8th thanksgiving this or that fun facts

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THANKSGIVING

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Let's see if you know your facts about the holiday of Thanksgiving. You will be given a series of questions, and demonstrate what you think is the answer to the question. The answered will be revealed and keep track of the number of points you've earned. Good Luck!

Thanksgiving fun facts

November

September

1. In what month did the very first Thanksgiving celebration likely take place??

November

September

1. In what month did the very first Thanksgiving celebration likely take place??

1. In what month did the very first Thanksgiving celebration likely take place??

The exact time is unknown, but James Baker, a former Plimoth Plantation vice president of research, stated in 1996, "The event occurred between Sept. 21 and Nov. 11, 1621, with the most likely time being around Michaelmas (Sept. 29), the traditional time."

September

Male

Female

2. What turkeys actually gobble?

Male

Female

2. What turkeys actually gobble?

2. What turkeys actually gobble?

Male

A loud, rapid gurgling sound made by male turkeys. The gobble is one of the principal vocalizations of the male wild turkey and is used primarily in the spring to let hens know he is in the area.

86 lbs

96 lbs

3. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, how much does the heaviest turkey on record weigh?

86 lbs

96 lbs

3. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, how much does the heaviest turkey on record weigh?

According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the world's largest turkey weighed in at 86 lbs in London in 1989. With the average turkey at Thanksgiving weighing in at 15 pounds, it's quite hard to imagine just how large this 86 pound bird was!

3. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, how much does the heaviest turkey on record weigh?

86 lbs

Virginia

Kentucky

4. What southern state was the first to adopt a Thanksgiving Day in 1855?

What southern state was the first to adopt a Thanksgiving Day in 1855?

Virginia

Kentucky

4. What southern state was the first to adopt a Thanksgiving Day in 1855?

Virginia

In 1855, Virginia became the nation's first Southern state to adopt Thanksgiving.

CHICK

POULT

5. What is a baby turkey called?

5. What is a baby turkey called?

CHICK

POULT

5. What is a baby turkey called?

POULT

A baby turkey is called a poult and they are active as soon as they hatch. “Predators such as foxes and hawks may take a few young turkeys, and cold spring rains can easily chill the poorly-feathered young birds.

MINNESOTA

NEBRASKA

6. What state raises the most turkeys?

MINNESOTA

NEBRASKA

6. What state raises the most turkeys?

Minnesota is the number-one state in rearing turkeys in the United States. There are an estimated 44 million turkeys reared around the state.

MINNESOTA

6. What state raises the most turkeys?

25 MPH

15 MPH

7. How fast can wild turkeys run?

7. How fast can wild turkeys run?

25 MPH

15 MPH

25 MPH

7. How fast can wild turkeys run?

turkeys can run at speeds of up to 25 miles per hour

PATRIOTS AND STEELERS

COWBOYS AND LIONS

8. Which two football teams have played every Thanksgiving since 1966?

PATRIOTS AND STEELERS

COWBOYS AND LIONS

8. Which two football teams have played every Thanksgiving since 1966?

The NFL's Thanksgiving Day games have traditionally included one game hosted by the Detroit Lions since 1934

COWBOYS AND LIONS

8. Which two football teams have played every Thanksgiving since 1966?

HORN OF PLENTY

GREEK GOD OF CORN

9. The term "Cornucopia" means what?

HORN OF PLENTY

GREEK GOD OF CORN

9. The term "Cornucopia" means what?

9. The term "Cornucopia" means what?

HORN OF PLENTY

Cornucopia comes from the Late Latin cornu copiae, which translates literally as “horn of plenty.” A traditional staple of feasts, the cornucopia is believed to represent the horn of a goat from Greek mythology.

Balloons

Marching Bands

10. What was missing from the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?

10. What was missing from the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?

Balloons

Marching Bands

10. What was missing from the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?

Balloons

The huge, floating balloons are an iconic part of the parade that travels down Fifth Avenue in New York City— and the the main reason most of us tune in! But the first parade actually went on without balloons—they didn't make their debut until a few years later.