26 Best Thanksgiving Trivia Questions to Stump Your Family

Between Thanksgiving dinner, football games, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, and all the familial chaos, there's precious little downtime during the holiday festivities. You may not even be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the National Dog Show. However, after Thanksgiving dinner is done and the leftovers are put away (and then taken back out for a post-dessert helping of stuffing), you may find in the midst of an awkward silence or two.

Now, we fully recommend you embrace the food coma and browse the best online Black Friday and early Cyber Monday deals, but your family may get antsy. Enter: Thanksgiving trivia. The best Thanksgiving trivia questions aren't just great for showing off your knowledge with a slew of holiday facts; you can use them to make up a (friendly) competition—and maybe even start a new tradition. So split your family into teams, and get your Thanksgiving trivia on!

Question: How many women were at the very first Thanksgiving celebration?
Answer: Five

Question: When was the first Thanksgiving NFL game?
Answer: 1920

Question: When was the first Thanksgiving football game?
Answer: 1876

Question: How long was the first Thanksgiving celebration?
Answer: Three days

Question: What Native American tribe celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims?
Answer: The Wampanoag

Question: Which Native American friend to the settlers acted as an interpreter?
Answer: Squanto

Question: In what month did the very first Thanksgiving celebration likely take place?
Answer: September

Question: When was the first Turkey Trot?
Answer: 1896

Question: Where was the first Turkey Trot?
Answer: Buffalo, New York

Question: During which Revolutionary War battle did troops stop to observe a day of Thanksgiving?
Answer: The Battle of Saratoga

Question: What city has the oldest Thanksgiving Day Parade?
Answer: Philadelphia

Question: When did the Mayflower officially depart England for America?
Answer: September 6, 1620

Question: How long was the Mayflower's voyage from England to America?
Answer: 66 days

Question: Where did the Pilgrims first land when arriving on America's shores?
Answer: Provincetown, Massachusetts

Question: Where did the Pilgrims settle?
Answer: Though the Mayflower initially landed off the coast of Cape Cod, they ultimately settled in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Question: Which Founding Father once proclaimed, "No citizen of the U.S. shall refrain from turkey on Thanksgiving Day"?
Answer: Alexander Hamilton

Question: How many other countries celebrate Thanksgiving?
Answer: 11 (Canada, Liberia, South India, Ghana, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Japan, the Netherlands, Granada, and China)

Question: How many calories on average are consumed, per person, at Thanksgiving dinner?
Answer: 4,500

Question: How much did the world's most expensive Thanksgiving dinner on record cost?
Answer: $150,000 at New York City's Old Homestead Steakhouse

Question: What meats were served at the first Thanksgiving celebration?
Answer: Venison, swan, duck, and goose were likely—not turkey!

Question: What seafood was served at the first Thanksgiving feast?
Answer: Lobster, oysters, fish, and possibly eel

Question: About how many pumpkin pies are consumed every Thanksgiving?
Answer: About 50 million

Question: How much does the average Thanksgiving turkey weigh?
Answer: About 15 pounds

Question: When did canned cranberries first come about?
Answer: 1912

Question: What meat is the most popular alternative to turkey on Thanksgiving?
Answer: Ham

Question: Statistically, what is Americans' favorite Thanksgiving side dish?
Answer: Stuffing