Foods
This orange vegetable, often served as a side dish, is known for its sweetness and is commonly made into a pie for dessert.
What is pumpkin?
The average weight of a Thanksgiving turkey in the U.S. is about this many pounds.
What is 15 pounds?
The Pilgrims celebrated the first Thanksgiving in this New England state.
What is Massachusetts?
This sport is commonly played after the Thanksgiving meal, either in the yard or on TV.
What is football?
In the film A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, the Peanuts gang shares a dinner of popcorn, pretzels, and jelly beans. This character usually hosts the Thanksgiving meal.
Who is Charlie Brown?
This vegetable, often mashed and served with gravy on Thanksgiving, is a staple of the meal and is commonly grown in Idaho and other colder regions.
What is a potato?
Canada celebrates Thanksgiving on the second Monday of this month.
What is October?
The ship the pilgrims sailed on.
What is the Mayflower?
This parade, held annually in New York City, features giant balloons and floats to celebrate Thanksgiving.
What is the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade?
This animated series features an episode where the main character, Bart Simpson, becomes a Thanksgiving turkey with the help of a Thanksgiving parade.
What is The Simpsons?
This dish, usually made with cornbread, vegetables, and stock, is commonly served as dressing for turkey.
What is stuffing?
The average number of calories consumed by an American on Thanksgiving Day is roughly this amount.
What is 4,500 calories?
The Pilgrims originally sailed from this English port on the Mayflower.
What is Plymouth?
This event, known as "Turkey Day," often involves large families and friends gathering for a meal and watching parades and football.
What is Thanksgiving Day?
This Mariah Carey song, though not specifically about Thanksgiving, has become a favorite in the holiday season and is often played after Thanksgiving as a prelude to Christmas.
What is "All I Want for Christmas Is You"?
In this classic Thanksgiving food, this orange vegetable is often baked with brown sugar, marshmallows, and butter.
What are sweet potatoes or yams?
This U.S. state produces the most pumpkins, which are a popular ingredient for Thanksgiving pies.
What is Illinois?
Before the Pilgrims and Puritans came to America, this country’s settlers also celebrated harvest festivals similar to Thanksgiving.
What is Spain?
This annual event takes place the day after Thanksgiving, often marking the start of the holiday shopping season.
What is Black Friday?
This popular TV sitcom has an episode where the gang hosts a Thanksgiving dinner, and Monica gets her turkey stuck on her head.
What is Friends?
Which state produces the most cranberries?
What is Wisconsin?
Tryptophan, the amino acid known to cause drowsiness, is found in large quantities in this Thanksgiving food
What is turkey?
The Pilgrims left England for the New World aboard the Mayflower in this year.
What is 1620?
This term refers to the famous tradition of eating too much during Thanksgiving and feeling overly full.
What is a food coma?
In this 2000 holiday comedy, Will Ferrell stars as a human raised by elves, trying to fit in with his family during the holidays, including Thanksgiving.
What is Elf?