Thanksgiving Fun Facts

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  1. 2. Black Friday is the busiest day for ___.
  2. 7. The original Thanksgiving feast was eaten with spoons and knives because ___ weren't yet popular.
  3. 8. In 2011, 736 ___ pounds of turkeys were consumed in the United States.
  4. 10. ___ celebrate Thanksgiving the second Monday in November.
  5. 12. Thanksgiving is always held on the 4th ___ of November.
  6. 13. The Detroit ___ always play on Thanksgiving.
  7. 14. If a cranberry bounces, you know it is ___.
  8. 16. Sarah Josepha Hale, the author of Mary Had a Little Lamb, convinced President ___ to celebrate Thanksgiving through letters.
  9. 17. The ___ Thanksgiving Day Parade began in 1924.
  10. 19. Only male turkeys make a ___ sound.
Down
  1. 1. ___ Bells was originally a Thanksgiving song.
  2. 3. An estimated 50 million ___ pies are eaten each year.
  3. 4. Baby turkeys are called ___.
  4. 5. This state produces the most turkeys.
  5. 6. Each year the ___ pardons a turkey from being eaten.
  6. 9. The first Thanksgiving was celebrated for ___ days.
  7. 11. The first Thanksgiving meal took place in the ___ of 1621.
  8. 12. It's unlikely the colonists or Native Americans ate ___ during the first Thanksgiving.
  9. 15. The ___ ritual from the turkey is thought to bring good luck.
  10. 18. The ___ balloon has appeared more in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade than any other character.