Question 1

Why do the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys always play football on Thanksgiving?

Accepted Answer

It was originally a marketing scheme

Question 2

What hotline can you call for help when you have a Thanksgiving turkey emergency?

Accepted Answer

Butterball Turkey Talk-Line

Question 3

Which city has the oldest Thanksgiving Day parade?

Accepted Answer

Philadelphia

Question 4

What exactly is a Turducken?

Accepted Answer

A dish consisting of a chicken stuffed inside a duck, which is then stuffed

Question 5

Which President tried, and failed, to change the date of Thanksgiving Day?

Accepted Answer

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Question 6

Who’s the “Mother of Thanksgiving”?

Accepted Answer

Sarah Josepha Hale

Question 7

Does eating turkey make you sleepy?

Accepted Answer

False - Turkey may contain tryptophan, which some studies say can induce drowsiness. However, there isn’t enough tryptophan in turkey to affect humans. The grogginess is probably just the result of overeating.

Question 8

Who was the first President to pardon a turkey?

Accepted Answer

John F. Kennedy

Question 9

How much does the average Thanksgiving turkey weight?

Accepted Answer

20 pounds

Question 10

Which city’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is said to end with Santa Claus getting a key to the city?

Accepted Answer

Detroit

Friendsgiving Trivia

2) What hotline can you call for help when you have a Thanksgiving turkey emergency?

3) Which city has the oldest Thanksgiving Day parade?

4) What exactly is a Turducken?

5) Which President tried, and failed, to change the date of Thanksgiving Day?

6) Who’s the “Mother of Thanksgiving”?

7) Does eating turkey make you sleepy?

8) Who was the first President to pardon a turkey?

9) How much does the average Thanksgiving turkey weight?

10) Which city’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is said to end with Santa Claus getting a key to the city?