Songs
Finish the lyrics!
"Rockin' around the Christmas tree
Let the Christmas spirit ring
Later we'll have ...."
What is "...some pumpkin pie,
And we'll do some caroling"
In this who-dunnit movie, Daniel Craig showcases a near goofy Southern accent as a detective.
What is Knives Out?
It's a package of frozen meals, made to warm up and eat while watching shows.
What are TV dinners?
It's how many days the first thanksgiving lasted.
What is three days?
The turkey was named after this country, due to the similarities it shares with the native fowl.
What is Turkey?
He sings the following song,
"Another winter day
Has come and gone away
In even Paris and Rome
And I wanna go home
Let me go home"
In 2020, Apple TV+ acquired the exclusive rights to this franchise, causing many to no longer be able to just turn on the TV to watch the beloved Charley Brown Thanksgiving special.
What are Peanuts?
What are green beans, mushroom soup, crisp onions, panko bread, milk, and bacon and/or cheese?
This holiday made its official debut as a National Holiday on November 26th, 1789 after George Washington's presidential proclamation. It marked the first national celebration of a holiday that has become commonplace in today's households
What is Thanksgiving?
Daily Double!
This bird has two stomachs: the gradular stomach and the gizzard.
"...the day the music died. So bye bye miss ____"
What is American Pie?
Daily Double!
It's a dogs' day at this event.
The turducken is a hybrid dinner signature featuring which three meats?
What is turkey, duck, and chicken?
In November 1926, President Calvin Coolidge famously received this animal as a Thanksgiving gift.
What is a raccoon?
(Vinnie Joyce of Nitta Yuma, Mississippi sent the 30th President of the United States a live raccoon to be served as Thanksgiving dinner. However, the President became so smitten with the furry animal that he pardoned it and adopted it as a pet. He named it Rebecca.)
This particular presidential tradition started in 1989.
What is pardoning the turkey?
It's the name of this song,
"Well, I'm going home
Back to the place where I belong
And where your love has always been enough for me"
(+50 points if you know who sings it)
What is Home? (By Chris Daughtry?)
Though millions of people watch it on television; this has been a tradition since 1927 before television was publicly available.
What is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
It's what most will be having for dessert this thanksgiving. [Family feud style]
What is pumpkin pie [400 points],
apple pie [350 points], snickerdoodles [300 points], pecan pie [250 points],
pumpkin bread/streusel [200 points],
cheesecake [150 points], other [100 points]
This professional football team has played almost every Thanksgiving since 1934.
Who are the Detroit Lions?
(Dallas Cowboys also play Thanksgiving Day since 1966)
Turkeys sleep in this foliage to avoid predators.
What are trees?
This person sang 'What a Wonderful World'.
Who is Louis Armstrong?
In 'The Addams Family Values', what is the name of the disembodied hand?
What is the Thing.
Safeway does this every year (as far as I know) to help the community donate food to the homeless in Washington during thanksgiving.
What are Hunger Bags?
This state was the first to celebrate Thanksgiving.
Where is Massachusetts?
What is 'break a wish bone'?