Thanksgiving Trivia

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The National Turkey Federations estimates that how many turkeys were consumed on Thanksgiving? Options: 5 million, 18 million, 35 million, 46 million

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46 million

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Black Friday is known for shopping, but is also the busiest day for what other profession?

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plumbers

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What was Sarah Josepha Hale's other claim to fame besides influencing Abe Lincoln to declare Thanksgiving a national holiday?

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She wrote "Mary Had a Little Lamb".

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Which founding father wanted the turkey to be our national bird? Options: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, Ben Franklin

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Ben Franklin

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What year did the Macy's Day Parade debut?

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1924

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Male turkeys gobble.
Female turkeys cackle.

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False

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In 1953, a Swanson employee accidentally ordered 260 tons of Thanksgiving turkeys. To get rid of them all, Gerry Thomas came up with the idea of filling 5,000 aluminum trays with the turkey – along with cornbread dressing, gravy, peas and sweet potatoes. They were sold for 98 cents. What was invented?

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TV Dinners

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How fast can wild turkeys run? Options: 8 mph, 17 mph, 20 mph, 29 mph

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20 mph

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Whose first meal in space after walking on the moon was foil packets with roasted turkey? Options: Michael Collins, Allen Shephard, Buzz Aldrin, John Glenn

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Buzz Aldrin

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Which state raises the most turkeys in the US? Options: Kansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Oklahoma

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Minnesota