Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Thanksgiving Trivia hosted by Linda Reilly

It is almost Thanksgiving here in the US. Today's lovely host is Linda Reilly. I am so excited to have her visiting today. So grab your fall favorite drink and lets play.









Hello, I’m Linda Reilly, author of the Deep Fried cozy mystery series from Berkley Prime Crime. I’d like to give a huge thank you to the wonderful Shelley Giusti for inviting me to be a guest host today!

It’s that time of year again, so let’s have some fun with Thanksgiving trivia. I’m going to pose four multiple choice questions about Thanksgiving. Any commenter answering all four questions correctly will be entered in a giveaway for a signed copy (or e-copy, winner’s choice) of Fillet of Murder, the first in the Deep Fried series. Resist the urge to Google when you answer the questions! Now let’s talk turkey . . .

1. A famous historic figure wanted the turkey to be the national bird, claiming it was a true original native of America. Alas, his choice was ignored, and the bald eagle was deemed our national bird. Who was that historic figure?

a.Arthur Fonzarelli
b. John Adams
c. Benjamin Franklin
d. Francis Scott Key


2. Thanksgiving became an annual November tradition, to be celebrated every year on the last Thursday of November, by original declaration of which president:

a. James Monroe
b. Abraham Lincoln
c. Thomas Jefferson
d. Martin Van Buren


3. A baby turkey is known as a:

a. Chicklet
b. Poult
c. Turkeyette
d.Mini-me turkey


4. The first store-sponsored Thanksgiving Day Parade was held in which city, sponsored by which department store:

a. New York City, by Macy’s
b. Boston, by R.H. Stearns
c. Richmond, by Toys & Kids
d. Philadelphia, by Gimbel’s



About the Author





Short bio:

Armed with a degree in Criminal Justice, Linda Reilly once contemplated a career in law enforcement. But life took a twist, and instead she found her niche in real estate closings and title examinations, where the dusty tomes in the Registry of Deeds enticed her into solving mysteries of a different sort. These days Linda loves solving mysteries of the cozy type. When she's not pounding away at her keyboard, she can usually be found prowling the shelves of a local bookstore or library, hunting for a new adventure. You can visit Linda at www.lindasreilly.com or on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/Lindasreillyauthor


Linda Reilly
Deep Fried mysteries (Berkley Prime Crime, 2016)
Blue Cat mysteries (Kensington Publishing, 2017)
www.lindasreilly.com
http://www.facebook.com/Lindasreillyauthor



23 comments:

  1. 1. Benjamin Franklin, 2. Abraham Lincoln 3.Poult 4. Philadelphia by Gimbel's. Thanks for the chance, this was fun!

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  2. 1-Ben Franklin, 2-Abraham Lincoln, 3-Poult, 4-Philadelphia by Gimbel's
    suefarrell.farrell@gmail.com

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  3. 1. Ben Franklin 2. Abraham Lincoln 3. Poult 4. Philadelphia, PA - by Gimbel's
    robeader53@yahoo.com

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  4. 1. Ben Franklin.
    2. Abraham Lincoln
    3. Poult
    4. Philadelphia, PA - by Gimbels.
    saubleb(at)gmail(dot)com

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  5. 1. Ben Franklin
    2. Abraham Lincoln
    3. Poult
    4. Philadelphia by Gimbels
    elliotbencan(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  6. 1. None of the answers are correct. It’s a myth that Benjamin Franklin proposed the turkey be our national bird; but in a letter to his daughter, he did question the choice of the eagle.
    2. b. Abraham Lincoln
    3. b. Poult
    4. d. Philadelphia, by Gimbel’s
    Thank you for this chance!
    peggyhyndman(at)att(dot)net

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    1. Thank you, Peggy! I'm going to have to check that out more thoroughly.

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  7. 1. c. Benjamin Franklin
    2. b. Abraham Lincoln
    3. b. Poult
    4. d. Philadelphia, by Gimbel’s

    Thanks for the chance! ElaineE246 at msn dot com

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  8. 1-Ben Franklin, 2-Abraham Lincoln, 3-Poult, 4-Philadelphia by Gimbel's

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  9. 1. Ben Franklin 2. Abraham. Lincoln. 3. Poult 4 Philadelphia , by Gimbels Donamaekutska7@gmail.com

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  10. Ben Franklin, Abraham Lincoln, Poult and Philadelphia by Gimbels.

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  11. 1. Ben Franklin
    2. Abraham Lincoln
    3. Poult
    4. Philadelphia by Gimbels

    jen.frederick@yahoo.com

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