Thanksgiving
This U.S. president made Thanksgiving a permanent national holiday in 1863.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Seattle’s official city bird, adopted in 2003, is this species known for its iridescent plumage and loud call.
What is the great blue heron?
This person graduated with degrees in Finance and Marketing, played on the Men's soccer and is from Albuquerque, NM.
Who is Jack Rembe?
This U.S. river, the longest in North America, flows more than 2,300 miles before joining the Mississippi near St. Louis.
What is the Missouri River?
In Norse mythology, this hammer-wielding god is known for protecting Asgard from giants.
This Thanksgiving side dish, made from bread cubes, broth, and herbs, is sometimes cooked inside the turkey.
What is stuffing (or dressing)?
Before becoming the Seattle Mariners, this earlier MLB team played in the city for just one season in 1969.
Who are the Seattle Pilots?
This persons name was screamed in a bathroom in Las Vegas after a group of guys hit big on roulette.
Who is Lauren Bingham?
This U.S. state contains the geographic center of North America, located near the town of Rugby.
What is North Dakota?
In Egyptian mythology, he is the god of the afterlife and ruler of the underworld.
Who is Osiris?
This U.S. state is the nation’s leading producer of turkeys—raising over 40 million birds a year.
What is Minnesota?
Completed in 1931, this Art Deco skyscraper was Seattle’s tallest building for nearly 50 years before the Columbia Center surpassed it.
What is the Smith Tower?
This person has a saying after them that goes "Being _____ed"
Who is Sam Beeman?
This U.S. state is the only one with a one-syllable name.
What is Maine?
This legendary king of Crete was said to have built a labyrinth to contain the Minotaur.
Who is King Minos?
This Native American tribe helped the Pilgrims survive their first winter, leading to the 1621 harvest feast often called the “first Thanksgiving.”
Who are the Wampanoag?
This Seattle neighborhood, once a center of timber and shipbuilding, is named after a 19th-century physician known as the “Father of Seattle.”
What is Yesler (or Yesler Terrace / Yesler Way)?
This person lived with the answer to the 100 point question in this category during his freshman year in CM. This person used to live in Seattle but has recently moved to Boston. They previously worked at the same company as someone in this room.
Who is Matt Rosson?
This national park, known for its massive caves and over 400 miles of mapped passages, is the largest cave system in the world.
What is Mammoth Cave National Park?
In Greek mythology, this hero completed twelve labors as a punishment and became a symbol of strength and perseverance.
Who is Heracles (Hercules)?
Each year, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade ends with this iconic figure’s arrival.
Who is Santa Claus?
The Fremont Troll, built in 1990 under the Aurora Bridge, clutches this specific model of Volkswagen in its hand.
What is a Volkswagen Beetle?
This person has curly dark hair and was an accounting major. They lived in the same dorm as the MC during their freshman year. They have an older brother who also attended the university who was in the business school.
Who is Andrew Calmette?
This U.S. state has the most time zones, spanning across nine including maritime and uninhabited zones.
What is Alaska?
In Greek mythology, she is a Gorgon whose gaze could turn people to stone.
Who is Medusa?