Turkey
True or false:
Turkeys can drown if they look up in the rain.
What is true?
This was the boat the pilgrims arrived on.
What is the Mayflower?
This president declared Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
How many NFL games are played every Thanksgiving?
What is 3?
Cranberries grow in this type of location.
What is a bog?
Where do turkeys sleep?
What is trees?
The Pilgrims were originally called this, due to their religious beliefs.
What are the Puritans?
The first Thanksgiving lasted this many days.
What is 3?
Which two NFL teams traditionally host Thanksgiving games?
What are the Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys?
The first Thanksgiving was consumed without the benefit of this common utensil.
What is the fork?
(It hadn’t been invented yet!)
True or false:
Turkeys can run 35 miles per hour.
What is false?
(They can, however, run 20mph.)
Which tribe helped the original Pilgrims survive in the new world?
What are the Wampanoag?
The first Thanksgiving occurred in which of the following years: 1421, 1521, or 1621?
What is 1621?
Which of these years did the first Macy’s Day Parade take place? 1901, 1921, or 1941?
What is 1921?
The dangling skin under a turkey’s neck is called this.
What is the wattle?
This US State raises more turkeys than any other.
What is Minnesota?
Who served as interpreter between the Puritans and the natives at the first Thanksgiving?
Who is Squanto?
This president moved Thanksgiving up a week in 1939, leading to unrest and protest.
Who is Franklin Roosevelt?
Giant helium balloons were introduced to replace this original Macy’s Parade feature.
What is live animals from the Central Park Zoo?
A cornucopia is traditionally filled with this.
What is fruit, nuts & flowers?
This part of the turkey’s stomach contains tiny stones to help them grind their food.
What is the gizzard?
The settlement founded by John Smith in Virginia was called this.
What is Jamestown?
Of the 132 Pilgrims and crew who sailed from England together, only this many of them survived the first winter:
26, 53, or 84
What is 53?
This president was the first to give a turkey a presidential pardon.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
What will dialing 1-800-288-8372 connect you to around Thanksgiving?
What is the Butterball turkey hotline?