Which president is believed to be the first to pardon a turkey and start this annual tradition?
President Harry Truman in 1947
President Roosevelt in 1939
President Lincoln in 1863
What state consumes the most Turkey?
California
Illinois
Georgia
Texas
It has been estimated that how many Americans eat turkey at Thanksgiving.
72%
88%
75%
50%
Thanksgiving occurs on the:
first Thursday in November
second Thursday in November
third Thursday in November
fourth Thursday in November
What utensil was not used by the Pilgrims to eat Thanksgiving dinner?
spoon
fork
knife
The best place to put the meat thermometer in the turkey is:
the middle of the back
the breast
the thigh
What is a snood?
Turkey eyeballs
A bunch of turkey feathers
The beak on a turkey
The loose skin under a male turkey’s neck.
True or False: All turkeys gobble.
False. Only male turkeys gobble. They do so to attract female turkeys.
A full grown turkey has about how many feathers?
a million
too many to count
7,500
3,500
True or False: The first department store to hold a Thanksgiving parade was Macy’s.
False. It was Gimbel’s.
Approximately how many turkeys are eaten each year on Thanksgiving in the United States?
500 million
100 million
370 million
280 million
True or False: Turkeys can see behind themselves.
True - They can see 270 degrees.
What is a baby turkey called?
a chick
a turklet
a poult
a nestling
Which Indian tribe taught the Pilgrims how to cultivate the land and were invited to the Thanksgiving meal?
Iroquois
Cherokee
Wampanoag
Apache
The first Thanksgiving lasted how many days:
4 days
3 days
7 days
5 days
Every year the President of the United States pardons a turkey, who spends the rest of its life on a historical farm.
True
False