CSS Thanksgiving - 2024

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  1. 3. The original Thanksgiving football game was played in 1876. It was played between Princeton vs _ _ _ _ - The mascot for this team is called ‘Handsome Dan’
  2. 5. This store in 2011 broke the Black Friday tradition by opening up on Thanksgiving evening
  3. 7. This founding father wanted the turkey to be the national bird. (Last Name)
  4. 9. This NFL team from the Lone Star state began hosting Thanksgiving day games starting in 1966.
  5. 10. This day is meant for small Businesses and was started by American Express in 2010.
  6. 11. The first NFL team to begin hosting Thanksgiving Day Game
  7. 13. This state produces the most turkeys in the United States
  8. 15. What month was Thanksgiving originally held in?
  9. 16. What movie had the biggest Thanksgiving movie opening of all time?
  10. 19. In 1926 Calvin Coolidge was gifted this animal intended to be used as Thanksgiving Dinner. Instead Coolidge became attached and kept her as a pet and named her Rebecca
  11. 21. This song by James Lord Pierpont was originally titled “One Horse Open Sleigh” and was meant to be sung on Thanksgiving.
  12. 22. The Macy Day’s Parade wasn’t originally about the floats. Originally, _ _ _ animals were the feature of the parade.
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  1. 1. This company has a turkey talk-line incase you need help on Thanksgiving Day.
  2. 2. Turkey wasn’t on the menu at the first Thanksgiving. Instead the Pilgrims and Native Americans had _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - meat of a game animal
  3. 4. What other country celebrates a similar traditional Thanksgiving feast like America?
  4. 6. We all know retail workers are extremely busy during black Friday. This profession also has their busiest day. One company has dubbed it ‘Brown Friday’.
  5. 8. Which pie is America’s favorite pie on Thanksgiving?
  6. 10. Frozen TV dinners was brought about by a mistake. This frozen tv dinner company accidentally ordered 260 tons of turkey for Thanksgiving in 1953. As a result, the solution to the problem was to sell all of that turkey as frozen dinners!
  7. 12. A older male turkey is often referred to as a?
  8. 14. This balloon has made the most appearances in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
  9. 17. What civilization started the tradition of breaking the wishbone?
  10. 18. There are _ _ _ _ towns in America named Turkey
  11. 20. The history of U.S. presidents pardoning turkeys is patchy. Harry Truman is often credited with being the first president to pardon a turkey, but that’s not quite true. He was the first to receive a ceremonial turkey from the National Turkey Federation – and he had it for dinner. Which president sent their turkey to a petting Zoo?