Thanksgiving - Random Trivia Answers

• A1) 1621. Although wild fowl was served, it is unknown but unlikely that turkey was eaten. There was no cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes, or pumpkin pie either.
• A2) Abraham Lincoln. Thanks to the tireless efforts of Sarah Josepha Hale, we have our only non-Monday, non-Friday holiday.
• A3) Franklin Roosevelt. During the unofficial intermediate stage, the holiday was dubbed "Franksgiving", and Texas chose to celebrate on both the old and new dates.
• A4) James Pierpont. The tune is better known as "Jingle Bells" now.
• A5) Columbus Day (the second Monday in October). The holiday originally celebrated a bountiful harvest.
• A6) Felix the Cat. In 1927, the then-silent, black-and-white feline was also the first large balloon in the event.
• A7) Turkey. Charles Schulz thought a little cannibirdism wasn't enough to overturn tradition.
• A8) Dallas and Detroit. In addition, the Atlanta Falcons will host the Indianapolis Colts this year, the Kansas City Chiefs hosted the Denver Broncos in 2006, and the St. Louis Cardinals, who moved to Phoenix in 1988, hosted and lost to the Buffalo Bills in 1975 and the Miami Dolphins in 1977.
• A9) George Winston. The 1982 album helped establish the Windham Hill record label.
• A10) Judge Reinhold. The made-for-TV movie erred, I mean aired, in 2003.
• A11) Benjamin Franklin. The inventive founding father documented his preference in a letter to his daughter.
• A12) Four days. The bird should be kept in the back of the refrigerator where it is the coldest.