Thanksgiving
The earliest date Thanksgiving can fall on.
November 22nd Always the 4th Thursday
1,8,15,22
British term for "fall"
Autumn
Name of the trophy played for between Nebraska and Iowa
Hero trophy
COLORFUL name for the transparent coating of frozen water on a surface making it very slick
Black ice
Number of teaspoons in a tablespoon
3
Most common pie served on Thanksgiving.
Pumpkin---altho most Americans like apple better
Shorter days causes lack of this substance and therefore leaves to change color
Chlorphyll
Year Nebraska's 375 game sold out streak began
1962
Hail storm alley is a name given to where these three states meet.
Colorado, Nebraska, and Wyoming
If a recipe calls for booze, the percent of alcohol (+ or - 10%) not burned off by cooking
85 %
President that wished the turkey for our national bird--- not the bald eagle.
Ben Franklin---He thought the eagle was a bird of bad moral character.
Two unusual statistical traits of fall born babies----name one
Better students and live longer
Last time (year) Nebraska was ranked in the top 25.
November 24, 2007
Wind doesn't actually make a sound until what happens?
It has something to blow up against.
Mageirocophobia is a term that means....
Fear of cooking
Dance named after the thanksgiving bird.
Turkey trot
Name for "short term nice weather" in the fall
Indian summer
Number of coaches Nebraska has had SINCE Tom Osborne.
5
Frank Solich, Bill Callahan, Bo Polini, Mike Riley, Scott Frost
85% of the atmosphere is made up of this gas.
Nitrogen-----Oxygen 21%, 0.9% Argon, and .03% carbon dioxide
Cooking term for packing one meat inside of another.. For example, stuffing chicken meat inside a duck, and the duck inside a turkey. (Called a TURDUCKEN.)
Engastration
Americas Favorite side dish on thanksgiving.
Stuffing/dressing
Fall equinox usually falls around these two dates
Sept 22-or 23
Number of wins in last 15 years against top 25 teams
ZERO----- Huskers are 0-27 since 2002
After a heavy rainstorm, dead pets floating down the street gave rise to what iconic saying?
"It's raining cats and dogs"
What fact makes strawberries NOT a berry
Berries all have seeds on the INSIDE of their fruit.