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?