Thanksgiving Food
Thankful for HNIT
History of Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Pop Culture
Sports
100

Traditionally made from dried bread, aromatics, and poultry stock, this Thanksgiving side goes by stuffing when cooked inside the bird and this alternate name when baked separately.

What is dressing?

100

This company is the vendor for HNITs biggest program.

What is CACI?

100

This Massachusetts town holds the honor of hosting the first Thanksgiving.

What is Plymouth? 

100

The Monday after Thanksgiving is this unofficial shopping holiday.

What is Cyber Monday?

100

This New England legend was the quarterback for all 6 Patriot Superbowl wins.

Who is Tom Brady?

200

Once considered a risky Thanksgiving experiment, this cooking method involves lowering a whole turkey into scorching hot oil—producing crackly skin, juicy meat, and a yearly spike in fire-department calls.

What is deep-fried?

200

This revolutionary tool wrote 70% of these jeopardy questions…

What is NIPR GPT?

200

This Native-American tribe shared a meal with 52 Englishman during the 1st Thanksgiving.

What is the Wampanoag?

200

This comedian performed “The Thanksgiving Song” on Saturday Night Live in 1992.

Who is Adam Sandler?

200

In 5 months, Massachusetts will host this famous running race where athletes will make the trek from Hopkinton, MA to Boylston Street.

What is the Boston Marathon?

300

A traditional Native American side dish that often uses corn, beans, and squash.

What is Succotash?

300

While a regular phone sits on your desk, this type of phone is integrated into MS Teams.

What is a soft phone?

300

In 1863, this US President proclaimed a national Thanksgiving to be held each November, partly to foster a sense of national unity.

Who is Abraham Lincoln?

300

The name for this unofficial holiday was coined by Webster‘s dictionary in 2007 for when you enjoy a Thanksgiving meal with your friends, and not your family.

What is Friendsgiving?

300

This NFL team has the most Thanksgiving Day appearances, ahead of the Dallas Cowboys.

Who are the Detroit Lions?

400

This dessert—iconic to the holiday table—owes its signature flavor to a blend of “warming spices” that were historically prized in colonial America and imported through British trade routes.

What is Pumpkin Pie?

400

Want to get something deployed to the DAF? You’ll need to meet this final board in the EIT Racetrack.

What is the SRDB?

400

This U.S. president was the first to officially pardon a turkey.

Who is George HW Bush?

400

This Peanuts character wears the chef hat in “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving”

Who is Snoopy?

400

In the first ever Thanksgiving football game, Yale played this opponent… also the Alma mater of a legendary Wave One engineer.

What is Princeton?

500

This small southwestern town is the world’s largest producer of red chile—a spicy sauce that often replaces gravy on Thanksgiving tables throughout it’s state.

What is Hatch?

500

This US State is also the name of the street that the Air Force Enterprise Service Desk is located on.

What is Nevada?

500

This ancient civilization had harvest festivals, like the Akitu festival, that were similar to Thanksgiving in that they celebrated the harvest and expressed gratitude for the land's bounty

What is Mesopotamia?

500

This country once contained the capital of the East Roman Empire.

What is Turkey?

500

In 2 days, this great-plains state will host the NCAA Cross Country Championships, where the Air Force Falcons will compete in their 7th NCAA championship in the last decade. 

What is Missouri?

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