100 Thanksgiving Trivia Questions and Answers
Thanksgiving isn’t just about turkey and pie — it’s also a perfect chance to celebrate history, food, and a little friendly competition. Whether you’re planning a classroom quiz, hosting a family game night, or adding fun to an office party, these Thanksgiving trivia questions and answers will keep everyone laughing and learning between bites of stuffing.
We’ve organized the trivia into easy categories so you can choose the perfect mix for your group — from simple questions for kids to funny brain-teasers for adults.
🦃 Easy Thanksgiving Trivia Questions (Great for Kids & Families)
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What month is Thanksgiving celebrated in the United States?
➡️ Answer: November -
What day of the week is Thanksgiving celebrated?
➡️ Answer: Thursday -
What bird is most commonly associated with Thanksgiving?
➡️ Answer: Turkey -
What do people traditionally eat for dessert on Thanksgiving?
➡️ Answer: Pumpkin pie -
What is the day after Thanksgiving called?
➡️ Answer: Black Friday -
What meat did the Pilgrims and Native Americans likely eat at the first Thanksgiving instead of turkey?
➡️ Answer: Deer (venison) -
Which U.S. President made Thanksgiving a national holiday?
➡️ Answer: Abraham Lincoln -
What is the main ingredient in stuffing?
➡️ Answer: Bread -
What is another name for corn?
➡️ Answer: Maize -
How many days did the first Thanksgiving celebration last?
➡️ Answer: Three days
🍂 Thanksgiving History Trivia
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In what year was the first Thanksgiving celebrated?
➡️ Answer: 1621 -
Where was the first Thanksgiving celebrated?
➡️ Answer: Plymouth, Massachusetts -
Which Native American tribe celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims?
➡️ Answer: The Wampanoag -
What ship brought the Pilgrims to America?
➡️ Answer: The Mayflower -
What was the Pilgrims’ first winter like in the New World?
➡️ Answer: Very harsh — many did not survive. -
What did the Pilgrims call their settlement?
➡️ Answer: Plymouth Colony -
Who was the Native American who helped the Pilgrims learn to farm and fish?
➡️ Answer: Squanto -
What did the Pilgrims use instead of forks during the first Thanksgiving?
➡️ Answer: Knives, spoons, and fingers -
What year did Abraham Lincoln proclaim Thanksgiving a national holiday?
➡️ Answer: 1863 -
Which President officially changed Thanksgiving to the fourth Thursday in November?
➡️ Answer: Franklin D. Roosevelt
🍗 Food & Feast Trivia
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What part of the turkey is considered good luck when pulled apart?
➡️ Answer: The wishbone -
What type of sauce is often served with turkey?
➡️ Answer: Cranberry sauce -
What side dish is made with sweet potatoes and marshmallows?
➡️ Answer: Sweet potato casserole -
What type of pie is made from a large orange squash?
➡️ Answer: Pumpkin pie -
What food do most Americans say they can’t live without on Thanksgiving?
➡️ Answer: Mashed potatoes -
What is a common filling for Thanksgiving stuffing?
➡️ Answer: Celery and onions -
What vegetable dish is often topped with crispy fried onions?
➡️ Answer: Green bean casserole -
What kind of pie might contain pecans?
➡️ Answer: Pecan pie -
What sauce might be made from pan drippings and flour?
➡️ Answer: Gravy -
What is the red, jiggly dish often shaped like a can?
➡️ Answer: Cranberry jelly
🧡 Funny & Silly Thanksgiving Trivia
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What sound does a turkey make?
➡️ Answer: Gobble gobble! -
Why did the turkey join the band?
➡️ Answer: Because it had the drumsticks! -
What do you call a running turkey?
➡️ Answer: Fast food -
What key won’t open any door?
➡️ Answer: A tur-key -
What’s a turkey’s favorite dessert?
➡️ Answer: Peach gobbler -
Why did the turkey cross the road twice?
➡️ Answer: To prove it wasn’t chicken -
What’s a pilgrim’s favorite type of music?
➡️ Answer: Plymouth Rock -
Why did the pie go to school?
➡️ Answer: To get a little filling education -
What’s the best dance at Thanksgiving?
➡️ Answer: The mashed potato -
What do you call a turkey who tells jokes?
➡️ Answer: A comedi-hen
🦾 Thanksgiving Around America
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What U.S. city has the oldest Thanksgiving Day parade?
➡️ Answer: Philadelphia -
What year was the first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade?
➡️ Answer: 1924 -
What is the largest balloon character in the Macy’s Parade?
➡️ Answer: Snoopy (he’s appeared the most times!) -
Which U.S. state produces the most turkeys?
➡️ Answer: Minnesota -
Which state raises the most pumpkins?
➡️ Answer: Illinois -
What NFL team always plays on Thanksgiving Day?
➡️ Answer: The Detroit Lions -
Which other NFL team traditionally plays on Thanksgiving Day?
➡️ Answer: The Dallas Cowboys -
In which city is the famous Thanksgiving Day parade with giant balloons held?
➡️ Answer: New York City -
What large retail event follows Thanksgiving?
➡️ Answer: Black Friday -
What do many people do the day after Thanksgiving to relax?
➡️ Answer: Eat leftovers or go shopping!
🥧 Thanksgiving Food Fun Facts
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What is the average weight of a Thanksgiving turkey?
➡️ Answer: Around 15 pounds -
What country consumes the most turkey per year?
➡️ Answer: The United States -
What is the top pie flavor at Thanksgiving in America?
➡️ Answer: Pumpkin -
What dish was first created by Campbell’s Soup Company in 1955?
➡️ Answer: Green bean casserole -
What spice gives pumpkin pie its signature flavor?
➡️ Answer: Cinnamon (and nutmeg!) -
What’s another name for “stuffing” used in the southern U.S.?
➡️ Answer: Dressing -
What part of the turkey has the most meat?
➡️ Answer: The breast -
What vegetable was once known as “Indian corn”?
➡️ Answer: Maize -
What food was NOT likely eaten at the first Thanksgiving?
➡️ Answer: Potatoes (they weren’t common yet!) -
How many turkeys are cooked each year on Thanksgiving in the U.S.?
➡️ Answer: Around 46 million
🍁 Pop Culture & Modern Traditions
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What animated movie features a time-traveling turkey trying to change Thanksgiving history?
➡️ Answer: Free Birds -
What popular sitcom had the episode “The One with the Thanksgiving Flashbacks”?
➡️ Answer: Friends -
What food does Charlie Brown serve at his Thanksgiving meal?
➡️ Answer: Toast, popcorn, and jellybeans -
Who performs at the halftime show during the annual Thanksgiving NFL game?
➡️ Answer: Popular music artists (changes yearly) -
What major retailer sponsors the famous Thanksgiving parade in New York?
➡️ Answer: Macy’s -
In what decade did TV dinners become a Thanksgiving leftover hit?
➡️ Answer: The 1950s -
What social media trend encourages people to post about gratitude in November?
➡️ Answer: #30DaysOfThanks -
What is the most-searched Thanksgiving recipe in the U.S.?
➡️ Answer: Turkey -
Which fast-food chain once offered a Thanksgiving dinner bucket?
➡️ Answer: KFC -
What Thanksgiving song starts with “Over the river and through the woods”?
➡️ Answer: “The New-England Boy’s Song about Thanksgiving Day”
🧃 Thanksgiving “Would You Rather” Fun Facts
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Would you rather cook the turkey or wash the dishes?
➡️ Answer: (No wrong answer — but most say wash the dishes!) -
Would you rather eat only dessert or only sides for Thanksgiving?
➡️ Answer: Dessert — obviously! -
Would you rather host Thanksgiving or travel for it?
➡️ Answer: Depends who’s cooking! -
Would you rather eat in silence or sit next to a loud eater?
➡️ Answer: Silence, please! -
Would you rather go without gravy or pie?
➡️ Answer: Nobody gives up pie. Ever.
🧩 Tougher Trivia for Adults & Game Pros
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What Native American leader signed a peace treaty with the Pilgrims?
➡️ Answer: Massasoit -
What was the name of the Pilgrims’ governor at the first Thanksgiving?
➡️ Answer: William Bradford -
How many Pilgrims were on the Mayflower?
➡️ Answer: 102 -
How many survived to celebrate the first Thanksgiving?
➡️ Answer: About 50 -
What document did the Pilgrims sign before landing?
➡️ Answer: The Mayflower Compact -
What was the Pilgrims’ first harvest celebration called before it was known as Thanksgiving?
➡️ Answer: Harvest Feast -
When did Thanksgiving become a federal holiday in the U.S.?
➡️ Answer: 1941 -
What was the first U.S. state to officially adopt Thanksgiving?
➡️ Answer: New York -
How many calories does the average person consume on Thanksgiving Day?
➡️ Answer: About 4,500! -
Which U.S. president first pardoned a turkey?
➡️ Answer: George H.W. Bush (in 1989)
🦃 Thanksgiving Fun Tie-Breakers (Just for Laughs)
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What’s the turkey’s favorite holiday?
➡️ Answer: Thanksgiving — it’s all about them! -
What’s the most popular way to cook a turkey in the U.S.?
➡️ Answer: Roasting -
What do you call it when you cook a chicken inside a duck inside a turkey?
➡️ Answer: Turducken -
What’s the most common Thanksgiving table spill?
➡️ Answer: Gravy! -
What do most people say they’re most thankful for each year?
➡️ Answer: Family -
How long was the longest recorded turkey flight?
➡️ Answer: 13 seconds -
What’s the top Thanksgiving side dish according to surveys?
➡️ Answer: Mashed potatoes -
How many feathers does a mature turkey have?
➡️ Answer: About 3,500 -
What U.S. state calls itself the “Turkey Capital of the World”?
➡️ Answer: Minnesota -
What are the small bumps on a turkey’s head called?
➡️ Answer: Caruncles -
What is the flap of skin hanging over a turkey’s beak called?
➡️ Answer: A snood -
What is the red piece under a turkey’s beak called?
➡️ Answer: A wattle -
What famous American author wrote a Thanksgiving proclamation in 1789?
➡️ Answer: George Washington -
What is the busiest U.S. airport during Thanksgiving week?
➡️ Answer: Atlanta (Hartsfield-Jackson) -
What’s one thing everyone agrees on about Thanksgiving?
➡️ Answer: It’s the best excuse all year to eat pie and nap guilt-free!
🧡 How to Use This FunAttic Trivia Guide
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💬 Family gatherings: Read questions aloud between courses or while dessert is served.
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🏫 Classrooms: Mix trivia with your lessons — kids love the “funny facts” round.
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🧑💼 Offices: Host a “Lunch & Learn Trivia” session — give mini prizes for each round.
Whether you’re the trivia champion or the person shouting “Stuffing!” at every question, Thanksgiving trivia is all about togetherness and laughter.
🎉 Happy Thanksgiving from the FunAttic Crew — Where Fun Never Gets Old (Since 1998).
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