Thanksgiving Facts

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was first known as

• New York Holiday Parade
• Macy's Christmas Parade
• Santa Claus Parade
• Parade of Thanks

This state produces more turkeys than any other state, raising about 15 million in 2015.

• Minnesota
• Kentucky
• West Virginia
• Iowa

"A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" aired on CBS in what year?

• 1969
• 1965
• 1984
• 1973

The first official Presidential pardon of a turkey took place...

• In 1989  George H.W. Bush
• In 1953 Dwight Eisenhower 
• In 1942 Franklin D. Roosevelt
• In 1915 Woodrow Wilson

Canadian Thanksgiving is celebrated 

• 4th Thursday in October
• 1st Sunday in November
• 2nd Monday in October

What percentage of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving?

• 88%
• 92%
• 73%

Only male turkeys gobble.

• True
• False

What was the ship called that carried the pilgrims to the new world?

• Nina

• Santa Maria

• Mayflower

• Pinta

How long did the voyage from New England to the New World take

• 365 days

• 66 days

• 106 days

• 99 days

In what year did Thanksgiving become a national holiday?

• 1765

• 1789

• 1845

• 1863