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Thanksgiving Trivia

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  • Which President refused to celebrate Thanksgiving as a national holiday?
    John Adams
    George Washington
    Thomas Jefferson
    Abraham Lincoln
  • What meat is the most popular alternative to turkey on Thanksgiving?
    ham
  • In the animated movie "A Charlie Brown Thankgving," what does Charlie Brown serve for Thanksgivng Dinner?
    toast and popcorn
    ham & potatoes
    turkey & stuffing
    macaroni & cheese
  • According to the Guiness Book of World Records, how much does the heaviest turkey on record weigh?
    52 pounds
    214 pounds
    86 pounds
    173 pounds
  • How many turkeys are prepared for Thanksgiving in America each year?
    over 50 million
    around one million
    about 46 million
    about 25 million
  • TRUE or FALSE? Eating turkey makes you tired.
    FALSE
  • What was missing from the first Thanksgiving feast?
    turkey
  • What Native American tribe celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims?
    The Cherokee
    The Mayans
    The Incans
    The Wampanoag
  • Sarah Josepha Hale, who campaigned for Thanksgiving to be a national holiday, wrote what famous song?
    "I'm a Little Turkey"
    "Jingle Bells"
    "Over the River & Through the Woods"
    "Mary Had a Little Lamb"
  • Which President made Thanksgiving a permanent national holiday?
    Abraham Lincoln
  • Who was the first President to pardon a turkey?
    Abraham Lincoln
    George Washington
    Barack Obama
    John F. Kennedy
  • Which President first ordered a national day of Thanksgiving?
    George Washington
  • What state consumes the most turkey every Thanksgiving?
    Alaska
    California
    Massachusetts
    Texas
  • Which turkeys actually gobble: male, female, or babies?
    male turkeys
  • How many women were at the first Thanksgiving celebration?
    one
    ten
    five
    nobody knows
  • How long was the first Thanksgiving celebrated?
    3 days
    1 day
    1 week
    1 month
  • What is the term for the noise a turkey makes?
    gobble
  • Which Native American friend to the settlers acted as an interpreter?
    Sacagawea
    Squanto
    Chief Big Cloud
    Sitting Blue
  • Which two NFL teams host an annual Thanksgiving Day game?
    Dallas Cowboys & New England Patriots
    Chicago Bears & Houston Texans
    Detroit Lions & San Francisco 49s
    Detroit Lions & Dallas Cowboys
  • How long does it typically take to roast a 20 pound turkey at 350 degrees?
    30 minutes
    about 4-5 hours
    1 hour
    2-3 hours
  • Which President officially made Thanksgiving the fourth Thursday of every November?
    George Washington
    Joe Biden
    Franklin Roosevelt
    Abrahamn Lincoln
  • Do Americans prefer apple pie or pumpkin pie?
    apple pie
  • Where was the first Thanksgiving in the United States?
    Disney World
    Dallas, Texas
    Plymouth, Massachusetts
    Jamestown, Virginia
  • Statistically, what is Americans' favorite Thanksgiving dish?
    mashed potatoes
    cranberry sauce
    stuffing
    turkey
  • What is the flap of skin that hangs from a turkey's neck called?
    flappy thing
    gobbler
    wattle
    beak