Thanksgiving Blind Tasting
Rochesterians
Thanksgiving football and parades
Black Friday
Thanksgivingography
100

What is this type of dairy item?

Goat Cheese


100

what company famous for the slogan, “You press the button, we do the rest.”

Kodak

100

This Thanksgiving tradition has been around longer: the Macy’s Parade or football on Thanksgiving.

The first Thanksgiving football game was played in 1876 (Yale vs. Princeton)

100

#1 physical retailer that profits the most on Black Friday every year is:

Walmart

100

Which country also celebrates Thanksgiving

Canada

200

What is this type of fruit? 

Cranberry

200

This famous abolitionist helped plan and fundraise for the Underground Railroad while living in Rochester, New York.

Frederick Douglass

200

This NFL team has played a Thanksgiving Day game every year since 1934, making them the holiday’s longest-running tradition.

Detroit Lions


200

More of these are sold on Black Friday than any other day of the year

TVs

200

This U.S. state produces more turkeys than any other — more than 40 million a year.

Minnesota 

300

What is this wine variety? 

Pinot

300

Which movie did Rochester native Philip Seymour Hoffman win his Oscar for?

True Blood

300

This team has hosted a Thanksgiving Day game every year since 1966—except for a brief break in the 1970s—and is known for their star logo.

Who are the Dallas Cowboys

300

This U.S. city is where the term “Black Friday” first originated, thanks to police describing the post-Thanksgiving shopping chaos.

Phildelphia

300

The very first Thanksgiving feast was celebrated in this present-day U.S. state.

Massachusetts 

400

What is this type of nut?

Pecan

400

A standard (30-ounce) Wegmans pumpkin pie goes for?

$10.99

400

This beloved character holds the record for the most appearances as a balloon in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Snoopy
400

This type of shopping deal, often limited to a few hours early in the morning, made Black Friday famous for long lines and chaos.

Doorbusters

400

This U.S. state grows more cranberries than any other, making it the cranberry capital of Thanksgiving.

Wisconsin

500

What  flavor is this ice cream bar? 

Apple Pie


500

What decade did Donnelly's Public House (formerly Tavern) start operating? 

Established: 1880s

500

Which Thanksgiving tradition draws more viewers: NFL football or the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade?

Parade 

500

This decade is when the term “Black Friday” was first used to describe post-Thanksgiving chaos!

1950s

500

This southern U.S. city hosts the largest Thanksgiving Day race in the country — a 10k with more than 25,000 runners every year.

What is Atlanta?

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