Feast
on this
1
The very first Thanksgiving
Day celebrated in the
New World was by the
explorer Martin Frobisher in
Newfoundland. This feast predated the Pilgrims’ Plymouth
Rock celebration (in 1621) by
how many years?
a) 3 b) 23 c) 33 d) 43
2
The first annual Thanksgiving Day was
proclaimed by the Canadian Parliament
on November 6, 1879. Not until what
year was it permanently moved to the
second Monday of October? (Hint: Louis
St. Laurent was Prime Minister)
a) 1887 b) 1897 c) 1957 d) 1967
Before the tryptophan kicks in from your family’s
fowl feast, let’s talk turkey.
It’s time to give thanks for what you are about
to receive — hopefully a perfect score on this
quasi-traditional trivia quiz.
The Horn of Plenty or Cornucopia
3symbolizes
abundance. This recognizable
representation of Thanksgiving originated
in what country?
a) Turkey
b) Greece
c) Canada d) Ireland
12 In Thanksgiving Day (1990), a
devoted wife’s husband dies falling
face-first into the family’s turkey
dinner. Who starred with Mary Tyler
Moore in this black comedy?
a) Tony Curtis b) Tony Randall
c) Jeff Bridges d) Jeff Daniels
11 Two travellers endure a series
of mishaps after they depart New
York City to celebrate Thanksgiving
with their families. What Canadian
actor starred with Steve Martin
in the seasonal comedy, Planes,
Trains & Automobiles (1987)?
a) Dan Aykroyd b) Martin Short
c) John Candy d) Mike Myers
10 The Oscar-winning tune, Thanks for
4
the Memories, was adopted by comedic
actor Bob Hope as his theme song. In
what year did he first sing it in a duet
(with Shirley Ross) during his feature
film debut?
a) 1935 b) 1938
c) 1941 d) 1944
Which one of the following
is not a variety of turkey?
a) White Hollands
b) Bourbon Reds
c) Chocolate Turkey
d) Canuck Rouge
5
9
The flabby chin of a turkey is
known as a wattle. What do you
call the reddish growths at the
base of their throat?
a) applecods b) boingersc)
caruncles d) dingle balls
7
In an episode of WKRP in
Cincinatti, the radio station
proceeded to throw live turkeys
to a shopping plaza crowd from
a helicopter as a promotion.
Who gave a commentary of the
turkey drop reminiscent of the
Hindenburg during this fatal fowl
folly?
a) Johnny Fever
b) Les Nessman
c) Bailey Quarters
d) Andy Travis
8
Match the performing artist to their
“thankful” song:
a) Thank You
A) John Denver
b) I Thank You
B) Natalie Cole
c) Thank You Girl
C) Mary Chapin Carpenter
d) Thanksgiving Song D) The Beatles
e) Be Thankful
E) ZZ Top
f) Thank God I’m
F) Led Zeppelin
a Country Boy
How does your thankfulness rate?
0–3 Correct:
You are only permitted
to have a meal of giblets
and a cranberry. Bowling
is your only real chance
at any kind of turkey (3
strikes in a row).
4–6 Correct:
You are only allowed to
eat the turkey neck with a
smattering of gravy and a
dollop of mashed potatoes.
7–9 Correct:
Feel free to engage in a full
turkey feast — a child’s
portion, sans dessert.
10–12 Correct:
Gobble-Gobble —
all you can! You are entitled
to enjoy an ambrosial
encounter with some
serious seconds (and no
dish washing duties).
Answers
Which Canadian
astronaut consumed
a prepackaged turkey
dinner on October 8,
1984 aboard the space
shuttle Challenger?
a) Marc Garneau
b) Roberta Bondar
c) Chris Hadfield
d) Julie Payette
1. d) 43
2. c) 1957
3. b) Greece
4. d) Rouge Canucks
5. c) caruncles
6. a) Marc Garneau
7. b) Les Nessman
8. a-F (’69) b-E (’80)
c-D (’64) d-C (’08)
e-B (’77) f-A (’75)
9. a) Norman Lear
10. b) 1938; The Big
Broadcast of 1938
11. c) John Candy
12. a) Tony Curtis
6
John Lennon recorded the song,
Cold Turkey in 1969. Who directed the
film Cold Turkey (1971), in which an
entire town attempts to stop smoking
in order to win a major contest?
a) Norman Lear b) Alan Alda
c) Mel Brooks d) Dick Van Dyke
Questions by
Alan G. Luke/
Special to Sun Media