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This Thanksgiving dish became popular in the 1960s after Campbell's put the recipe on the can.
What is green bean casserole?
200
The Native American tribe that shared the first Thanksgiving feast with the Pilgrims.
What is the Wampanoag tribe?
What are the Wampanoag?
200
This sitcom is famous for having a Thanksgiving-themed episode in every single season.
What is Friends?
200
This annual event, first held in 1924 with live animals from the Central Park Zoo, signals the official start of the Christmas shopping season in New York City.
What is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
200
This naturally occurring chemical, an amino acid found in turkey and other protein-rich foods, is often believed to make people sleepy, though that's largely a myth.
What is tryptophan?
400
This large orange gourd is technically a fruit and is the primary ingredient for the most popular Thanksgiving pie.
What is a pumpkin?
400
This man, an English-speaking member of the Wampanoag people, taught the Pilgrims how to grow corn and fish in their new settlement.
Who is Squanto?
Who is Tisquantum?
400
This actor and comedian performed "The Thanksgiving Song" on Saturday Night Live in 1992.
Who is Adam Sandler?
400
Two NFL teams, the Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys, traditionally host games every Thanksgiving Day. This specific team was the first to start the tradition back in 1934 to attract more fans.
What are the Detroit Lions?
400
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the heaviest turkey ever raised weighed in at a massive 86 lbs in 1989, a record held on this US state , known as the "Turkey Capital of the World".
What is Minnesota?
600
According to a 2020 YouGov poll, this side dish ranks as the most popular, beating out stuffing and green bean casserole.
What are mashed potatoes?
600
The name of the ship that carried the Pilgrims across the Atlantic Ocean to North America in 1620.
What is the Mayflower?
600
In the animated classic A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, this specific "gourmet" meal is served to the gang, much to Peppermint Patty's dismay.
What are toast, popcorn, pretzels, and jelly beans?
600
Before the main meal, many families participate in this tradition where two people pull on a specific forked bone to make a wish.
What is the wishbone?
600
While several presidents have pardoned a turkey informally, this president was the first to officially issue a presidential pardon for the National Thanksgiving Turkey.
Who is (George H.W.) Bush?
800
At the first Thanksgiving celebration, this meat was more likely to be served than turkey.
800
The duration, in days, of the original 1621 harvest celebration between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag.
What is three days?
800
In the famous "Turkeys Away" episode of WKRP in Cincinnati, newsman Les Nessman delivers this classic line after live turkeys are dropped from a helicopter.
What is "As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly!"
800
This is the lighthearted annual tradition where the U.S. President spares a live turkey from the dinner table.
What is the Presidential turkey pardon?
800
This founding father, known for his scientific experiments and political negotiations, famously preferred the turkey over the bald eagle as the national bird.
Who is (Benjamin) Franklin?
1000
This is the name for the process of soaking a turkey in a saltwater solution before cooking to help keep it moist.
What is brining?
1000
The editor of Godey's Lady's Book who campaigned for 36 years to make Thanksgiving a national holiday.
Who is Sarah Josepha Hale?
1000
This movie holds the box office record for the highest-grossing opening weekend during Thanksgiving history.
What is Frozen 2?
1000
The day after Thanksgiving is the busiest day of the year for these specific trade professionals due to food-related plumbing issues.
What are plumbers?
1000
The male turkey has this specific type of fleshy outgrowth that hangs from the base of its beak over the top of the head.
What is a snood?