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Thanksgiving Facts

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    Thanksgiving is a truly American holiday. Most people know the origin of Thanksgiving, but most do not know all the facts and trivia associated with Thanksgiving.
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  • Thanksgiving occurs on the:
    Third Thursday in November
    Fourth Thursday in November
    Second Thursday in November
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  • The first Thanksgiving lasted how many days:
    One day
    Three days
    Seven days
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  • Which Indian tribe taught the Pilgrims how to cultivate the land and were invited to the Thanksgiving meal?
    Cherokee
    Wampanoag
    Apache
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  • Approximately how many turkeys are eaten each year on Thanksgiving in the United States?
    500 million
    100 million
    280 million
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  • Which southern state was the first to adopt a Thanksgiving Day in 1855?
    South Carolina
    Virginia
    Georgia
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  • What is a snood?
    A bone in the turkey's neck.
    The loose skin under a male turkey’s neck.
    The loose skin under a female turkey's neck.
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  • What utensil was not used by the Pilgrims to eat Thanksgiving dinner?
    Spoon
    Knife
    Fork
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  • The best place to put the meat thermometer in the turkey is:
    The thigh
    The middle
    The tback of the thigh
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  • What is a baby turkey called?
    A nestling
    A chick
    A poult
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  • It has been estimated that how many Americans eat turkey at Thanksgiving.
    50%
    77%
    88%
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  • A full grown turkey has about how many feathers?
    3,500
    200
    Too many to count
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  • All turkeys gobble. True or False
    False. Only male turkeys gobble. They do so to attract female turkeys.
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  • The first department store to hold a Thanksgiving parade was Macy’s. True or False
    False. It was Gimbel’s.
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  • Every year the President of the United States pardons a turkey, who spends the rest of its life on a historical farm.
    True
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  • Turkeys can see behind themselves. True or False
    True - They can see 270 degrees.
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  • What state consumes the most Turkey?
    California
    Texas
    Illinois
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