History
The Pilgrims' successful harvest celebration in 1621, which is now regarded as the first Thanksgiving, was held in this present-day U.S. state.
What is Massachusetts?
In this 1990s sitcom, Ross gets a turkey stuck on his head in a classic Thanksgiving episode.
What is Friends?
This Thanksgiving Day event, which first occurred in 1924 and initially featured live animals from the Central Park Zoo, is most famous for its massive character balloons floating through the streets of New York City.
What is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
This ship’s voyage lasted about 66 days before finally landing near what is now Cape Cod in November 1620.
What is the Mayflower?
This pop star once hosted a 2010 Thanksgiving TV special that featured both performances and a sit-down interview with Katie Couric.
Who is Lady Gaga?
Before it became associated with turkey, this bird was likely eaten at the very first Thanksgiving feasts in New England.
What is goose?
In Gilmore Girls, Lorelai hosts a Thanksgiving dinner at this hotel where she works, resulting in comedic chaos.
What is the Independence Inn?
Inspired by European harvest festivals, this annual running event—typically a 5K—is held on Thanksgiving morning in communities across the U.S. and is often one of the most-attended races of the year.
What is a Turkey Trot?
In 1620, this group of English settlers signed a compact agreeing to form a self-governing community — a document often cited as an early step toward American democracy.
Who were the Pilgrims?
This media icon became famous for holiday season “Favorite Things” episodes, many of which traditionally aired near Thanksgiving and involved extravagant giveaways.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
This treaty signed in 1621 between the Pilgrims and a local Native American leader helped ensure the colony’s survival.
What is the peace treaty with Massasoit?
In How I Met Your Mother, Ted wears a turkey on his head to cheer up this character during Thanksgiving dinner.
Who is Robin?
Before carving into the turkey, two people often grab this small, fork-shaped bone and make silent wishes before pulling it apart.
What is breaking the wishbone?
The first draft of this historic agreement was written aboard the Mayflower in 1620 and begins with the words “In the name of God, Amen.”
What is the Mayflower Compact?
Long before he became a late-night host, this comedian appeared in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade dressed as a giant turkey while starring on Saturday Night Live.
Who is Jimmy Fallon?
The timing of the Thanksgiving holiday was a point of debate in the late 1930s. President Franklin D. Roosevelt attempted to move the holiday one week earlier to lengthen the Christmas shopping season, creating the two rival holidays known by this nickname.
What is "Franksgiving?"
In a 1989 Cheers Thanksgiving episode, this character gets stuck in an elevator with a stranger while carrying the holiday meal.
Who is Sam Malone?
This annual sporting tradition, which began in 1934 and features the Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys as perennial hosts, is one of the most-watched events of Thanksgiving Day.
What is Thanksgiving Day Football (or the NFL's Thanksgiving games)?
The Pilgrims originally intended to settle near the mouth of this major river, which they had received permission to do from the Virginia Company, but poor navigation and winter storms forced them to land much farther north.
What is the Hudson River?
This singer and actress performed during the 2002 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade atop a float themed after the animated series Rugrats.
Who is Jennifer Lopez?
This American author and editor, famous for writing "Mary Had a Little Lamb," campaigned for 17 years to make Thanksgiving a national holiday, which President Lincoln finally did in 1863 during the Civil War.
Who is Sarah Josepha Hale?
In a 1990s sitcom, this character once spent Thanksgiving sneaking past a neighbor’s guard dog to retrieve a leftover turkey, highlighting the show’s trademark mix of absurdity and family chaos.
What is Seinfeld?
Early Thanksgiving celebrations often included games such as this one, which involved tossing a small ball and sticks to score points.
What is stoolball?
This future governor of Plymouth Colony documented the 1620 voyage and early years of settlement in a journal later published as Of Plymouth Plantation.
Who is William Bradford?
While leading a Broadway revival in 2022, this performer delivered a viral Thanksgiving Day Parade performance of “Don’t Rain on My Parade” from Funny Girl.
Who is Lea Michele?