Little Known Facts
This vitamin is abundant in pumpkins
What is Vitamin A?
This side of the turkey has the most feathers
What is the outside?
The flap of skin under a turkey’s chin
What is a wattle?
He won the first "Turkey Leg" award for MVP in 1989
Who is Reggie White?
A 5k in the imperial system
What is 3.1 miles?
Black Friday is the biggest day of the year for this trade profession
What are plumbers?
Pretty obvious....the turkey plays percussion in the band because of they have these
What are drumsticks?
The process of removing feathers from a turkey
What is plucking?
The first Thanksgiving game was played in this year which was also the official start of Prohibition, the passage of the 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote and the establishment of the League of Nations
What was 1920?
This city held the first recorded Turkey Trot and also invented Ed's favorite appetizer
What is Buffalo, NY?
This President of the United States was the first to pardon a turkey and also hated Dallas, TX
Who is John F. Kennedy?
Favorite sport of pumpkins and gourds
What is squash?
While this song is now known as a very popular Christmas song, it was originally written for Thanksgiving
What is Jingle Bells?
What NFL teams always play on Thanksgiving Day?
What are the Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys?
This can run up to 12 mph or be mixed with bitters, simple syrup and citrus juices
What is a Wild Turkey?
The first law created by the Pilgrims in America named aptly for the ship they came over on and a woman’s cosmetic thingy.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
A group of musical sweet potatos getting together
What is a Yam Session?
This is the name for a horn-shaped basket filled with fruits and vegetables.
What is a cornucopia?
He threw six TD passes in the 2004 game against the Lions which stands as most to date
Who is Peyton Manning?
A 6.2 mile run in the metric system
What is a 10k?
Native American friend to the settlers who acted as an interpreter and also a combination/hybrid of “what women do when they pee in the woods” and “the Lone Ranger’s sidekick”
Who is Squanto?
One buries his treasure and the other treasures his berries
What is the difference between a pirate and a cranberry farmer?
Although the Mayflower initially landed off the coast of Cape Cod, the pilgrims ultimately settled in this small Massachusetts town
What is Plymouth?
He holds the record with 273 rushing yards in one game in 1976 AND the record with 60 miles in a white bronco in one police chase back in 1994...also a morning citrus drink
Who is OJ Simpson?
While many turkey trotters pull hamstrings, twist knees and break bones....this tradition at home is thought to bring good luck on Thanksgiving
What is breaking the wishbone?