Thanksgiving Foods
The most popular main course on Thanksgiving.
What is Turkey?
The name of the service that has been available for 40 years to answer consumer questions about cooking turkey.
Butterball Turkey Talk-Line
The orange vegetable commonly used as a symbol of Thanksgiving.
What is a pumpkin?
Though this song is thought of s a Christmas song, it was actually written to be sung on Thanksgiving Day.
What is Jingle Bells?
This starchy food with gravy was not served at the first Thanksgiving.
What are mashed potatoes?
Stuffing is made mostly of bread. Which macromolecule is found in high concentrations in bread?
Green Bean casserole was invented by what company? (Hint: It comes from a popular soup company)
What is Campbell Soup Company?
The day and month of the year on which we traditionally celebrate Thanksgiving
What is the fourth Thursday of November?
The name of the indigenous tribe of people who met and assisted the pilgrims.
Who are the Wampanoag tribe?
In the early 20th century, children dressed up in costumes and would beg for treats on Thanksgiving, a tradition that used to be called "Thanksgiving Masking".
What is Halloween
This department store is known for their extravagant Thanksgiving parade.
What is Macys?
Eggs are used in a lot of baking goods eaten over Thanksgiving. Eggs only have one set of chromosomes. How many chromosomes would a human egg cell have?
23
The most popular Thanksgiving dessert.
What is Pumpkin Pie?
A race many people run on Thanksgiving morning.
What is a Turkey Trot?
The English separatists who came to the United States in 1620.
Who were Pilgrims?
This sweet Thanksgiving side dish made from a root vegetable became popular in the 20th century
What is baked sweet potato/sweet potato casserole
The annual Thanksgiving Day Parade concludes with the arrival of this person.
Who is Santa Claus?
Ham and turkey have a large amount of certain macromolecule. This macromolecule is made up of amino acids. What macromolecule is it?
This red fruit is often served after being made into a jelly along with other side dishes for Thanksgiving dinner.
What is cranberry sauce?
This many turkeys are consumed every year at Thanksgiving.
What is 46 million?
The conical-shaped basket that is generally filled with fruits and vegetables.
What is a cornucopia?
The oldest Thanksgiving Day Parade in the U.S. is actually held in this city, not NYC.
What is Philadelphia
This profession shows the 24 hours after Thanksgiving to be their busiest time of year.
Plumbing!
Cranberries have a pH between 2.3 and 2.5. This makes them an ACID or BASE?
Acid
The number one side dish served at most Thanksgiving dinners.
What is Stuffing/Dressing?
A tradition where people would break this specific part of a turkey, which was meant to promote patience and spending time with family.
What is the Wishbone?
A large, native bird to North America that is large enough to feed a family.
What is a wild turkey?
This U.S. states hold the record for producing the most cranberries each year, a popular Thanksgiving side dish ingredient.
What is Wisconsin?
The Founding Father who wanted the wild turkey to be the symbol of the United States of America.
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
Gravy is full of fatty acids and triglycerides. What macromolecule does gravy have a lot of?
Lipids
The average person consumes this many calories, on average, at Thanksgiving dinner.
What are 4,500?
This meat is the most popular alternative to turkey on Thanksgiving.
What is Ham?
This meat was brought to the first thanksgiving by the Native tribe.
What is Deer (Venison)?
This is the decade Black Friday shopping began, following Thanksgiving
What is the 1950's
The loose red skin attached to the underside of a turkey’s beak
What is a Wattle?
Tryptophan is an amino acid found in turkey. Most people claim tryptophan in turkey makes them sleepy. Because it is an amino acid, what can it be made into?
Protein