Thanksgiving Trivia

The Pilgrims and Wampanoag Native Americans celebrated Thanksgiving over the course of _____ day(s).

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

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Research has shown that the first Thanksgiving may have occurred in ______ as early as 1619.

• West Virginia

• Maryland

• New York

• Virginia

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How were the first TV dinners created?

• a lady made too much turkey for her family

• Butterball need a way to use extra turkey they couldn't sell

• Swanson miscalculated frozen turkeys and needed a way to use them

• Chef Boyardee thought up the idea as a quick way to see a new product

The first Thanksgiving football game occurred in the mid-1870's between what two teams?

• Washington and Cowboys

• Princeton and Yale

• Virginia Tech and West Virginia

• Lions and Bengals

The first broadcast NFL game occurred when the Detroit Lions played the Chicago Bears in what year?

• 1934

• 1901

• 1975

• 1985

How many NFL games are typically played on Thanksgiving Day?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What year did the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade begin?

• 1914

• 1924

• 1934

• 1954

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True/False - All turkeys can fly.

• True

• False

A wild turkey can run up to _____ miles per hour.

• 25

• 5

• 10

• 50

Turkey contains _____ which can cause you to feel sleepy. However, the most likely cause of sleepiness on Thanksgiving Day is over-consumption of food.

• Sucralose

• Tryptophan

• Fructose

• Food Coloring

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