Gather around the turkey! It's time to look at some Thanksgiving trivia. Check out this quiz around Thanksgiving questions and answers. Look at some thanksgiving facts, history, traditions, food, and so on. Ready to celebrate Thanksgiving with a trivia challenge. Let's get to it!
How long was the first Thanksgiving celebration?
3 Days Click to see the answer
What was the first Thanksgiving celebrated for?
A three day harvest festival
What kind of food was served at the first Thanksgiving?
Venison and duck
Who was the first president to pardon a turkey?
Harry Truman
What is the name of the woman who wrote “Mary Had A Little Lamb”?
Sarah Josepha Hale
What is the name of the organization that sends a ceremonial turkey to the president each year?
The National Turkey Federation
When was green bean casserole introduced to Thanksgiving dinners?
1955 Click to see the answer
During which Revolutionary War battle did troops have a day of Thanksgiving?
The Battle of Saratoga
What wasn't part of the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
Balloons
What city has the oldest Thanksgiving Day Parade?
Philadelphia
Black Friday isn't the only holiday the day after Thanksgiving. What's the other?
Native American Heritage Day
When was the first Thanksgiving NFL game?
1920
How long is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade route?
2.5 miles
How many passengers were on the Mayflower?
102
When did the Mayflower officially depart England for America?
September 6, 1620
What household danger triples on Thanksgiving?
Home fires
Which Founding Father once proclaimed, “No citizen of the U.S. shall refrain from turkey on Thanksgiving Day”?
Alexander Hamilton
What are the three most-disliked Thanksgiving foods?
cranberry sauce
A Thanksgiving turkey mix-up inspired what popular meal trend?
Frozen TV dinners Click to see the answer
What percentage of Americans actually eat turkey on Thanksgiving?
88%
What is the name of an American fiddle song featuring a turkey often played at Thanksgiving parties?
“Turkey in the Straw”
How heavy was the heaviest turkey ever recorded?
86 pounds
How many runners participated in America’s first turkey trot?
Six
According to Americans, what's the best part of Thanksgiving?
The leftovers
How many calls does the Butterball turkey talk line get each year?
100,000
According to Henry Ward Beecher, what slays thanksgiving?
Pride
What is another name for cranberries?
Bounceberry
How long can a turkey live and at what age are they slaughtered for food?
15 years
What state consumes the most turkey every Thanksgiving?
California
When did canned cranberries first come about?
1912
The Campbell Soup Company invented which staple of the Thanksgiving dinner in 1955?
Green bean casserole
What U.S. city calls itself the Pumpkin Capital of the World?
Morton, Illinois
What movie centers around two turkeys traveling back in time to prevent Thanksgiving?
Free Birds
How many women were at the very first Thanksgiving celebration?
5 Click to see the answer
Which Native American friend to the settlers acted as an interpreter?
Squanto
What were the passengers of the Mayflower called?
Pilgrims
What is the name of the loose red appendage on the underside of a turkey’s beak and neck?
Wattle
Which President received a live raccoon as a Thanksgiving present?
Calvin Coolidge
What culture produced the idea of the cornucopia, the horn of plenty?
Greek Culture
A religious group that would later be known as the Pilgrims left England to practice their religion freely. Where did they go?
Leiden, Holland
Back in the early 1620’s, the pilgrims celebrated a “Day of Humiliation.” What did they do on that day?
Prayed and fasted
What is the primary function of the Butterball Turkey Hotline?
To answer questions about cooking turkeys Click to see the answer
What's the only area in Australia to celebrate Thanksgiving?
Norfolk Island
What food did the colonists and Native Americans not have at the first Thanksgiving?
Turkey
What area of Massachusetts still looks just like it did in the 17th century?
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Which President refused to celebrate Thanksgiving as a national holiday?
Thomas Jefferson
What Native American tribe celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims?
The Wampanoag
In what month did the very first Thanksgiving celebration likely took place?
September
When was the first Turkey Trot?
1896
When is Thanksgiving in Canada?
Second Monday in October