Turkey Day Fun Facts

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Across
  1. 2. A large group of turkeys is called a _________.
  2. 3. Female turkeys make this sound.
  3. 6. Turkey has more protein than __________ or beef.
  4. 7. Male turkeys make this sound.
  5. 8. When a turkey is full grown it will have 3,500 ___________.
  6. 9. ____________ Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday.
  7. 10. The average weight of a turkey purchased at Thanksgiving is ___________ pounds.
  8. 14. The first Thanksgiving lasted __________ days.
Down
  1. 1. Each year, the average American eats somewhere between 16 - 18 ________ of turkey.
  2. 4. What state consumes the most turkey on Thanksgiving Day?
  3. 5. The first Thanksgiving was celebrated by ___________ and Indians.
  4. 11. Benjamin Franklin wanted the ___________ to be the national bird of the United States.
  5. 12. six The heaviest turkey ever raised was ___________ pounds, about the size of a large dog.
  6. 13. Turkeys like to sleep in _________.