Ten Thanksgiving Trivia Questions -- Be the Smartest at Your Table This Year

I thought I would post some fun Thanksgiving trivia questions. I have included the answers at the bottom of the article.

1. When was the first Thanksgiving celebrated in the US?

2. What is a male turkey called?

3. What state produces the most turkey annually?

4. What country consumes the most turkey per capita annually?

5. How many feathers does a mature turkey have?

6. What Native American tribe helped celebrate the first Thanksgiving in the US?

7. What percentage of US households eat turkey on Thanksgiving? What percentage eat turkey on Christmas?

8. What US president wanted to make the turkey our national bird?

9. What US president declared Thanksgiving a national holiday to be held on the fourth Thursday each November?

10. Who was the first president to pardon a turkey?

Scroll down for answers:

Answer Key:

1. 1621

2. a Tom

3. Minnesota

4. Israel

5. 3500

6. Wampanoag

7. 90%, 50%

8. Ben Franklin and legend has it that Benjamin Franklin started calling male turkeys Toms after Thomas Jefferson didn't let him make the turkey the national bird (see #2)

9. Lincoln

10. Truman