Talking Turkey
First Thanksgiving
Food Fun Facts
All in the Family
'Tis the Season...For Thanksgiving!
100
T. rex and Velociraptor share this bone in common with turkeys.
What is the wishbone?
100
This was not served at the first Thanksgiving.
What is turkey?
100
This tuber is grown in all 50 states of the US and 125 countries throughout the world.
What is potato?
100
The oldest child of this TV family has a name that is an anagram of BRAT.
Who are the Simpsons?
100
Instead of pumpkins, the Irish used to carve these.
What are beets/turnips/potatoes?
200
The answer is yes! Up to 400 meters at bursts of up to 50 mph.
Can/do turkeys fly?
200
What gift did Europeans bring to the Wampanoag?
What is an epidemic of diseases?
200
The first "modern" recipe for this Thanksgiving staple was published in 1796 in American Cookery by Amelia Simmons.
What is pumpkin pie?
200
This TV family appears to be the first to have used Zoom.
Who are the Brady Bunch?
200
The Thanksgiving season has 2 names: autumn and fall. In the 12th and 13th centuries, this was a third name for the season.
What is "harvest"?
300
Turkey gizzards are filled with these.
What are rocks/stones/pebbles?
300
The first Thanksgiving lasted this many days.
What is three?
300
Each year, this hotline's experts take over 100,000 calls about turkey preparation during November and December.
What is the Butterball Turkey Hotline?
300
Bachelor Bill Davis takes in his late brother's three kids, Cissy, Buffy, and Jody in this classic TV series.
What is Family Affair?
300
In Greek mythology, fall began when this daughter of Demeter was kidnapped by Hades.
Who is Persephone?
400
This cluster of bristle-like mesofiloplumes growing out of the chests of tom turkeys grow continuously and can reach lengths of 10 inches.
What is a beard?
400
The Europeans who landed at Plymouth Harbor did not call themselves Pilgrims. What did they refer to themselves as?
What is separatists?
400
This amino acid in turkey is what our bodies use to make serotonin, a neurotransmitter that makes us sleepy.
What is tryptophan?
400
This Netflix original series features a family who must relocate to a motel when they lose all their money after being defrauded by their business manager.
What is Schitt's Creek?
400
The amount of this substance in leaves determines the color they will be once their chlorophyll has broken down when days are shorter and temps are colder.
What is sugar?
500
This fleshy protuberance above a turkey's bill that may also hang down over the bill can vary dramatically in size, shape, and color, and can tell one a lot a lot about a turkey's mood and behavior.
What is a snood?
500
The first Thanksgiving was not a celebration. In reality, it was most likely this type of occasion.
What is a wake?
500
It takes 16 months to grow this familiar Thanksgiving Day food.
What is cranberries?
500
The first names of the family on this Fox network TV show are Peter, Lois, Chris, Meg, Stewie, and Brian.
What is Family Guy?
500
It takes this many apples to make a gallon of apple cider.
What is 20 pounds?