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Thanksgiving Trivia - Did you know that....
Here is a compilation of Thanksgiving Trivial Information
Contents at a Glance
- Countdown to Thanksgiving 2009
- A spooked turkey can run...
- What utensils did the pilgrims eat with at the first thanksgiving?
(Thanksgiving 2009 is November 26, 2009)
A spooked turkey can run...
20 miles an hour
What utensils did the pilgrims eat with at the first thanksgiving?
Their hands, a spoon and a knife.
They did not have forks available for the dinner.
They did not have forks available for the dinner.
According to popular legend, where did the male "tom" turkey get its name?
Benjamin Franklin named it after Thomas Jefferson when he would not allow it to be the national bird
What Indian tribe was invited to spend thanksgiving with the pilgrims?
Wampanoag
What foods were served at the first thanksgiving?
Deer, Codfish and boiled pumpkin.
The pilgrims had no ovens to bake bread and no sugar or milk when thanksgiving came around. Their food supply that they came with was very low.
How many degrees can a turkey see with its eyes?
270 degrees.
It gives a whole new meaning to having eyes behind the head.
No wonder they are so hard to catch!
It gives a whole new meaning to having eyes behind the head.
No wonder they are so hard to catch!
What is a baby turkey called?
A poult
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What was the name of the Indian chief that helped the pilgrims survive the winter?
Massasoit
How can a turkey drown when it's raining?
By looking up.
What vegetable did the pilgrims have available for thanksgiving but did not use because they thought it was poisonous?
Potatoes
Who was the first president to pardon a turkey from thanksgiving dinner?
Truman
What percentage of pilgrims who sailed on the mayflower survived to celebrate thanksgiving?
50%
Which gender of turkey says gobble, gobble?
The male, but only seasonally and when going to sleep.
Do turkeys have heart attacks?
Yes.
The US Air force found that out the hard way when they were trying to break the sound barrier. Whole fields of turkeys fell down dead from heart attacks.
The US Air force found that out the hard way when they were trying to break the sound barrier. Whole fields of turkeys fell down dead from heart attacks.
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What does cornucopia mean?
Who was the first astronaut to eat a turkey dinner on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
The original thanksgiving lasted how long?
3 days
Who was the first president to make thanksgiving a national holiday?
Abraham Lincoln
How high must a cranberry bounce before it is harvested?
4 inches
Plymouth Rock is how big today?
The size of a car engine.
It has cracked 3 times over the years, each time getting smaller and smaller.
It has cracked 3 times over the years, each time getting smaller and smaller.
In what year did the Pilgrims come to North America?
The pilgrims arrived in North America in December 1620.
What was the name of the ship the Pilgrims sailed on?
The Mayflower, but there were actually two ships!
The Mayflower and the Speedwell.
The Mayflower made it to North America but the Speedwell had to turn back.
The Mayflower and the Speedwell.
The Mayflower made it to North America but the Speedwell had to turn back.
Did Pilgrim boys and girls go to school?
In the early years in North America, the pilgrim kids did not go to school.
Parents had to teach their own children or get a neighbor to help.
On another note, they only took baths a few times a year!
Parents had to teach their own children or get a neighbor to help.
On another note, they only took baths a few times a year!
When was Thanksgiving day named as a 'real' holiday?
George Washington proclaimed a National Day of Thanksgiving in 1789, but President Lincoln made it official by proclaiming the last Thursday in November as a national day of "Thanksgiving".
Where was the turkey first domesticated?
Mexico and Central America
What is a female turkey called?
A Hen
What great American statesman lobbied to make the turkey the national symbol?
Benjamin Franklin
What sound does a female turkey make?
A Cluck
About how many feathers does a mature turkey have?
3,500
Which state produces the most turkeys annually?
Minnesota
Can wild turkeys fly? If so, how fast?
Yes, up to 55 mph
What is the name of the skin that hangs from a turkey's neck?
A Wattle
Which president attempted to move the Thanksgiving holiday to the fourth Thursday in November to create a longer Christmas shopp
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Approximately what percentage of American homes eats turkey on Thanksgiving?
90%
Which country consumes the most turkey per year per capita?
Israel
What is the best way to defrost a turkey?
In the refrigerator
What was the reason for holding a Thanksgiving celebration?
In 1620 the Puritans arrived on the Mayflower at Plymouth Rock.
After a year there number was ½ of the original, due to death.
Of these survivors, only 4 were adult women and 40% were children.
The survivors, thankful to be alive, decided to give a feast.
After a year there number was ½ of the original, due to death.
Of these survivors, only 4 were adult women and 40% were children.
The survivors, thankful to be alive, decided to give a feast.
Who invited the Native Americans to this feast?
Governor William Bradford.
They were invited because they taught the Pilgrims to cultivate the land, thus making it possible for them to survive.
They were invited because they taught the Pilgrims to cultivate the land, thus making it possible for them to survive.
Even though Thanksgiving was observed most years it wasn't an official holiday. What woman is credited with making it one?
Sarah Josepha Hale, a magazine editor. She began her campaign in 1827.
How Many colories does the average person consume on Thanksgiving
The average person on Thanksgiving consumes 4,500 calories throughout the entire day. Though keep in mind the "typical" calorie intake per day - it's only between from 2000 to 2500!
What part of a turkey is concidered good luck?
The wishbone of the turkey is good luck. Yes, I know you all know this - though it's Thanksgiving tradition so I HAD to include it!
Always tired after your Thanksgiving meal?
You may THINK it's the tryptophan kicking in, when really the amount of tryptophan in your turkey is far to little to make you tired. The main reason is the combination of the carbs you ate at dinner and the alcohol often consumed throughout the day!
The first Macy%u2019s Day Parade was in 1924
know I look forward to the parade every year!
Though another fun fact is that the first character balloon in the parade was Felix the Cat in 1927
Though another fun fact is that the first character balloon in the parade was Felix the Cat in 1927
The Pilgrims did NOT wear big buckles on their shoes and hats
know we all think it a trademark of the Pilgrims though somewhere along the line this was made up! Buckles were not actually in style until the late 1600s - especially during the Salem Witch Trials
What's the difference between a sweet potato and a yam?
Literally and botanically speaking, the two are not related.
Yams are large, starchy, edible tuberous roots that can grow two to three feet long and weigh as much as 80 pounds.
They grow in tropical/subtropical countries and need eight to ten months of warm weather to mature.
The two words became entwined in our household vernacular partly through a publicity campaign.
Early in this century, sweet-potato promoters attached the word yam to the deep orange, moist-fleshed varieties and left the words sweet potato to the smaller, yellowish, dry-fleshed varieties.
Today it is common to find either or both words used in supermarkets, but whichever is used, what's on sale is the sweet potato.
Yams are large, starchy, edible tuberous roots that can grow two to three feet long and weigh as much as 80 pounds.
They grow in tropical/subtropical countries and need eight to ten months of warm weather to mature.
The two words became entwined in our household vernacular partly through a publicity campaign.
Early in this century, sweet-potato promoters attached the word yam to the deep orange, moist-fleshed varieties and left the words sweet potato to the smaller, yellowish, dry-fleshed varieties.
Today it is common to find either or both words used in supermarkets, but whichever is used, what's on sale is the sweet potato.
What%u2019s the story on cranberries?
The cranberry is a genuine Native American, Vaccinium macrocarpon, a member of the heath family and a relative of the blueberry and huckleberry. The Pequot Indians of Cape Cod called the berry ibimi, meaning bitter berry, and combined crushed cranberries with dried venison and fat to make pemmican.
The Pilgrims and those who followed appreciated the wild berries but did not start to cultivate them until 1816, when a bog was planted and tended in Dennis on Cape Cod. By then, American and Canadian sailors on long voyages knew they could eat cranberries to protect themselves from scurvy - making them a cranberry counterpart to British "limeys."
The Pilgrims and those who followed appreciated the wild berries but did not start to cultivate them until 1816, when a bog was planted and tended in Dennis on Cape Cod. By then, American and Canadian sailors on long voyages knew they could eat cranberries to protect themselves from scurvy - making them a cranberry counterpart to British "limeys."
Which was the first department store to sponsor a Thanksgiving parade?
Nope, it wasn't Macy's. In 1920, Gimbel's held the very first Thanksgiving day parade. Macy's first parade occurred in 1924.
When was the first Thanksgiving Day football game played?
This tradition was started in 1934 by the Detroit Lions, when they played the Chicago Bears
The people who came across the ocean on the Mayflower were called Pilgrims?
The Plymouth settlers did not refer to themselves as "Pilgrims." Pilgrims are people who travel for religious reasons, such as Muslims who make a pilgrimage to Mecca. Most of those who arrived here from England were religious dissidents who had broken away from the Church of England. They called themselves "Saints"; others called them "Separatists." Some of the settlers were "Puritans," dissidents but not separatists who wanted to "purify" the Church. It wasn't until around the time of the American Revolution that the name "Pilgrims" came to be associated with the Plymouth settlers, and the "Pilgrims" became the symbol of American morality and Christian faith, fortitude, and family
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