Student Council Thanksgiving Crossword Challenge
Across
- 4. This Thanksgiving tradition was started by Macy's in NYC in 1924
- 6. Thanksgiving has fallen on the _____ of November since 1941 (according to a resolution made by Congress and FDR)
- 8. A Thanksgiving sport
- 9. The "horn of plenty"
- 11. You must use a knife to _____ a turkey
- 12. This type of berry sauce is a staple at many tables on Thanksgiving
- 17. a Northern city whose football team almost always plays on Thanksgiving (except for during WWII when the were called up to serve in the military)
- 20. The oldest Thanksgiving Day Parade is held in this city
- 21. During the first Thanksgiving, the Pilgrims had to make due without this utensil, which hadn't been invented yet
- 22. We should all give _____ for the blessings we have
- 24. Another word for sweet potato
Down
- 1. Only male turkeys make this noise
- 2. Governor William _____ organized the first Thanksgiving in 1621
- 3. This dog - Charlie Brown's friend - has appeared in the most times in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
- 5. Christmas shopping the day after Thanksgiving
- 7. This President began the tradition of "pardoning" a Thanksgiving turkey
- 10. A dessert that often includes pumpkin or apple
- 13. Thanksgiving in Canada is celebrated on this day of the week
- 14. The "lucky" part of the turkey
- 15. The first Thanksgiving was a festival celebrating a plentiful _____ at the end of the growing season
- 16. Pilgrim landing rock
- 18. Fowl of choice for this holiday
- 19. The original Thanksgiving lasted this many days
- 20. Sailed on the Mayflower
- 23. The thing you may want to do most after eating a Thanksgiving feast