Facts
Turkeys can see behind themselves.
True or False
True - They can see 270 degrees.
THANKSGIVING IS HELD ON THE FINAL THURSDAY OF NOVEMBER EACH YEAR
Fiction! In 1939, President Franklin Roosevelt decreed that the holiday should always be celebrated on the fourth Thursday of the month.
I grow on the ground. You carry me in. I'm orange and round, I am a ______.
Pumpkin.
When I walk, my wattle's a bit jerky. I gobble to talk, because I am a ____.
Turkey.
I talk gently to my cow, so I don't alarm her. I'll do the milking now because I am a _______.
Farmer.
The first Thanksgiving lasted ....... days:
7 days
5 days
4 days
3 days
3 days
ONE OF AMERICA’S FOUNDING FATHERS THOUGHT THE TURKEY SHOULD BE THE NATIONAL BIRD OF THE UNITED STATES.
Fact! That Founding Father was Benjamin Franklin.
I have a nice brown crust. Give apple or pumpkin a try. Whipped cream is a must because I am a _______.
Pie.
Inside, I am white, a round vegetable that grows. I can be fluffy and light. I'm mashed _______.
Potatoes.
I come late in the year, two months after September. By then, the air is cold and clear. I am ____.
November.
All turkeys gobble.
True or False
False. Only male turkeys gobble. They do so to attract female turkeys.
Turkeys are slow-moving birds that lack the ability to fly.
Fiction! Wild Turkeys can reach speeds of up to 20-25 miles per hour on the ground and fly for short distances!
When does Christmas come before Thanksgiving?
In the dictionary.
I can be smashed, baked, carved, and you can see me everywhere on Thanksgiving. What am I?
A pumpkin.
What kind of key has legs but can’t open a door?
A turKEY.
Approximately how many turkeys are eaten each year on Thanksgiving in the United States?
500 million
100 million
280 million
370 million
280 million
ON THANKSGIVING DAY IN 2007, TWO TURKEYS EARNED A TRIP TO DISNEY WORLD.
Fact! On November 20, 2007, President George W. Bush granted a “pardon” to two turkeys, named May and Flower.
What can never be eaten at Thanksgiving dinner?
Thanksgiving breakfast and lunch.
Can a turkey fly higher than an ostrich?
Yes, because ostriches don’t fly.
What sound does a limping turkey make?
“Wobble, wobble!”
What meat is the most popular alternative to turkey on Thanksgiving?
Ham
WAMPANOAG TRIBE that the England Colonist had first met has disappeared from America.
Fiction! The Wampanoag tribe has lived in the northeast of the United States for 12,000 years.
Who is never hungry on Thanksgiving?
The turkey, because it’s always stuffed.
What do the Pilgrims, Indians, and Puritans have in common?
The letter “I”.
What's the sleepiest thing at the Thanksgiving table?
Nap-kins.