Turkey Facts
Number of drumsticks on a turkey
What is 2
The people who celebrated the first Thanksgiving
Who were the Pilgrims
The parade is held every year in this city.
What is New York City?
Lucas and Zane take 18 slices of white meat & 7 slices of dark meat. How many slices did they take?
What is 25
What a large group of turkeys is called.
What is a flock
Apple, pumpkin, cherry
What is pie
The ocean the Pilgrims sailed across to get to America
What is the Atlantic Ocean
A float featuring this jolly fellow ends the parade every year.
Who is Santa Claus?
E.J., Devlyn, & Brooklyn share a pie that's cut into 9 pieces. How much do they each get?
What is 3 pieces
This is the name of the skin that hangs from a turkeys neck
What is the wattle
Indian, creamed, on the cob
What is corn
The ship that brought the Pilgrims to America
What is the Mayflower
A giant balloon version of this cartoon dog has appeared in the parade more times than any other character (6 times).
Hannah & Liam set the table with forks, knives, & spoons. There are 12 people coming for dinner. How much silverware is there?
12 x 3 = 36
What is 36 pieces of silverware?
Adult turkeys have about 3500 of these.
What are feathers
Bread, cornbread, cubed, seasoned
What is stuffing
The U.S. state that eats the most turkey per year.
What is California
If you tune into this year's parade, you will see balloon characters from this book series, one of the most popular in our classroom library.
What is Diary of a Wimpy Kid?
Ethan is bringing 2 dozen dinner rolls to the table. Serenity is bringing three times as many. If Ethan drops 9 rolls, and Serenity drops 3, how many rolls make it to the table?
**Hint = There are 12 rolls in a dozen
What is 48?
A male turkey
What is a Tom
Jelly, relish, sauce
What are cranberries
This president declared Thanksgiving a National Holiday in 1863
Who is Abraham Lincoln
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade began in this decade.
**Hint= A decade is a year rounded to the hundreds place.
BONUS: Give the exact year, then round
What is the 1920's?
1924 to be exact.
Mrs Hager has 25 times as many turkeys as Miss Flinn. Ms Flinn had 3 times as many turkeys as Mr. Jones. If Mr. Jones has 5 turkeys, how many does Mrs. Hager have?
5 x 3 = 15
15 x 25 = 200 + 100 + 50 + 25 = 375
Mrs. Hager has 375 turkeys.