Thanksgiving Trivia!

Coach Natalie

With turkey day right around the corner, we have some fun Thanksgiving Trivia for everyone! No googling, please! If you don't know the answer, give it your best guess or leave it for someone who might know so we can all join in on the fun. Official answers will be posted after the holiday!

1. Who was the first President to pardon a turkey?
2. Was turkey served at the very first Thanksgiving celebration?
3. How many calories are consumed on average, per person, at Thanksgiving dinner?
4. When was the first Thanksgiving NFL game?
5. How many turkeys are prepared for Thanksgiving in America each year?
6. When is Thanksgiving in Canada?
7. How many Americans prefer Thanksgiving leftovers to Thanksgiving dinner?
8. How much does the average Thanksgiving turkey weigh?
9. Which President made Thanksgiving a permanent national holiday?
10. Black Friday is the biggest day of the year for what trade profession?

We look forward to seeing your responses, and hope everyone has an amazing Thanksgiving! 🦃

RobWilk

My best

2. Think it is yes based on stories

3. I'd guess 4,000

6. Thanksgiving is a u.s. holiday but they might have a version

7. At least 1, me

8. 15-20lb

10. Salesmen (*and saleswomen)

ps56k

Well - didn't Google… just asked Alexa -
Interesting tidbits….

Bet

The nuns told us in second grade there were no turkeys at the fist Thanksgiving! Hope the nuns didn't lie! 😀😉

DannyB

7. The half that did all the cooking from which the leftovers came from? 😁

SRC54

I will say that Canada has Thanksgiving in October, and I wish we did too. Be better for schools and fall breaks. And since Christmas season now starts after Halloween, it wouldn't make much difference to merchants. 😀

We are very lucky, most of us, and we should thank God more than just once a year. I need to remember to do that more often. But it is nice to get the yearly reminder.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving everyone!

DannyB

1. The president that hated eating turkey and by pardoning the turkey his kitchen staff was forced to prepare something else 🦃
2. Nope, POTUS pardoned it 🥩
3. Every last one 🥧
4. Way back in the olden days 🏉
5. None! How do you prepare for something like that… perhaps flee to Cananda 🍁
6. Hmmm, good questions… hopefully earlier than Thanksgiving in the US so the turkeys who fled Canada have time to make it into the US to replace all the US turkeys that fled to Canada 🛣️
7. See my earlier comment 😎
8. As little as possible to avoid making the cut ⚖️
9. The one that resisted the pressure of the million-turkey march on D.C. 📣
10. Retailers… the turkeys are still reeling over Thanksgiving!

Coach Natalie

Who's ready for the answers!? Here they are according to my sources:

1. Who was the first President to pardon a turkey? John F. Kennedy
2. Was turkey served at the very first Thanksgiving celebration? No; venison, swan, goose, and duck were likely
3. How many calories are consumed on average, per person, at Thanksgiving dinner? 4,500
4. When was the first Thanksgiving NFL game? 1920
5. How many turkeys are prepared for Thanksgiving in America each year? About 46 million
6. When is Thanksgiving in Canada? The 2nd Monday in October
7. How many Americans prefer Thanksgiving leftovers to Thanksgiving dinner? About 80%
8. How much does the average Thanksgiving turkey weigh? About 15 pounds
9. Which President made Thanksgiving a permanent national holiday? Abraham Lincoln
10. Black Friday is the biggest day of the year for what trade profession? Plumbers

I hope everyone had an amazing Thanksgiving!

Coach Natalie

I have to say that I agree with #7 — I just had leftovers for lunch and it was totally more delicious than it was yesterday!

DannyB

lol… Plumbers?!?! 🤣 Well that makes sense… I didn't read the question closely enough.

UrsulaA

Number 3 amazes me - I thought the calorie count was 3,000 for the meal. Wow.