovers are primarily made into:

(a) Sandwiches
(b) Soup
(c) Casseroles
(d) Burgers

155. Who said, "What if today, we were grateful for everyone?"

(a) Winnie The Pooh
(b) Charlie Brown
(c) Mother Theresa
(d) Pope John Paul

156 Big Bird has what kind of feathers that are dyed yellow?

(a) Turkey
(b) Ostrich
(c) Goose
(d) Duck

157. In Native American history, the Pima people believed that the turkey could predict what?

(a) The weather
(b) The sex of a baby
(c) An earthquake
(d) When you'd die

158. Common use for a turkey feather is:

(a) Quill pens
(b) Arrows
(c) Bed stuffing
(d) All of the above

159. Turkeys mate for life. True or False?

160. The coldest Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was what year?

(a) 1952
(b) 1965
(c) 1988
(d) 2018

161. A popular 1820's fiddle song is called, "Turkey in the _____?"

(a) Rye
(b) Straw
(c) Corn
(d) Barley

162. Green Giant broke a Guiness Record in 2019 for the largest green bean casserole.
How much did it weigh?

(a) 779 lbs.
(b) 831 lbs.
(c) 942 lbs.
(d) 1009 lbs.

163. Which has less calories? Yams or Sweet Potatoes?

164. Martha Entenmann invented what?

(a) Lock-flaps on boxes (no more tying with strings!)
(b) Waxed-lined boxes.
(c) Plastic Windows on box lids.
(d) Pop-out handles on boxes.

165. What are unhappy cranberries called?

Blueberries! Ha! Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

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