FOOD
FACTS
FACTS
Native Americans and Pilgrims used this traditional food as red dye.
What is cranberries?
This New England town hosted the first Thanksgiving
What is Plymouth Massachusetts
True or False
Turkey fossils have been found suggesting the turkey has roamed North America for 10 million years.
What is True
The original cornucopia was made from this animal's horn.
What is goat?
This percentage of American homes eats turkey on Thanksgiving.
What is 90%
The first Thanksgiving lasted this many days.
What is 3?
True or False
George Washington chose the last Thursday in November to be Thanksgiving
What is False.
It was Abraham Lincoln who chose the last Thursday placement of this holiday.
This famous Thanksgiving parade began in the 1920's
What is the Macy's Parade in NYC?
New England sailors ate this fruit rich in vitamin c to fight off scurvy.
What are cranberries?
This is Native American tribe celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims in 1621.
Who are the Wampanoag?
True or False
Benjamin Franklin wanted the turkey to be the national bird.
What is true
This important American pardons a turkey each year at the White House.
Who is the President?
The turkey then lives on a farm for the rest of the Presidents term. This tradition started in 1947.
This fruit is orange, 90% water and makes a delicious pie.
What is pumpkin?
The Pilgrims sailed on this ship to cross the Atlantic Ocean.
What is the Mayflower?
True or False
Over 675 million pounds of turkey are consumed on Thanksgiving each year.
What is True!
This state consumes the most turkey in a year?
What is California?