Thanksgiving Facts and Myths

True or False: Thanksgiving is held on the final Thursday of November each year.

• True
• False

True or False: One of America's Founding Fathers thought the turkey should be the national bird of the United States.

• True
• False

True or False: In 1863 Abraham Lincoln became the first American president to proclaim a national day of thanksgiving

• True
• False

True or False: Macy's was the first American department store to sponsor a parade in celebration of Thanksgiving.

• True
• False

True or False: Turkeys are slow-moving birds that lack the ability to fly.

• True
• False

True or False: Native Americans used cranberries, now a staple of many Thanksgiving dinners, for cooking as well as medicinal purposes.

• True
• False

True or False: The movement of the turkey inspired a ballroom dance.

• True
• False

True or False: On Thanksgiving Day in 2007, two turkeys earned a trip to Disney World.

• True
• False

True or False: Turkey contains an amino acid that makes you sleepy.

• True
• False

True or False: The tradition of playing or watching football on Thanksgiving started with the first NFL game on the holiday in 1934.

• True
• False