Question 1

Are pumpkins technically a fruit or a vegetable?

Accepted Answer

Fruit

Question 2

Which two NFL teams have played a game on Thanksgiving Day since 1966?

Accepted Answer

Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys

Question 3

What year did “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” debut on television?

Accepted Answer

1973

Question 4

According to a national poll, what Thanksgiving side dish is the least popular among Americans?

Accepted Answer

Green Bean Casserole

Question 5

What is an adult female turkey called?

Accepted Answer

Hen

Question 6

What is an adult male turkey called?

Accepted Answer

Tom

Question 7

How many calories are in a typical holiday dinner?

Accepted Answer

Approximately 3000

Question 8

Which state produces the most cranberries?

Accepted Answer

Wisconsin

Question 9

True or false: The Pilgrims referred to themselves as “Pilgrims.”

Accepted Answer

false They called themselves “Separatists”.

Question 10

According to the National Turkey Federation, roughly how many turkeys are consumed each Thanksgiving?

Accepted Answer

About 45 to 46 million

Question 11

How many cranberries are in one pound?

Accepted Answer

Approximately 440

Question 12

Approximately how many Pilgrims were at the first Thanksgiving harvest feast in 1621?

Accepted Answer

53

Question 13

According to AAA and INRIX, approximately how many Americans take to the roads on Thanksgiving?

Accepted Answer

50 Million

Question 14

Which U.S. Founding Father famously referred to turkeys as “a bird of courage”?

Accepted Answer

Benjamin Franklin

Question 15

How long is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade route?

Accepted Answer

2.5 miles

Question 16

True or false: Pilgrim Monument is located at Plymouth Rock.

Accepted Answer

false The Pilgrim Monument is located in Provincetown, Massachusetts.

Question 17

Which of the U.S. metro areas below does NOT experience the worst pre-Thanksgiving congestion?

Accepted Answer

Boston

Question 18

What household hazard triples on Thanksgiving?

Accepted Answer

Fires

Question 19

What notable Native American served as an interpreter between the Pilgrims and Native Americans?

Accepted Answer

Squanto

Question 20

How long was the Mayflower’s voyage from England to America?

Accepted Answer

66 Days

Thanksgiving / Native American Heritage Day Trivia

2) Which two NFL teams have played a game on Thanksgiving Day since 1966?

3) What year did “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” debut on television?

4) According to a national poll, what Thanksgiving side dish is the least popular among Americans?

5) What is an adult female turkey called?

6) What is an adult male turkey called?

7) How many calories are in a typical holiday dinner?

8) Which state produces the most cranberries?

9) True or false: The Pilgrims referred to themselves as “Pilgrims.”

10) According to the National Turkey Federation, roughly how many turkeys are consumed each Thanksgiving?

11) How many cranberries are in one pound?

12) Approximately how many Pilgrims were at the first Thanksgiving harvest feast in 1621?

13) According to AAA and INRIX, approximately how many Americans take to the roads on Thanksgiving?

14) Which U.S. Founding Father famously referred to turkeys as “a bird of courage”?

15) How long is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade route?

16) True or false: Pilgrim Monument is located at Plymouth Rock.

17) Which of the U.S. metro areas below does NOT experience the worst pre-Thanksgiving congestion?

18) What household hazard triples on Thanksgiving?

19) What notable Native American served as an interpreter between the Pilgrims and Native Americans?

20) How long was the Mayflower’s voyage from England to America?