1. How many turkeys do Americans eat on Thanksgiving?
2. What animal was President Coolidge gifted with to enjoy for Thanksgiving?
3. How many pumpkin pies are consumed at the feast?

4. From 2005 to 2009, pardoned turkeys went where?
5. What is turkducken?
6. How many calls does the Butterball Hotline answer a year typically?
7. Where was the first Turkey Trot held?

8. How long was the first Thanksgiving?
9. Which Thanksgiving staple was invented by a soup company?
10. Which state raises the most turkeys?
11. Originally what happened to the Macy’s Day Parade balloons?
    

 12. What is the most popular Thanksgiving destination?

How did you do?

ANSWERS:

1. 46 million
2. Vinnie Joyce from Nitta Yuma, Mississippi, sent President Coolidge a live raccoon to serve for Thanksgiving dinner. But instead of putting it on the menu, Coolidge adopted the raccoon as a family pet and named it Rebecca!

3. 50 million (estimated).
4. They were sent to Walt Disney World or Disneyland. Why, you ask? To serve as the honorary grand marshals of Disney’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, of course.
5. A turducken is a deboned chicken placed inside a deboned duck, placed inside a deboned turkey. It’s a lot of poultry! Chef Paul Prudhomme is believed to have invented the dish and served it at his New Orleans restaurant, K-Paul’s Louisiana Kitchen.

6. Each year, Butterball’s experts take over 100,000 calls about turkey preparation during November and December.
7. The first Turkey Trot was established in 1896 in Buffalo, New York. A mere six runners showed up to participate. Since then, the race has become decidedly more popular, with more than a million participants showing up for Turkey Trots across the nation.
8. The first Thanksgiving feast took place in 1621, and it was more than just a single meal. It was a celebration that lasted three days.
9. Green bean casserole.

10. Minnesota
11. They were released. In 1927, after Felix the Cat floated down the streets of New York as the first-ever parade balloon, there wasn’t any protocol in place for deflating them. So once the parade was over, the balloons were simply let go. This strategy proved to be ineffective, as most of the balloons popped right after being released.
12. Orlando, Florida

Till next time…stay sharp!

Walter Matthau’s birthday is this month (born October 7, 1920 and died July 1, 2000), so I thought we’d make Grumpy Old Men are trivia focus this month.

What kind of fish are Max and John trying to catch throughout the film?

What town and state was the movie based in?

Who buys Chuck’s bait shop?

What is Mama Ragetti’s first name?

When Jacob and Melanie discuss wedding plans, where does Jacob suggest as a location for the wedding reception?

What is the name of Allie’s guinea pig?

What does John find under the cushion when he tries to go to sleep on Max’s couch?

What is Max’s son’s name?

What does Max do to John while John is playing the lottery?

Who played the role of Jacob?

What does Max call his fishing pole?

What was John’s profession before he retired?

What is John’s cat’s name?

What does Max feed his dog?

What is the name of the fish that both John and Max want to catch?

How did you do?

ANSWERS:

Catfish

Wabasha, MN

Maria Ragetti

Francesca

Slippery’s Tavern

Sparky

A sandwich

Jacob

He keeps changing the channel

Kevin Pollak

The Green Hornet

History teacher

Slick

Hormel Chili

Catfish Hunter

Till next time…stay sharp!

46. Question: How many species of sea urchin are there?

47. Question: What is a group of camels called?

48. Question: Which aquatic mammal has the most extended lifespan?

49. Question: Which bird is considered the fastest?

50. Question: How many heart chambers does a cockroach have?

51. Question: What animal lays the largest egg?

52. Question: What is thought to be the oldest breed of dog?

53. Question: How many species of ants exist on Earth?

54. Question: What does a male penguin often gift its female counterpart to win her over?

55. Question: Why are flamingos pink?

56. Question: What color is a giraffe’s tongue?

57. Question: What animal has stripes on its skin as well as its fur?

58. Question: How do sea otters keep from drifting apart while they sleep?

59. Question: What kind of turtle can’t retract into its shell?

60. Question: What does a snake use to taste and smell?

How did you do?

ANSWERS:

46. 950

47: A caravan

48. Bowhead whale

49: Peregrine falcon

50: 13

51: An ostrich

52: Greenland sled dog

53: 12,000+

54: A pebble

55: Their diet is rich in algae, shrimp and crustaceans

56: Purple, black or blue, with a pink base

57: Tiger

58: They hold hands

59: Sea turtle

60: The roof of its mouth

Till next time…stay sharp!

31. What animal produces mohair?

32. What is a male swan called?

33. Which large mammal has a tail so strong it can stand on it and lift its hind legs off the ground?

34. What do you call a group of crows?

35. What is the fastest sea animal?

36. What is a polar bear’s skin color?

37. What are the only two mammals that lay eggs?

38. What are 12 or more cows called?

39. What is a female donkey called?

40. What is the only big cat that doesn’t roar?

41. What is a group of badgers called?

42. What animal has the thickest fur of any mammal?

43. What type of animal is a Portuguese man-o-war?

44. Belted Galloway and Belgian Blue are breeds of which animal?

45. Which bird’s eye is bigger than its brain?

How did you do?

ANSWERS:

31. Angora goat

32. Cob

33. Kangaroo

34. A murder

35. A black marlin

36. Black

37. Duck-billed platypus and spiny anteater

38. A flink

39. Jenny

40. Cheetah

41. A cete

42. Sea otter

43. Siphonophore (a close relative of a jellyfish)

44. Cow

45. Ostrich

Till next time…stay sharp!

16. Question: What is a male duck called?

17. Question: What is the closest living relative to the T-rex?

18. Question: What male sea creature gives birth to its young?

19. Question: Which sea creature can change its gender?

20. Question: What is the deadliest creature in the world?

21. Question: Where do sea otters store extra food on their bodies?

22. Question: What four common species of animals die soon after giving birth?

23. Question: What type of fish mate for life?

24. Question: Where on the body are a crab’s taste buds?

25. Question: Which animal baby can gain up to 250 pounds per day?

26. Question: What is a baby hedgehog called?

27. Question: What percentage of baby animals are raised by both parents?

28. Question: People from which country brought domestic cats to the United States?

29. Question: What are the only two mammals that lay eggs?

30. Question: How many legs does a lobster have?

How did you do?

ANSWERS

Drake

Chickens (and most other birds)

Seahorse

Oyster

Mosquito

A pocket of skin in their armpits

Octopus, squid, Pacific salmon and common mayfly

Angelfish

It’s toes

Blue whale

Hoglet

3%

England

Spiny anteater and duck-billed platypus

10

Till next time…stay sharp!

1. Question: What is a group of cats called?

2. Question: Which has the thickest fur of any mammal?

3. Question: The age of a lion can be determined by its …?

4. Question: What is the only mammal capable of true flight?5. Question: A newborn kangaroo is about the size of a …?

6. Question: What is the smallest mammal in the world?

7. Question: What animal has the highest blood pressure?

8. Question: How far away can a wolf smell its prey?

9. Question: What land animal has the most powerful bite?10. Question: Where is the only place on their body dogs have sweat glands?

11. Question: What is a female fox called?

12. Question: How many teeth can alligator have over its lifetime?

13. Question: What creature has a tongue that is twice the length of its body?

14. Question: What is a group of parrots called?

15. Question: What type of farm animal can sunburn?

How did you do?

ANSWERS

A clowder

Sea otter

Nose

Bats

Grape

Bumblebee bat

Giraffe

Almost two miles

Hippopotamus

The pads of their paws

Vixen

Up to 3,000

Chameleon

A pandemonium

Pig

 
Till next time…stay sharp!

1. Question: What is a group of cats called?

2. Question: Which has the thickest fur of any mammal?

3. Question: The age of a lion can be determined by its …?

4. Question: What is the only mammal capable of true flight?5. Question: A newborn kangaroo is about the size of a …?

6. Question: What is the smallest mammal in the world?

7. Question: What animal has the highest blood pressure?

8. Question: How far away can a wolf smell its prey?

9. Question: What land animal has the most powerful bite?

10. Question: Where is the only place on their body dogs have sweat glands?

11. Question: What is a female fox called?

12. Question: How many teeth can alligator have over its lifetime?

13. Question: What creature has a tongue that is twice the length of its body?

14. Question: What is a group of parrots called?

15. Question: What type of farm animal can sunburn?

How did you do?

ANSWERS

A clowder

Sea otter

Nose

Bats

Grape

Bumblebee bat

Giraffe

Almost two miles

Hippopotamus

The pads of their paws

Vixen

Up to 3,000

Chameleon

A pandemonium

Pig

Till next time…stay sharp!

Which state held the largest Easter egg hunt in the United States?

Instead of a bunny, what animal delivers goods in Germany?

Easter was thought to be named after which Anglo-Saxon goddess?

What is the most popular way to celebrate Easter?

Easter bonnets became popular Easter attire after which 1933’s song?

Instead of Easter bunnies, what do Swedish kids dress up as?

Beside Easter bunny, what is the most popular Easter animal?

What is the most popular flavor of jelly bean?

When does Easter take place in Australia?

What was the original name of Cadbury Creme Eggs?

How tall was the largest chocolate egg?

What flower is symbolic of Easter?

How did ham become an Easter staple?

Typically, what part of a chocolate bunny do most people eat first?

How did the Easter Bunny make its way to America?

In what year was the first White House Easter Egg Roll held?

At what price was a jeweled Easter Egg once sold for?

How many peeps are made yearly? (Bonus points if you know WHERE they’re made.)

So, how did you do?

Answers:

Florida

Easter Fox

Eostre

Egg hunt

Easter Parade

Witches and wizards

Lamb

Cherry (red)

Autumn

Fry’s Crème Eggs

34 feet tall (16,000 pounds!) made in Italy.

Lily

Before we had refrigerators, people would cure ham during the winter months and when the ham thawed out by springtime, it made sense to use it as an Easter meal centerpiece.

Ears

There’s not an actual known origin story of how the Easter Bunny came to be the fictional symbol for the holiday—but we do know that in the 1700s, Germans who immigrated to America brought the tradition of the Osterhase with them. Basically, it’s a bunny who magically lays eggs.

1878

$18.5 million.

2 billion (Bethlehem, PA)

Till next time…stay sharp!

Before “X” stood for a kiss, what did it represent at the end of a letter?

In Roman mythology, Cupid is the son of whom?

In the Victorian era, mean-spirited Valentine’s Day cards were called “___ Valentines.”

About how many roses are sent for Valentine’s Day each year?

Who invented the first Valentine’s Day candy box?

On average, how many marriage proposals are there on every Valentine’s Day?

What brain chemical is known as the “cuddle” or “love hormone?”

What insanely popular website debuted on Valentine’s Day in 2005?

How many people typically buy Valentines for their pets?

What major invention was patented on Valentine’s Day?

What fruit was once known as a “love apple” for its alleged aphrodisiac properties?

What is the Guinness World Record for the longest marriage ever recorded?

From where was the oldest-known Valentine’s Day message sent?

A single red rose surrounded by baby’s breath is called what by florists?

So, how did you do?

ANSWERS:

The Cross

Venus

Vinegar

50 million

Richard Cadbury

220,000

Oxytocin

Youtube

9 million

Telephone

Tomato

86 years 290 days

Prison

A signature rose

Until next month…stay sharp!

The name cappuccino comes from:

The drink’s resemblance to the brown cowls worn by Capuchin monks

The similarity in color to the fur of Capuchin monkeys

The Italian puccino, meaning “light brown one”

The size of the cup in which it’s commonly served

Espresso literally means:

Speed it up

To go

Forced out

Black and intense

Coffee was the first food to be:

Shipped from Europe to the New World

Freeze-dried

Used in Aztec religious ceremonies

Roasted and ground for drinking

40% of the world’s coffee is produced by:

Africa

Brazil

Colombia

Southeast Asia

Kopi Luwak, the world’s most expensive coffee (up to $600 per pound), is:

Processed during a full moon

Brewed only with solid gold pots

Made from coffee beans eaten and then excreted by a Sumatran wild cat

Grown at a higher altitude than any other bean

Coffee beans grow on:

A low, spreading vine

A bush

A tree

The roots of a coffee plant

Most coffees are a blend of:

Light and dark roasts

Caffeine and essential oils

Arabica and robusta beans

African and South American beans

An ibrik is:

A South-American tool for grinding coffee beans

The Turkish word for barista

A Middle Eastern coffee house

A long-handled copper pot for making Turkish coffee

Arabica varieties such as Java and Mocha are named after:

The plantations where they’re grown

The coffee grower who developed that variety

Their predominant flavorings

Their ports of origin

Sixteenth-century Muslim rulers banned coffee because of:

Its stimulating effects

The gambling that took place in coffeehouses

The black market that sprang up in the coffee trade

Sufi mystics who wanted coffee limited to spiritual ceremonies

How old is instant coffee?

100 years old

150 years old

200 years old

250 years old

The country that drinks the most coffee is…

Finland

Sweden

Iceland

Norway

What was the most popular breakfast drink before coffee became widely available?

Tea

Beer

Water

Hot Chocolate

Which is NOT a benefit of drinking coffee?

Reduced risk of heart disease

Reduced risk of cancer

Reduced risk of Alzheimer’s

Reduced risk of anxiety

Which two states produce America’s coffee?

Hawaii and Florida

Arizona and Florida

Hawaii and California

California and Florida

How did you do?

ANSWERS

The word comes from the resemblance of the drink to the clothing of the Capuchin monks.

In Italian, the word espresso literally means “when something is forced out.”

Coffee was the first food to be freeze-dried.

Brazil!

Made from coffee beans eaten and then excreted by a Sumatran wild cat.

Coffee beans grow on a bush.

Arabica and robusta beans are the most common.

This Turkish pot makes quite the cup of joe.

These beans are named after their ports of origin.

Coffee was banned for its unusual stimulating effects.

Instant coffee is almost 250 years old!

The people of Finland consume the most coffee at 12.5 kilograms per person.

Before coffee became readily available, beer was the drink of choice at breakfast.

Luckily, studies show that coffee has corresponded with lower risks of diseases like heart disease, cancer, and Alzheimer’s, but unfortunately, caffeine may increase the possibility of anxiety.

Hawaii and California are the only two states that produce coffee.

Till next month…stay sharp!