Turkey Day Game Trivia Quiz

This 10-question quiz puts your knowledge of Kirkwood and Webster football to the test in honor of Thursday's Turkey Day Game.

Fancy yourself a fan of Pioneer or Statesmen football? Here's a quiz to see just how much your knowledge of the teams measures up. QUIZ 1.  Although Kirkwood and Webster have had football teams in different years, both have had the same number of football seasons. Including 2012, how many football seasons have Kirkwood and Webster each had? 2.  Which is the first year of Kirkwood football? 3.  Kirkwood High School is tied for oldest high school football program in Missouri with: 4.  The last time Kirkwood led in rivalry football wins against Webster was: 5.  How many times has Webster won the Missouri football championship? 6.  Which football team was inducted into the Webster Groves High School Sports Hall of Fame in 2012? 7.  As of right…

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A History of the History of the Turkey Day Game

Many think 1907 was the first year of football between Kirkwood and Webster because there was no prior history. But the Turkey Day Game has an earlier existence.

Yearly, newspapers and broadcasters want to know the same thing: Which annual Turkey Day Game is this? Such a question seems simple but is not. The Turkey Day Game, the name now of the Kirkwood-Webster (or, depending upon who says it, Webster-Kirkwood) football contest, overly simplifies what the game was prior to Thanksgiving Day 1928. It is a game that precedes by 70 years the first Show-Me Bowl game, precedes by 28 years the creation of the Missouri State High School Activities Association and precedes by at least nine years the Suburban League and its related formations, including its predecessor, the St. Louis County Interscholastic League, which both Kirkwood and Webster were key players in founding. Because the two schools and their…

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