Just a few trivia questions to test your Thanksgiving knowledge and trivia.
• Where did the Pilgrims land in America? Provincetown, Massachusetts.
• What was the name of the ship the Pilgrims sailed on? The Mayflower.
• What is the proper name for a Pilgrim hat? A capotain.
• How long did the first Thanksgiving feast last? Three days.
• How many Pilgrims were at the first Thanksgiving feast? 102 Pilgrims sailed on the Mayflower, only 53 survived and attended the first Thanksgiving.
• What foods were likely served at the first Thanksgiving feast? Venison, duck or goose along with seafood such as lobster, clams and mussels along with native crops such as corn, beans, squash and pumpkins.
• What food was missing from the first Thanksgiving feast? Mashed potatoes because potatoes had not been cultivated in North America at that time; pie as we know it today and cranberry sauce.
• Which Founding Father once proclaimed, “No citizen of the U.S. shall refrain from turkey on Thanksgiving Day? Alexander Hamilton.
• The largest turkey ever recorded weighed how many pounds? 86 pounds.
• What NFL team has played a Thanksgiving Day game every year since 1934? The Detroit Lions.
• What kind of meal did Charlie Brown serve the Peanuts gang in “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving� Toast, popcorn, pretzels and jelly beans.
• Which United States President was the first to officially pardon a turkey? George H. W. Bush.
• What United States Founding Father famously referred to turkeys as “a bird of courage?†Benjamin Franklin.
• What character in the tv show, Friends, gets a turkey stuck on their head? Joey
• What TV show is famous for the “Turkeys Away†episode? WKRP in Cincinnati
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