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Thanksgiving trivia questions and answers

Here are 38 Thanksgiving trivia questions with their answers: the parade, the football, the food and the history. To play them as a game after dinner, open Roomful on a TV or laptop with the Holidays deck. Each question goes up with four answers, everyone taps theirs on their own phone, and the big screen keeps score.

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Opens the room set up for Trivia with the Holidays questions. Phones join with the code it shows.

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How to play Thanksgiving trivia on the TV

  1. Open roomful.hatcherylake.com/host on the TV or a laptop. The button above opens it with Trivia and the Holidays deck already picked.
  2. Everyone joins from their own phone with the four-letter code on the screen, picks an animal and can add their name.
  3. Each round, a question goes up with four answers, and everyone taps one on their phone before the 20-second clock runs out.

Trivia: a question goes up with four numbered answers, the same on every phone. Everyone taps an answer on their phone before the 20-second clock runs out. A right answer is 2 points, and the fastest right answer gets 3. The Holidays deck also has Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's questions, so the same game works again in December.

Thanksgiving trivia questions with answers

  1. In which month is Thanksgiving in the United States? November
  2. On which day of the week is US Thanksgiving? Thursday
  3. Which president made Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863? Abraham Lincoln
  4. In which month is Thanksgiving in Canada? October
  5. What is a male turkey called? A tom
  6. Which store runs the famous Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York? Macy's
  7. In what year was the harvest feast usually called the first Thanksgiving? 1621
  8. What ship brought the Pilgrims to America? The Mayflower
  9. Benjamin Franklin called which bird "a much more respectable bird" than the bald eagle? The turkey
  10. Where do cranberries grow? In bogs
  11. What is the day after US Thanksgiving called? Black Friday
  12. Which NFL team hosts a game every Thanksgiving in Detroit? The Lions
  13. What does the US president pardon each Thanksgiving? A turkey
  14. Which Native American people joined the Pilgrims' 1621 harvest feast? The Wampanoag
  15. What did the Pilgrims name their 1620 settlement? Plymouth
  16. Which orange pie is a Thanksgiving classic? Pumpkin pie
  17. Which character has flown as a Macy's parade balloon more than any other? Snoopy
  18. In what year was the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade? 1924
  19. Before giant balloons, what did the first Macy's parade show off? Zoo animals
  20. Who arrives at the end of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade? Santa Claus
  21. Which president moved Thanksgiving a week earlier in 1939? Franklin D. Roosevelt
  22. US Thanksgiving falls on which Thursday of November? The fourth
  23. What is a turkey's wishbone properly called? The furcula
  24. What is the fleshy flap that hangs over a turkey's beak? A snood
  25. Can wild turkeys fly? Yes
  26. What is green bean casserole usually topped with? Fried onions
  27. Which Thanksgiving side dish is often topped with marshmallows? Sweet potatoes
  28. What is the Monday after Thanksgiving called for online shopping? Cyber Monday
  29. Whose letters persuaded Lincoln to make Thanksgiving a national holiday? Sarah Josepha Hale
  30. Sarah Josepha Hale also wrote which nursery rhyme? Mary Had a Little Lamb
  31. From which English port did the Mayflower finally sail in 1620? Plymouth
  32. About how many passengers sailed on the Mayflower? 102
  33. On which day of the week is Canadian Thanksgiving? Monday
  34. Botanically speaking, what is a pumpkin? A fruit
  35. What shape is a cornucopia? A horn
  36. Which nut pie is a Southern Thanksgiving favorite? Pecan pie
  37. Stuffing baked in a dish outside the bird is often called what? Dressing
  38. The yearly White House turkey pardon began under which president? George H. W. Bush

Tips for Thanksgiving trivia

  • Play it between dinner and dessert, with 5 or 8 rounds.
  • Grandparents without a smartphone can team up with a grandchild on one phone.
  • Family who couldn't come can play from home on a video call; see party games for a video call.
  • Add your family's own questions in the lobby, like who carved the turkey last year. They play first.

Questions

Are the answers on this page?

Yes, in bold after each question. In the game, the answers stay hidden until the reveal.

Will the game only ask Thanksgiving questions?

No. The Holidays deck mixes these with Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's questions. Add your own Thanksgiving questions in the lobby and they play first.

Does anyone need to install anything?

No. The big screen and every phone just open roomful.hatcherylake.com in a browser.

How many people can play?

From 2 to 12 phones. It's best with 4 to 8 people in one room.

Is it free?

Yes. No account and no app to buy. For a table with no TV, the Printable Party Pack is a $5 download.

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