Try your hand at these brain-busting trivia questions. Remember, please, that you may not google or use any reference sources for the first 24 hours of this thread.

-1. How long did the first Thanksgiving celebration last? ( T D )
-2. What was the name of the first Wampanoag chief invited to Thanksgiving?
-3. The first Thanksgiving was celebrated in Plymouth colony, which is now part of what state?
-4. Who was the Pilgrim leader that invited neighboring Indians to the first Thanksgiving?
-5. Which state produces nearly half of the annual U.S. cranberry crop? (W)
-6. Which U.S. president officially proclaimed Thanksgiving to be a national holiday?
-7. Which country first adopted Thanksgiving as a national holiday?
-8. Why is Canada’s Thanksgiving celebrated earlier than America’s?
-9. The annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is held in what city?
-10. What color are turkey eggs?
-11. What is a baby turkey called?
-12. What is the long fleshy growth that hangs down over a turkey's beak?
-13. The date of Thanksgiving was probably set by Lincoln to somewhat correlate with what event? (A o t M i C C)
-14. Who had the most TDs ever in a Thanksgiving Day game? (E N o t C C)
-15. Who wanted to make the turkey the national bird of the United States of America?
-16. What drink did the Puritans bring with them in the Mayflower? (B)
-17. What sound does a female turkey make?
-18. The term “cornucopia” means what?

I'll take the easy one:

9. New York City - I saw that parade once when we were living there when I was 12...a looong time ago.

18. horn of plenty

10.white

7. England

12 - wattle

15. Benjamin Franklin

17. They don't make any sound

Marian, Sherlock, and Fil

Haroula, niteowl, michele and Bob - try again.

7. Canada

Yes!

2. Chief Massasoit

11. a poult

17. Female turkeys can cluck, but they are best known for a yelp. Turkey hunters imitate this by scratching on a piece of slate. It attracts the big toms to come a-courting.

Sondi and Scarlet

manxman, try again.

12. snood

4. William Bradford?

Both correct!

10.cream

3. Massachusetts

11. a goblet

Wait, manxman had #11 right! Sorry about that! But Cue, very funny.

Haroula, that's going to be close enough. Cream with brown speckles.

Redz

5. New Jersey?

Try again Dawn.

6. Since Lincoln is mentioned in #13, I'll guess him.

That's the way to beat a test!

Canada celebrates Harvest and not the Pilgrims. Harvest happens earlier in Canada.

A letter-perfect answer!

14. Ernie Nevers of the Chicago Cardinals
16. Mmmmmmmmmmm....Beer

5. Wisconsin

1. Three days, or until the football game started.

Yes and yes!

The last one has something to do with a ship.

I'll say it's the arrival of the Mayflower in Cape Cod

I'll take it. Arrival/anchoring... same thing.