Turkey Traditions
This NFL team has played on Thanksgiving every year since 1934 (except during WWII)
Detroit Lions
This 1990 classic features Kevin McCallister defending his house from the Wet Bandits.
Home Alone
Made of compressed snow and ice blocks, this traditional Inuit structure is designed to insulate and stay warm inside.
Igloo
“Oh, the weather outside is frightful…”
“But the fire is so delightful.”
This series won Outstanding Drama Series at the 77th Emmys and follows one intense shift in a Pittsburgh ER
The Pitt
This U.S. president made Thanksgiving a permanent national holiday in 1863.
Abraham Lincoln
In Elf, Buddy insists that “the best way to spread Christmas cheer is…” doing this.
Singing loud for all to hear
This 1992 single by rapper Vanilla Ice became a pop culture phenomenon and features the famous line “Stop, collaborate and listen.”
Ice Ice Baby
“There’ll be parties for hosting, marshmallows for toasting…”
“And caroling out in the snow.”
This Apple TV+ thriller, created by Ben Stiller and Dan Erickson, features office workers who have their memories surgically divided between life and work.
Severance
This piece of skin hanging from a turkey’s neck is called this.
Wattle
In The Polar Express, the first gift of Christmas is this item.
A silver bell
He became the NHL’s all-time power-play goal leader and is chasing Wayne Gretzky’s career goal record—earning him the nickname “The Great Eight.”
Alexander Ovechkin
“Rockin’ around the Christmas tree at the Christmas party hop…”
“Mistletoe hung where you can see, every couple tries to stop.”
This HBO anthology series’ third season takes place in Thailand and continues its darkly comedic take on high-end resorts.
White Lotus
This grain was likely NOT served at the first Thanksgiving, despite being a modern staple.
Mashed Potatoes
In National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, Clark Griswold covers his house with exactly this many twinkle lights.
25,000
This scientific term describes the process of water turning directly from solid ice into vapor without becoming liquid first.
Sublimation
" I just want you for my own…”
“More than you could ever know.”
This comedy series on ABC highlights the everyday life of a Philadelphia public-school staff and has won multiple Emmy Awards.
Abbott Elementary
This U.S. president began the annual tradition of “pardoning” a turkey.
George H.W. Bush
(Double Jeopardy) This pickaxe-toting prospector from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer helps Rudolph and befriends the Abominable Snow Monster.
Yukon Cornelius
This type of ice forms when supercooled water droplets freeze instantly on contact with surfaces like tree branches, power lines, and airplanes.
Rime Ice
“Hark! how the bells, sweet silver bells…”
“All seem to say, ‘throw cares away.’”
This Netflix sci-fi drama features a time loop inside an underground bunker where survivors attempt to prevent a global extinction event.
Paradise