Gobble Up Some Thanksgiving Trivia

Looking for a fun way to pass Thanksgiving afternoon? Print out this post, distribute it to your residents and test their knowledge of Thanksgiving! (If they get stumped, the answers are at the bottom.)

1. What was the first department store to host a Thanksgiving parade?

2. Who is the Greek goddess of corn?

3. What part of the turkey is saved and snapped as a superstitious good luck custom?

4. Who was the first President of the United States to pardon a turkey?

5. Which two football teams played each other in the first Thanksgiving Day game, held in 1934?

6. What is the name of the flap of skin that hangs from a turkey’s neck?

7. Yes or no: Do all turkeys gobble?

8. What is a baby turkey called?

9. Which state produces the most cranberries?

10. The Mayflower was not originally built to be a transportation vessel. What was its original purpose?

11. What was the name of the pilgrim leader who organized the first Thanksgiving feast?

12. Which eating utensil was absent at the first Thanksgiving meal – the knife, spoon or fork?

13. Who wanted the turkey to be the national bird of the United States? Hint: His face can be found on U.S. currency.

14. What is the average weight of a turkey purchased for Thanksgiving dinner?

15. How long did the first Thanksgiving celebration last?

Answers:

1. Gimbel’s Department Store in Philadelphia. 2. Demeter. 3. The wishbone. 4. Harry Truman. 5. The Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions. 6. The wattle. 7. No. The male turkeys gobble, but the females make clicking noises. 8. A poult. 9. Wisconsin. 10. The Mayflower was built to be a merchant ship to carry wine. 11. Governor William Bradford. 12. The fork. The pilgrims ate with knives, spoons and their fingers. 13. Benjamin Franklin. 14. 15 pounds. 15. Three days.