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Thanksgiving Trivia

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  • What holiday precedes Thanksgiving by 9 months?
    Valentines Day
  • When was the first NFL game played on Thanksgiving?
    1934
  • What state raises the most turkeys?
    Minnesota
  • What popular song’s real title is “The New England Boy’s Song About Thanksgiving Day”?
    “Over the River and Through the Woods”
  • What is the wobbly red piece of flesh on top of the beak of a turkey?
    A snood
  • Sarah Josepha Hale, who campaigned for Thanksgiving to be a national holiday, wrote what famous song?
    Mary Had a Little Lamb
  • Who was the first President to pardon a turkey?
    John F. Kennedy
  • Under which president did Thanksgiving become an annual holiday?
    Abraham Lincoln
  • What Native American tribe celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims?
    The Wampanoag
  • What year did the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade first have balloons?
    1928
  • What department store sponsored the first Thanksgiving Day parade?
    Gimbel Brothers Department Store
  • When did canned cranberries first come about?
    1912
  • Which President made turkey pardoning an annual event?
    George H. W. Bush
  • How long was the first Thanksgiving celebration?
    Three Days
  • How many turkeys are eaten in the USA on Thanksgiving day?
    45 Million
  • What seafood was served at the first Thanksgiving feast?
    Lobster, oysters, fish and possibly eel
  • What two teams played in the first NFL game on Thanksgiving?
    Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears?
  • About how many pumpkin pies are consumed every Thanksgiving?
    50 million
  • What meats were served at the first Thanksgiving celebration?
    Venison, swan, duck and goose were likely—not turkey!
  • What year was the green bean casserole, a Thanksgiving staple in many households, first created?
    1955
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