Thanksgiving Trivia

Are  you ready to dazzle and amaze your Thanksgiving guests with holiday trivia?  I know what you are thinking…boring.  But, I think not, tell everyone a right answer will earn them pie, and you’ll be surprised at how suddenly Jeopardy-like competitive they get on you.

1. Where was the first Thanksgiving celebrated?  {Plymouth, Massachusetts}
2. How long did the first Thanksgiving celebration last?  {3 days}
3. List the most common “Thanksgiving” foods that were NOT present at the first Thanksgiving.  {Mashed potatoes, pumpkin pies, popcorn, milk, and corn on the cobb}
4. Can you list foods that were thought to be present on the first Thanksgiving day feast? {Lobster–it was Massachusetts, afterall, rabbit, chicken, fish, squash, beans, chestnuts, hickory nuts, onions, leeks, maple syrup, honey, radishes, cabbage, carrots, eggs and goat cheese}  I guess the Pilgrims had eating “seasonally” down 🙂
5. In the U.S., 280 million turkeys are sold for Thanksgiving celebrations.
6. Each year, the average American eats how many pounds of turkey?  {16-18 lbs}
7. What year was the first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade?  {1924}
8. What year was the first thanksgiving?  {1621}
9. Did you know that Thanksgiving is responsible for the invention of Swanson’s TV dinners?  After Thanksgiving in 1953, the company had tons of extra turkey.  Long story short, to use the turkey, they created the T.V. dinner.  It was immediately a hit, selling 10 million meals the first year.
10. What Native American tribe did the Pilgrims celebrate Thanksgiving with?  {Wampanoag Tribe}

Happy Thanksgiving!

~Mavis