Thanksgiving fun facts

The first Thanksgiving was celebrated in ____ over a three day harvest festival.

• 1620

• 1621

• 1622

• 1623

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___________ proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday on October 3, 1863.

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

• Donald Trump

• John F. Kennedy

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_________ was the first to let a Thanksgiving turkey go (and survive).

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

• Donald Trump

• John F. Kennedy

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There are ___ towns in the United States named “Turkey.”

• 40

• 14

• 4

• 44

The average number of calories consumed on Thanksgiving is ____.

• 4500

• 14500

• 1500

• 2500

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The tradition of football on Thanksgiving began in ____ with a game between Yale and Princeton.

• 1621

• 1776

• 1876

• 2002

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Which of the following was NOT on the menu on the very first Thanksgiving?

• Venison

• Pumpkin

• Goose

• Turkey

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George H.W. Bush is the president who formalized the turkey pardoning tradition in ____.

• 1962

• 1979

• 1989

• 1996

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The first NFL games were played on Thanksgiving in ____.

• 1910

• 1920

• 1930

• 1940

Sarah Josepha Hale, the woman who wrote “Mary Had A Little Lamb,” convinced Lincoln to make Thanksgiving a national holiday after writing letters for ____ years.

• 2

• 7

• 17

• 27

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