Thanksgiving Facts

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  1. 1. How many days was the first Thanksgiving celebrated over?
  2. 3. What founding father and inventor wanted the turkey to be the national bird? (Last name only.)
  3. 8. What president declared Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863?
  4. 9. If you need help cooking your bird, this company has a Turkey Talk Hotline!
  5. 10. With 68% of people secretly disliking Thanksgiving fare, this protein is the runner up!
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  1. 1. What famous protein was NOT present at the first Thanksgiving?
  2. 2. It's rumored that turkey makes you sleepy due to the tryptophan in the protein. True or False.
  3. 4. According to the Pie Council, pumpkin is not America's favorite Thanksgiving pie, _______ is.
  4. 5. Football on Thanksgiving began in 1876. The ___ made it the real deal in 1920.
  5. 6. The first Macy's Thanksgiving Parade had real animals from the Central Park ___.
  6. 7. Sarah Josepha Hale is credited as the ______ of Thanksgiving after writing to the president. She was also the author of "Mary Had a Little Lamb".