Thanksgiving Trivia

1. Thanksgiving occurs on which THURSDAY of November? Fourth Thursday of November.
2. How many days did the very first Thanksgiving last? 3 days.
3. What is a baby turkey called? A poult.
4. A full grown turkey has about how many feathers? 3,500 feathers.
5. Which president is believed to be the first to pardon a turkey and start this annual tradition?President Harry Truman.
6. What year was the celebration that is most commonly considered to be the first Thanksgiving? 1621.
7. What is the wobbly red piece of flesh on top of the beak of a turkey? A snood.
8. What state raises the most turkeys? Minnesota.
9. Under which U.S. President was Thanksgiving first proclaimed to be a national holiday? Abraham Lincoln.
10. Is it the female turkeys or the male turkeys that gobble? Male.
11. Where was the first Thanksgiving celebrated? Plymouth, Massachusetts.
12. Who was the first president to grant a turkey an official presidential pardon? Ronald Reagan.
13. Who was president when it was first established that Thanksgiving Day would be on the fourth Thursday of November?Franklin Roosevelt.
14. Where does the oldest Thanksgiving Parade in the U.S.A. take place? Philadelphia.
15. Thanksgiving is only celebrated in the United States. True or false? False.
16. Which vegetable did the pilgrims have available for Thanksgiving but did not use because they thought it was poisonous? Potatoes.
17. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the heaviest turkey weighed how many pounds? 86 pounds.
18. What utensils were used in the very first Thanksgiving? Spoons and knives.
19. What was the name of the turkey that President Obama pardoned? Courage.
20. How many turkeys do Americans eat every year? 46 million.