Facts
FACT OR FICTION
Riddles 1
Riddles 2
Riddles 3
100

Turkeys can see behind themselves.
True or False

True - They can see 270 degrees.

100

THANKSGIVING IS HELD ON THE FINAL THURSDAY OF NOVEMBER EACH YEAR

Fiction! In 1939, President Franklin Roosevelt decreed that the holiday should always be celebrated on the fourth Thursday of the month.

100

I grow on the ground. You carry me in. I'm orange and round, I am a ______.

Pumpkin.

100

When I walk, my wattle's a bit jerky. I gobble to talk, because I am a ____.

Turkey.

100

I talk gently to my cow, so I don't alarm her. I'll do the milking now because I am a _______.

Farmer.

200

The first Thanksgiving lasted ....... days:

7 days

5 days

4 days

3 days

3 days

200

ONE OF AMERICA’S FOUNDING FATHERS THOUGHT THE TURKEY SHOULD BE THE NATIONAL BIRD OF THE UNITED STATES.

Fact! That Founding Father was Benjamin Franklin.

200

I have a nice brown crust. Give apple or pumpkin a try. Whipped cream is a must because I am a _______.


Pie.

200

Inside, I am white, a round vegetable that grows. I can be fluffy and light. I'm mashed _______.


Potatoes.

200

I come late in the year, two months after September. By then, the air is cold and clear. I am ____.


November.

300

All turkeys gobble.

True or False

False. Only male turkeys gobble. They do so to attract female turkeys.

300

Turkeys are slow-moving birds that lack the ability to fly.

Fiction! Wild Turkeys can reach speeds of up to 20-25 miles per hour on the ground and fly for short distances!

300

When does Christmas come before Thanksgiving?

In the dictionary.

300

I can be smashed, baked, carved, and you can see me everywhere on Thanksgiving. What am I?


A pumpkin.

300

What kind of key has legs but can’t open a door?


A turKEY.

400

Approximately how many turkeys are eaten each year on Thanksgiving in the United States?

500 million

100 million

280 million

370 million

280 million

400

ON THANKSGIVING DAY IN 2007, TWO TURKEYS EARNED A TRIP TO DISNEY WORLD.

Fact! On November 20, 2007, President George W. Bush granted a “pardon” to two turkeys, named May and Flower.

400

What can never be eaten at Thanksgiving dinner?


Thanksgiving breakfast and lunch.

400

Can a turkey fly higher than an ostrich?


Yes, because ostriches don’t fly.

400

What sound does a limping turkey make?


“Wobble, wobble!”

500

What meat is the most popular alternative to turkey on Thanksgiving?


Ham

500

WAMPANOAG TRIBE that the England Colonist had first met has disappeared from America.

Fiction! The Wampanoag tribe has lived in the northeast of the United States for 12,000 years.

500

Who is never hungry on Thanksgiving?

The turkey, because it’s always stuffed.

500

What do the Pilgrims, Indians, and Puritans have in common?

The letter “I”.

500

What's the sleepiest thing at the Thanksgiving table?

Nap-kins.

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