Contemporary Music
Artist who released the album 1989
Taylor Swift
Bird typically served as the centerpiece for Thanksgiving dinner
What is Turkey?
The musical term for getting gradually louder
Crescendo
Astronomical event marks the official beginning of autumn in the Northern Hemisphere
Autumnal Equinox
The name of Dorothy’s dog in WOZ
Toto
Singer known as the “Queen of Pop”
Madonna
Sauce made from a tart red berry
What is Cranberry Sauce?
The amount of lines on a standard musical staff
Five
The term for the process in which trees shed their leaves
Abscission
Musical that features the songs “Defying Gravity” and “Popular”
Wicked
Artist who released the hit song “Espresso” in 2024
Sabrina Carpenter
Two NFL teams that traditionally play Thanksgiving day
What are The Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys
The relative minor of C major
A minor
Ancient Celtic festival, often associated with the origins of Halloween, marked the end of the harvest season
Samhain
In Hamilton, who is Hamilton’s rival and the man who shoots him
Aaron Burr
The name of Billie Eilish's brother and frequent musical collaborator
Finneas O'Connell
1621
The interval formed by C and G
A perfect fifth
The pigment responsible for yellow and orange leaf colors present in leaves throughout the growing season
Carotenoids
Musical that features a newsboy strike in New York City
Newsies
The artist that released the album SOUR and GUTS
Olivia Rodrigo
The president that officially proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863
Abraham Lincoln
The name of the scale that uses all 12 pitches within an octave
The chromatic scale
Constellation contains the star Antares, often called the “heart of the scorpion,” and is prominent in autumn skies
Musical based on a novel by Victor Hugo
Les Miserables