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Thanksgiving quiz
How well do you really know Thanksgiving? These 8 questions start easy and end with a Boss round. There are no multiple choice options: you type what you know, and every answer is checked against the key facts.
60 seconds a question, one 2x boost, and a leaderboard. Playing with friends writes a fresh set of Thanksgiving questions for your group.
The questions
- Warm-up
At a classic Thanksgiving dinner, what bird often takes center stage, and how is it commonly cooked?
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- Turkey is the traditional bird
- It is commonly roasted
- Warm-up
A little bone can turn Thanksgiving dinner into a wish-making contest: which bone is it, and what do the two people do with it?
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- It is the wishbone, or furcula, from a turkey or other bird.
- Two people pull opposite ends until it breaks.
- The person with the larger piece is traditionally said to get a wish.
- Easy
A harvest basket often shows up in Thanksgiving decorations: what is this horn-shaped symbol called, and what does it represent?
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- It is called a cornucopia or horn of plenty.
- It represents abundance or plenty.
- It is associated with the harvest.
- Medium
New York’s famous Thanksgiving parade began as a store’s celebration: which retailer organized it, and what kind of animals led the first parade?
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- Macy’s organized the first parade in 1924.
- Live animals from the Central Park Zoo led it.
- Hard
In 1789, which US president made an early Thanksgiving proclamation, and what date did he set for the observance?
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- The president was George Washington
- He set the observance for November 26, 1789
- Hard
What year did Sarah Josepha Hale begin her campaign, and what national change was she urging?
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- Hale began her campaign in 1846
- She campaigned for a national Thanksgiving holiday
- She sought an annual nationwide observance
- Hard
When the Detroit Lions began their Thanksgiving game tradition, what year was it, which team visited, and who owned the Lions?
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- The tradition began in 1934.
- The Chicago Bears were the visiting team.
- George A. Richards owned the Lions.
- Boss
In the 1621 Plymouth feast account, how many Wampanoag men attended, and how long did the gathering last?
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- About 90 Wampanoag men attended
- The gathering lasted three days
- The account describes a feast at Plymouth in 1621
How scoring works
- Each question has 2 or 3 key facts. Each one earns full, half or no credit, so a wrong answer scores zero.
- Later questions are worth more, fast answers earn a bonus, and great answers in a row build a streak.
- A famous myth or a clear factual error halves the points.
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