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“Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee” was said by this boxing legend.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
This 15th-century Flemish painter is known for The Arnolfini Portrait and pioneering oil painting techniques.
Who is Jan van Eyck?
This classic cocktail combines gin, vermouth, and is typically garnished with an olive.
What is a Martini?
This fictional detective, created by Arthur Conan Doyle, lives at 221B Baker Street.
Who is Sherlock Holmes?
In this 1989 comedy, a boy named Kevin is left home alone during the holidays—though it’s more associated with Christmas, he celebrates Thanksgiving in one scene.
What is Home Alone?
“I think, therefore I am” is a philosophical statement made by this 17th-century French thinker.
Who is René Descartes?
This Baroque artist from Caravaggio’s era is famous for dramatic use of light and shadow, known as chiaroscuro.
Who is Artemisia Gentileschi?
This sweet, tropical cocktail mixes rum, coconut cream, and pineapple juice.
What is a Piña Colada?
Agatha Christie’s Belgian detective Hercule Poirot often refers to solving crimes using these.
What is “little grey cells”?
This 2003 film follows a family gathering for Thanksgiving, with comedic chaos ensuing around a pregnant woman and her extended family.
What is Pieces of April?
“Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” was a challenge issued by this U.S. president.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
This 20th-century Italian artist led the Futurism movement, celebrating speed, technology, and modernity.
Who is Filippo Tommaso Marinetti?
A Moscow Mule is traditionally served in a cup made from this metal.
What is copper?
This classic murder-mystery board game challenges players to deduce the killer, the weapon, and the location.
What is Clue?
In this 1973 animated TV special, Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang prepare for Thanksgiving while dealing with their usual holiday frustrations.
What is A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving?
This famous Latin phrase, spoken by Julius Caesar after a swift victory, translates to “I came, I saw, I conquered.”
What is Veni, Vidi, Vici?
This Spanish surrealist, known for melting clocks, painted The Persistence of Memory in 1931.
Who is Salvador Dalí?
This cocktail, made from whiskey, bitters, sugar, and a twist of citrus, shares its name with a famous early 20th-century bar in Louisville.
What is the Old Fashioned?
This author created the detective Miss Marple, who solves crimes in the English village of St. Mary Mead.
Who is Agatha Christie?
This 1995 comedy-drama stars Holly Hunter as a mother hosting a chaotic family Thanksgiving while trying to keep everyone happy.
What is Home for the Holidays?
“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely” was written by this English historian and politician.
Answer: Who is Lord Acton?
This Japanese woodblock printing technique, perfected in the Edo period, influenced Impressionists like Van Gogh and Monet.
What is ukiyo-e?
This tiki-style drink, made with multiple types of rum, lime, and orgeat syrup, was invented in California in the 1930s.
What is a Mai Tai?
This 1920s mystery novel by G.K. Chesterton features Father Brown, a priest who solves crimes using intuition and moral insight.
Answer: What is The Innocence of Father Brown?
In this classic sitcom, the 1991 episode “Bart vs. Thanksgiving” follows Bart after he ruins the family’s holiday centerpiece, leading to a family reconciliation.
What is The Simpsons?