Turkey Facts
Wild Turkeys can fly in short burst up to __ MPH
What is 55MPH?
With the exception of the _______ provinces, Thanksgiving is now a statutory holiday in most jurisdictions of Canada.
What are the Atlantic Provinces?
Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia
(number)______ NFL games are played every Thanksgiving
What is Three?
The name of the ship that brought the pilgrims over to the United States
What is the Mayflower?
Macy's was the first American Department store to sponsor a Thanksgiving Day Parade.
What is Fiction? - Gimbel's in 1920
A grown turkey will have ___ number of feathers.
What is 3,500?
The American Thanksgiving long weekend runs from Thursday to Sunday, whereas the Canadian Thanksgiving long weekend runs from Saturday to _____.
What is Monday?
The team has played in the most Thanksgiving Day Games.
Who are the Detroit Lions
The Pilgrims landed here first in the US?
Where is Plymouth, Massachusetts?
Turkey contains an amino acid that makes you sleepy.
What is Fact? Tryptophan, as a natural sedative.
The largest turkey weighed in at.
What is 86lbs?
Unlike American Thanksgiving giving Canadians do not have "Black Friday", but they do have "____ Day" which is held the day after Christmas.
What is Boxing Day?
NFL team to never play on Thanksgiving.
Who are the Jacksonville Jaguars?
What is 4,500?
1621 is the Year of the First Thanksgiving.
What is a fact?
_____ Million turkeys are eaten each Thanksgiving.
What is 46 Million?
The tradition of watching NFL Thanksgiving day football started on the holiday in ____ (year)
What is 1934?
President that canceled Thanksgiving.
Who is President Franklin D. Roosevelt?
Only male turkeys actually gobble
The turkey is one of the most famous birds in North America. In fact, Benjamin Franklin wanted to make Wild Turkey, not the ____ Eagle, the national bird of the United States.
What is Bald Eagle?
The 2nd Monday in October - Canadian Thanksgiving has coincided with this ____ Day in the US since 1971.
What is Columbus Day?
The First Thanksgiving Day Football game was actually played in Philadelphia in ___ (year) between Rutgers University and Princeton University
What is 1869?
This US President refused to declare Thanksgiving a holiday.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Most Americans prefer Thanksgiving leftovers to the actual meal.
What is Fact?