Feast & Flavors
This traditional, tart red sauce is often served alongside the main turkey
What is cranberry sauce?
Monica wears a giant raw turkey on her head to cheer up Chandler in a famous Thanksgiving episode of this 90s sitcom.
What is Friends?
Kelly Clarkson famously performed her hit song "Since U Been Gone" at this massive, annual New York City holiday parade.
What is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
This pigment decreases in plant leaves during autumn, allowing red, orange, and yellow colors to finally show through.
What is chlorophyll?
This common idiom means two people are incredibly close, inseparable, and always found together.
What is "joined at the hip" (or "two peas in a pod")?
This smooth, sweet orange root vegetable is often baked into a casserole topped with marshmallows.
What is a sweet potato (or yam)?
This animated comedy series features the eccentric Belcher family hosting chaotic Thanksgiving dinners, often featuring Bob singing to his turkey.
What is Bob's Burgers?
Shrek and Fiona travel to this fictional kingdom to visit her parents for a very awkward family dinner in a 2004 sequel.
What is Far Far Away (Shrek 2)?
This term refers to the crisp, central-axis structure of a corn ear that remains after the kernels are removed.
What is a corn cob?
This popular internet slang blend combines the words "friend" and "enemy" to describe a rival you still hang out with.
What is a frenemy?
Meaning "to chew," this 10-letter word is the proper culinary term for the dark, rich giblet sauce poured over potatoes.
What is gravy?
In The Office, Dwight creates this seasonal, hay-filled children's festival in the Dunder Mifflin parking lot.
What is Hay Place?
This 2019 star-studded mystery movie features Chris Evans, Jamie Lee Curtis, and a very chaotic family gathering over an inheritance.
What is Knives Out?
This astronomical event marks the official start of autumn when day and night are of roughly equal length.
What is the Autumnal Equinox?
This classic golden girl sang the famous 1978 theme song "Thank You for Being a Friend."
What is Andrew Gold? (Or The Golden Girls).
This classic herb gives traditional Thanksgiving stuffing its distinct, aromatic, and savory flavor.
What is sage?
This cozy, fictional Connecticut town is the setting where Lorelai and Rory famously manage to eat four separate Thanksgiving dinners.
What is Stars Hollow (Gilmore Girls)?
This Pixar film was the first entirely computer-animated feature film.
What is Toy Story?
This specific species of tree is famous for turning a brilliant, fiery red-orange color every fall.
What is a Sugar Maple?
In sociology, this specific term describes the tight-knit group of non-biological friends who function exactly like regular family members.
What is chosen family?
This chemical amino acid found in turkey is famously blamed for making everyone sleepy after dinner.
What is tryptophan?
Ted, Marshall, Lily, Robin, and Barney celebrate "Slapsgiving" in this long-running CBS sitcom.
What is How I Met Your Mother?
This 1987 comedy film stars Steve Martin and John Candy trying desperately to make it home to Chicago for the holiday.
What is Planes, Trains and Automobiles?
This 11-letter word describes animals that spend their autumn months gathering and storing large amounts of food for winter survival.
What is hoarding (or caching)?
This psychological concept explains why we tend to develop a preference for people or things merely because we spend a lot of time around them.
What is the Mere-Exposure Effect?