Food
The most popular main course on Thanksgiving.
What is turkey?
In 1965, this Beatles song told listeners to "help" if they could, in any way.
What is "Help!"
The orange vegetable commonly used as a symbol of Thanksgiving.
What is a pumpkin?
The name of the ship the Pilgrims boarded to start their journey to Plymouth, Massachusetts.
What is the Mayflower?
A race many people run on Thanksgiving morning.
What is a turkey trot?
This 1950s sitcom starred Lucille Ball and her real-life husband, Desi Arnaz.
What is "I Love Lucy"?
This landmark in Paris is often associated with romance and was completed in 1889.
What is the Eiffel Tower?
Green Bean casserole was invented by what "Soup" company.
What is Campbell Soup?
Known for its yellow box, this breakfast cereal brand introduced Tony the Tiger as its mascot in the 1950s.
What is Frosted Flakes?
The indigenous people of North America who are a common symbol of Thanksgiving.
Who are Native Americans?
or
Wampanoag tribe?
True or False
The Pilgrims landed in New York?
False
The day and month of the year on which we traditionally celebrate Thanksgiving
What is the fourth Thursday of November?
This 1962 film, featuring Gregory Peck as a small-town lawyer, won three Academy Awards.
What is "To Kill a Mockingbird"?
This big cat is known as the "king of the jungle."
What is a lion?
The most popular Thanksgiving dessert.
What is Pumpkin Pie?
Elvis Presley had a hit with this 1956 song, which tells about a hotel for jailed criminals.
What is "Jailhouse Rock"?
The English separatists who came to the United States in 1620.
Who were Pilgrims?
The reason the Pilgrims felt they had to leave England.
What is religious persecution?
How does the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade conclude?
With the arrival of Santa Claus?
Audrey Hepburn starred as this character in the 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
Who is Holly Golightly?
This continent is home to the Amazon rainforest.
What is South America?
The red fruit that is often served alongside the turkey for Thanksgiving dinner.
What are cranberries?
This brand of polaroid cameras became wildly popular in the 1960s, allowing people to instantly see their photos.
What is Polaroid?
The conical-shaped basket that is generally filled with fruits and vegetables.
What is a cornucopia?
The year of the first Thanksgiving
a. 1776
b. 1965
c. 1621
c. What is 1621?
Thanksgiving Day is an annual Canadian holiday, held in which month?
What is October?
In the 1965 musical The Sound of Music, Maria leaves an Austrian convent to become a governess for this family.
Who are the von Trapps?
Which President declared two Thanksgivings in one year?
Who is James Madison?
This large root vegetable belongs to the morning glory family.
What are sweet potatoes?
Frank Sinatra famously sang about wanting to "wake up in a city that never sleeps" in this classic song.
What is "New York, New York"?
A large, native bird to North America that is large enough to feed a family.
What is a wild turkey?
What food was not served at the first Thanksgiving?
What are mashed potatoes?
The Founding Father who wanted the wild turkey to be the symbol of the United States of America.
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
In the show Leave It to Beaver, this was the name of Beaver’s older brother.
Who is Wally?
This scientist developed the theory of relativity and is known for his wild hair.
Who is Albert Einstein?
How many calories on average are consumed, per person, at Thanksgiving dinner (within 500 calories)?
What are 4,500?
This brand's slogan in the 1960s was, “Put a tiger in your tank.”
What is Esso (now Exxon)?
What meat did the native Americans bring to the first Thanksgiving?
What is Deer (Venison)?
How many days did the first Thanksgiving last?
What is 3?
The loose red skin attached to the underside of a turkey’s beak
What is a Wattle?
On The Andy Griffith Show, this character was the bumbling deputy and best friend of Sheriff Andy Taylor.
Who is Barney Fife?
The only active NFL franchise to have never played on Thanksgiving.
What are the Jacksonville Jaguars?