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