Thanksgiving Food
Traditions & Culture
Turkey Trivia
History
Pop Culture
100

This sweet orange vegetable is often served mashed or in a casserole.

What are sweet potatoes?

100

This parade in New York City features giant balloons.

What is the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade?

100

What sound do turkeys famously make?

What is “gobble gobble”?

100

This group celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the Wampanoag tribe.

Who were the Pilgrims?

100

This cartoon dog leads his own Thanksgiving special where he cooks popcorn and toast.

Who is Snoopy?

200

This dessert is the most famous Thanksgiving pie.

What is pumpkin pie?

200

Many Americans watch this sport after dinner.

What is football?

200

True or False: Turkeys can fly.

True — wild turkeys can!

200

The first Thanksgiving took place in this century.

What is the 1600s?

200

In “Friends,” this character gets a turkey stuck on their head.

Who is Joey?

300

This savory dish goes inside the turkey or is baked separately.

What is stuffing?

300

Some families volunteer on Thanksgiving by doing this.

What is serving food at a shelter / helping the community?

300

This part of the turkey hangs under the beak.

What is the wattle?

300

This U.S. President made Thanksgiving a national holiday.

Who is Abraham Lincoln?

300

This Disney/Pixar movie is often watched around Thanksgiving and features emotions as characters.

What is Inside Out? (Common Thanksgiving weekend watch)

400

This tangy red sauce is served cold and comes from a berry.

What is cranberry sauce?

400

This term refers to a Thanksgiving celebration with friends, not family.

What is Friendsgiving?

400

This is the temporary act the President performs to save a turkey from being eaten.

What is pardoning the turkey?

400

Thanksgiving is celebrated on the ___ Thursday of November.

What is the fourth?

400

This famous mouse often appears in Thanksgiving parades and cartoons. 

Who is Mickey Mouse?

500

This dish is made with green beans, cream of mushroom soup, and crispy fried onions.

What is green bean casserole?

500

This tradition involves a special “bone” that two people break for good luck.

What is the wishbone tradition?

500

What is the name for a male turkey?

What is a tom (or gobbler)?

500

Before eating turkey became traditional, the Pilgrims most likely ate this large bird at the first Thanksgiving.

What is duck or goose?

500

In many cartoons and animated shows, this big meal is shown with a giant turkey in the middle of the table.

What is Thanksgiving dinner?

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