Thanksgiving
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Q: Of the original 102 pilgrims that came, approximately how many survived to celebrate the first Thanksgiving?
A: 50
Q: Before being harvested and sold, an individual cranberry must bounce at least how many inches to make sure they aren't too ripe?
A: 4 inches
Q: True or false: Butterball says that when making your turkey stuffing, you should have all the ingredients already cooked before you put it into the bird.
A: True
Q: The term "Cornucopia" means what?
A: Horn of Plenty
Q: What was the first department store to hold a Thanksgiving parade?
A: Gimbel's
Q: What typical Thanksgiving food today, wasn't served back in 1621?
A: Pumpkin Pie
Q: How many days was the voyage from England to the New World?
A: 66 days
Q: The first Thanksgiving in 1621 was believed to have lasted how many days?
A: 3 days
Q: True or false: The pilgrims took beer with them on their voyage.
A: True
Q: In Canada, they celebrate Thanksgiving in what month?
A: October
Q: Who is the Greek Goddess of Corn?
A: Demeter
Q: In the 19th century, Victorians presented their Thanksgiving meal to their guests in what language to show how refined they were?
A: French
Q: How many pilgrims were on the Mayflower?
A: 102
Q: It is believed that how many pilgrim women survived to celebrate the first Thanksgiving in 1621?
A: 5
Q: What poet wrote "The Courtship of Miles Standish?"
A: Henry Longfellow
Q: Which President was the first to establish Thanksgiving as a national holiday to be held the 4th Thursday of November?
A: Franklin D. Roosevelt
Q: True or False: Thanksgiving is only celebrated in the United States
A: False
Q: The Top of the Hub Restaurant doesn't serve pumpkin pie to the fireman on Thanksgiving, what dessert do they get?
A: Chocolate cake
Q: Back in the early 1600's, the pilgrims didn't have what utensil to eat their Thanksgiving meal with?
A: Forks
Q: Why is the male turkey often referred to as "Tom Turkey"?
A: After Thomas Jefferson
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