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Are you looking for the ultimate source of Thanksgiving trivia questions?
Finding the best Thanksgiving trivia questions is a daunting task, especially if you're hosting a holiday party or family gathering.
Whether you're looking for questions to use as icebreakers or simply want to keep the conversation flowing, we've got you covered.
Before we dive into the Thanksgiving trivia questions and answers, we want to tell you a bit about Water Cooler Trivia.
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We also offer a wide range of other holiday trivia questions, like our Christmas trivia questions and Hanukkah trivia questions.
Now, onto the Thanksgiving trivia!
1. What fall food favorite, be it on the Thanksgiving table, your front porch, or flavoring a Starbucks drink, would be considered a fruit, not a vegetable, according to a botanist?
Answer: Pumpkin
2. It wasn’t April showers that brought the Pilgrims to Plymouth Colony; rather, it was what cargo ship that crossed the Atlantic in 1620?
Answer: Mayflower
3. What autumn holiday was described by writer O. Henry as "the one day that is purely American?"
Answer: Thanksgiving
4. Whether you make it yourself with fresh tart red berries or get the stuff in a can, what’s the name given to the jam-like, relish-esque side dish that’s a Thanksgiving favorite?
Answer: Cranberry Sauce
5. What ingredient links a sauce served during Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners, a popular variety of Wensleydale cheese, and a cocktail featured prominently in the series "Sex and the City?"
Answer: Cranberries
6. In what decade did both the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and America’s Thanksgiving Parade start?
Answer: 1920s
7. What landmark NYC event began as a way to celebrate Christmas and as a retail expansion in 1924 before shifting earlier in the annual calendar by 1927?
Answer: Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
8. In 1870, which president, who was a commanding general during the Civil War signed legislation to make Thanksgiving, Independence Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day federal holidays?
Answer: Ulysses S. Grant
9. Way before Plymouth, Spanish explorers celebrated a Thanksgiving feast with the Timicua, near the eventual site of the Castillo de San Marcos in what Atlantic Coast state?
Answer: Florida
10. A Mr. Bean Christmas special bit inspired a "Friends" Thanksgiving gag of what sandwich-lovin' character getting his head stuck in a turkey?
Answer: Joey
11. Eating a bucket of KFC will make you just as sleepy as a big ol' helping of Thanksgiving turkey, since most poultry contains about the same amount of what T-word amino acid?
Answer: Tryptophan
12. How do both Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and America’s Thanksgiving Parade conclude?
Answer: With the arrival of Santa Claus
13. Don't say turkey: Vaccinium macrocarpon is the scientific name of what Thanksgiving staple?
Answer: Cranberry
14. Rory and Lorelai work to squeeze in four holiday dinners in "A Deep-Fried Korean Thanksgiving," an episode from what TV series?
Answer: Gilmore Girls
15. What is the wobbly red piece of flesh on top of the beak of a turkey?
Answer: A snood
16. The doughy mascot associated with canned biscuits, crescent rolls, and other unbaked confectionery has appeared as a balloon in Macy's Thanksgiving Day parades since 2009. What brand, featured in his name, does he represent?
Answer: Pillsbury
17. Which brand of crunchy onion snack was invented by a Frito-Lay worker in the late ‘60s and became a key ingredient in many a family’s Thanksgiving green bean casserole?
Answer: Funyuns
18. What Seattle-based soda company releases annual Thanksgiving-themed flavors like Turkey and Gravy, Green Bean Casserole, Sweet Potato, and Antacid?
Answer: Jones Soda
19. Filmed on Thanksgiving by Martin Scorsese, "The Last Waltz" is a classic concert film about what classic rock band with the most generic name ever?
Answer: The Band
20. What year was the celebration that is most commonly considered to be the first Thanksgiving?
Answer: 1621
21. Under which president did Thanksgiving become an annual holiday?
Answer: Abraham Lincoln
22. Thanksgiving in the U.S. is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November, but when is Canada’s Thanksgiving?
Answer: The second Monday of October
23. A 1970 speech given by the Native American activist Frank "Wamsutta" James in Plymouth, Massachusetts marked the inaugural National Day of Mourning demonstration. On what important day in the American calendar does this demonstration take place annually?
Answer: Thanksgiving
24. What president officially made Thanksgiving a U.S. national holiday, marking the last Thursday in November on everybody’s calendar? This president had particular pressure to bring the country together for a friendly dinner.
Answer: Abraham Lincoln
25. Who directed the 1986 film "Planes, Trains and Automobiles,” which showcased the disasters of Thanksgiving weekend traveling and starred John Candy and Steve Martin?
Answer: John Hughes
26. The 2010 Garry Marshall romance "Valentine's Day" is to, you know, Valentine's Day, as 1995's "Home for the Holidays" is to what holiday?
Answer: Thanksgiving
27. Which president was the first to give a turkey a presidential pardon?
Answer: Ronald Reagan
28. In what century were the first pumpkin pies as we know them made?
Answer: 17th century
29. According to the Lydia Child poem "Thanksgiving Day," it's just "over the river, and through the wood" to reach the house of what relative?
Answer: Grandfather
For one, it's a holiday that everyone can relate to.
Thanksgiving is a time when friends and family come together to feast on delicious food and share memories.
It's also a time to reflect on what we're grateful for.
This holiday spirit makes Thanksgiving the perfect time to host a trivia night.
Not only will you be able to bond with your loved ones, but you'll also be able to test your knowledge of all things Thanksgiving.
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