Thanksgiving Trivia
Gobble up these trivia tidbits that slice through presidential turkey pardons, Pilgrim lore, and Black Friday madness—prove you’re more than just a couch potato at Thanksgiving.
EXAMPLE QUESTIONS
In 1621 at Plymouth, the shared harvest meal between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag is commonly called what?
First Thanksgiving
Domesticated from teosinte in southern Mexico about 9,000 years ago, later crucial to Pilgrims’ survival—what Thanksgiving staple is it?
Corn
Which charity teams up with the Dallas Cowboys every Thanksgiving, launching a nationally televised halftime show to kick off the Red Kettle Campaign?
The Salvation Army
In 1912, Cuero, Texas turned its annual bird drives into a festival named after which early 20th-century ragtime dance craze?
Turkey Trot
Since a 1941 federal law settled the debate, on Which recurring November day is the U.S. holiday observed each year?
Fourth Thursday