#1 Extra Credit CW Thanksgiving Edition

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Across
  1. 2. Benjamin Franklin wanted this bird to be the national bird instead of the eagle
  2. 10. the Detroit _____ always play on Thanksgiving
  3. 11. each year the _____ pardons a turkey from being eaten
  4. 12. Thanksgiving didn't become a national ____ until 200 years later
  5. 14. Black Friday is the busiest day for _______
  6. 15. there are four places in the United States named _____
  7. 17. _______ celebrate Thanksgiving the second Monday in November
  8. 19. The first Thanskgiving took place in
  9. 20. in 2011, 736 _____ pounds of turkeys were consumed in the United States
  10. 21. this sport is traditionally watched on Thanksgiving Day
  11. 24. The ______ ritual from the turkey is thought to bring good luck
  12. 25. this state in the U.S. is at the top for producing turkeys
Down
  1. 1. an estimated 50 million ________ pies are eaten each year
  2. 3. baby turkeys are called ______
  3. 4. It's unlikely the Native Americans ate ______ during the first Thanksgiving
  4. 5. _____ bells was originally a Thanksgiving song
  5. 6. if a cranberry ____ then you know it's ripe
  6. 7. according to the American Pie Council, American's favorite pie is
  7. 8. The first Thanksgiving was celebrated for _____ days
  8. 9. the first Thanksgiving meal took place in the ________ of 1621
  9. 13. The _______ balloon has appeared more in the annual Thanksgiving parade than any other character
  10. 16. Sarah Josepha Hale, the author of "Mary Had A Litle Lamb," convinced President ______ to celebrate Thanksgiving through letters
  11. 18. only male turkeys ______
  12. 22. Thanksgiving is always held on the fourth ______ of November
  13. 23. the original Thanksgiving Feast was eaten with spoons and knives, ______ weren't popular until the 18th century
  14. 25. the _______ Thanksgiving Day Parade began in 1924