Fun Thanksgiving Facts for Kids!

Question 1

Turkeys can run up to _____ miles per hour if you scare them.

Accepted Answer

20

Question 2

Unlike today, this popular food was not on the menu at the first Thanksgiving.

Accepted Answer

turkey

Question 3

Turkeys can run fast when they are ______.

Accepted Answer

scared

Question 4

Which two football teams host a game each year?

Accepted Answer

Dallas Cowboys and Detroit Lions

Question 5

When a president pardons a turkey it means that it's...

Accepted Answer

sent to a farm to live out the rest of its days

Question 6

At the first Thanksgiving early settlers wanted to originally celebrate by ______.

Accepted Answer

fasting

Question 7

Starting in 1920 this sport has become a regular occurrence on Thanksgiving Day.

Accepted Answer

football

Question 8

This woman was the author of "Mary Had a Little Lamb."

Accepted Answer

Sarah Josepha Hale

Question 9

Sarah J. Hale wrote to various presidents for __ years. Hoping to make this a national holiday.

Accepted Answer

17

Question 10

How many turkeys does a president pardon each year?

Accepted Answer

1

Question 11

How long did the first Thanksgiving last?

Accepted Answer

3 days

Question 12

In _____ , President Abraham Lincoln made Thanksgiving a national holiday.

Accepted Answer

1863

Question 13

Sarah J.Hale convinced this president to make Thanksgiving a national holiday.

Accepted Answer

Abe Lincoln

Question 14

The early settlers changed their mind and celebrated by eating when the _________ joined them.

Accepted Answer

Wampanoag

Question 15

Swanson had this amount of turkey left over to place in aluminum trays.

Accepted Answer

260 tons

Question 16

Plumbers are very busy on this day due to family members gathering in one location.

Accepted Answer

Friday after Thanksgiving

Question 17

Swanson, a food company, invented this when there was an abundance of turkey leftover.

Accepted Answer

TV dinners

Question 18

In the US, ___ is a popular location name. ___ Creek, Louisiana; ____, TX; __Creek, Arizona

Accepted Answer

Turkey

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