All About Turkeys
This is the sound that a male turkey makes.
Gobble
What sport do Americans like to play and watch on Thanksgiving day?
football
The orange vegetable commonly used as a symbol of Thanksgiving
pumpkin
The name of the ship the Pilgrims boarded to start their journey to Plymouth, Massachusetts
the Mayflower
The loose red skin attached to the underside of a turkey’s beak.
Wattle
How fast can wild turkeys run in miles per hour?
25 miles per hour
A special parade in US for Thanksgiving
Macy's parade
The English separatists who came to the United States in 1620
the Pilgrims
The Pilgrim Monument is located in
Provincetown, Massachusetts
How many grams of fat does the typical American eat on Thanksgiving?
229 grams
This country is where the turkey first domesticated.
Central Mexico
The president that made Thanksgiving a permanent national holiday?
Abraham Lincoln
The indigenous people of North America who are a common symbol of Thanksgiving
the Native Americans or the Wampanoag tribe
How many passengers were there on the Mayflower?
102 passengers
Popular dish for thanksgiving also known as the "the three sisters".
corn, squash and beans
Minnesota
The oldest documented turkey trot still takes place every year in which city?
Buffalo, New York
This sport is considered a symbol for Thanksgiving due to a college match between Yale and Princeton in 1876.
How long was the Mayflower’s voyage from England to America?
66 days
Americans prepare this amount of turkeys each thanksgiving.
46 million
An adult male turkey is called this, which was derived from a word to describe a wild man that often enjoys the company of multiple females.
Tom
In what century did pumpkin pie started to be a traditional part of Thanksgiving?
18th Century
Black Friday isn't the only holiday the day after Thanksgiving. What's the other?
Native American Heritage Day
This year was the first Thanksgiving celebrated over a three day harvest festival.
1621
The name of the US President who declared two Thanksgivings in one year.
James Madison
What great American statesman lobbied to make a turkey the nation symbol?
Benjamin Franklin
Which U.S. president was the first to officially pardon a turkey making it an annual event?
George H.W. Bush. In 1989 he "presented a Presidential pardon" to a "fine tom turkey"
Thanksgiving Day is an annual Canadian holiday, held when?
The second Monday in October
Franklin Roosevelt
Which president received a raccoon as a Thanksgiving gift?
President Calvin Coolidge