Thanksgiving Tribe History
What Early American tribe started "Thanksgiving"
Who are "The Pilgrims"
The 2005 movie about a dysfunctional family Thanksgiving that stars Sarah Jessica Parker.
What is "The Family Stone"?
Why did the Turkey join the band?
Because he had Drumsticks
The liquid used to create a pan gravy, usually derived from the juices the turkey produces while cooking.
What are drippings (or pan drippings)?
The unofficial name of the Monday after Thanksgiving, known for online shopping deals.
What is Cyber Monday
The specific type of "corn" (maize) that the Wampanoag taught the English to grow, which became central to the settlers' diet
What is flint corn (or Indian corn)?
This comedian performed "The Thanksgiving Song" on Saturday Night Live in 1992.
Who is Adam Sandler?
What do you call a running Turkey?
Fast Food
what is gravy usually poured onto?
What is "Mashed Potatoes & Fried Meats
The U.S. President who was the first to officially pardon a turkey as an annual event.
Who is George H.W. Bush?
The name of the Native American tribe, the "People of the First Light," who lived in the area where the Pilgrims settled.
Who Are "The Wampanoag"
The year "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" first premiered on television.
What Is 1973
Why did the Turkey cross the road?
Because it was the chickens day off
The term for the small piece of bone and meat at the bottom of the drumstick that is often removed before cooking and used to flavor gravy.
What is the parson's nose (or the tail)?
This popular Christmas song was originally written as a Thanksgiving tune
What is "Jingle Bells
Before the Pilgrims arrived, the Wampanoag population was decimated by an epidemic between 1616 and 1619. This specific type of infection, potentially carried by rodents on European ships, caused symptoms including yellowing of the skin and a high death rate.
What is leptospirosis (or the "great dying" plague)?
The "gourmet" meal Charlie Brown served the Peanuts gang in the Thanksgiving special.
What is toast, popcorn, pretzels, and jelly beans
What do you get if you cross a turkey with a pumpkin?
A Gourd to eat
The common mistake home cooks make when gravy comes out too thin.
What is not using enough flour (or roux, or thickener)?
The Wampanoag leader, also known as Ousamequin, who negotiated a peace treaty with the Pilgrims in 1621
Who is "Massasoit"
The name of Massasoit's son, originally named Metacomet, who broke the treaty with the Pilgrims and led the Native Americans in the devastating conflict known as King Philip's War in 1675.
Who is King Philip (or Metacomet)?
In the 1993 film Addams Family Values, Wednesday Addams leads a rebellion at a summer camp's Thanksgiving play, telling campers to "Burn this house!" The play was a historically inaccurate version of this event.
What is the first Thanksgiving (or the Pilgrims' arrival)?
This is the sound a male turkey's phone makes
What is "Wing, Wing"
The classic type of potato used for mashing, known for its light, fluffy texture that holds gravy well.
What is A Russet Potato
The "gourmet" items Charlie Brown served in the classic 1973 TV special "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving".
What are toast, popcorn, pretzels, and jelly beans?