Turkey Facts
Thanksgiving Canada
Football Facts
Thanksgiving US
Fact or Fiction
100

Wild Turkeys can fly in short burst up to __ MPH

What is 55MPH?

100

With the exception of the _______ provinces, Thanksgiving is now a statutory holiday in most jurisdictions of Canada.

What are the Atlantic Provinces? 

Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia

100

(number)______ NFL games are played every Thanksgiving

What is Three?

100

The name of the ship that brought the pilgrims over to the United States

What is the Mayflower?

100

Macy's was the first American Department store to sponsor a Thanksgiving Day Parade. 

What is Fiction? - Gimbel's in 1920

200

A grown turkey will have ___ number of feathers. 

What is 3,500?

200

The American Thanksgiving long weekend runs from Thursday to Sunday, whereas the Canadian Thanksgiving long weekend runs from Saturday to _____.

What is Monday?

200

The team has played in the most Thanksgiving Day Games.

Who are the Detroit Lions

200

The Pilgrims landed here first in the US?

Where is Plymouth, Massachusetts?

200

Turkey contains an amino acid that makes you sleepy. 

What is Fact? Tryptophan, as a natural sedative. 

300

The largest turkey weighed in at. 

What is 86lbs?

300

Unlike American Thanksgiving giving Canadians do not have "Black Friday", but they do have "____ Day" which is held the day after Christmas. 

What is Boxing Day? 

300

NFL team to never play on Thanksgiving. 

Who are the Jacksonville Jaguars?

300
The average number of calories consumed on Thanksgiving is ____ .

What is 4,500?


300

1621 is the Year of the First Thanksgiving.

What is a fact?

400

_____ Million turkeys are eaten each Thanksgiving. 

What is 46 Million?

400
Candian Thanksgiving takes place earlier than American Thanksgiving due to this.
What is our Harvest Season is earlier in Canada? As we get colder sooner. 
400

The tradition of watching NFL Thanksgiving day football started on the holiday in ____ (year) 

What is 1934?

400

President that canceled Thanksgiving. 

Who is President Franklin D. Roosevelt? 


400

Only male turkeys actually gobble

What is fact? 
500

The turkey is one of the most famous birds in North America. In fact, Benjamin Franklin wanted to make Wild Turkey, not the ____ Eagle, the national bird of the United States. 

What is Bald Eagle?

500

The 2nd Monday in October - Canadian Thanksgiving has coincided with this ____ Day in the US since 1971.

What is Columbus Day? 

500

The First Thanksgiving Day Football game was actually played in Philadelphia in ___ (year) between Rutgers University and Princeton University

What is 1869?

500

This US President refused to declare Thanksgiving a holiday. 

Who is Thomas Jefferson? 

500

Most Americans prefer Thanksgiving leftovers to the actual meal.

What is Fact?