Thanksgiving Trivia

The first Thanksgiving lasted: ________

• Three days

• One day

• Five days

• A week

What song was originally written as a Thanksgiving song but later changed to a Christmas song?

• Jingle Bells

• Silent Night

• Deck the Halls

• O Holy Night

It has been estimated that how many Americans eat turkey at Thanksgiving?

• 88%

• 50%

• 70%

• 95%

What common Thanksgiving dish was NOT served at the Pilgrims Thanksgiving meal?

• Mashed potatoes

• Roast turkey

• Cornbread

• Pumpkin pie

What year did Adam Sandler release “The Thanksgiving Song?”

• 1992

• 1994

• 1990

• 1996

Which President refused to celebrate Thanksgiving as a national holiday?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

• John Adams

Sarah Josepha Hale, who campaigned for Thanksgiving to be a national holiday, wrote what famous song?

• Mary Had a Little Lamb

• Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

• Yankee Doodle

• Baa Baa Black Sheep

When was the first Thanksgiving football game played?

• 1876

• 1892

• 1901

• 1885

About how many pumpkin pies are consumed every Thanksgiving?

• 50 million

• 5 million

• 100 million

• 500 thousand

The best place to put the meat thermometer in the turkey is: ________

• The breast

• The wing

• The back

• The neck