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In A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, what two main food items does Charlie Brown serve for dinner?
Toast and popcorn.
The Pilgrims came to America looking for religious freedom. They landed in a place in Massachusetts that they named what
What is Plymouth (or Plymouth Colony)?
The very first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1924 did not feature the famous giant balloons. Instead, it used what type of live animals borrowed from the Central Park Zoo?(4 animals)
What are elephants, bears, camels, and goats?
In Germany and other European countries, people celebrate "Erntedankfest," which translates to what two words in English?
What is Harvest Thanks (or Thanks for the Harvest)
The red, fleshy appendage that hangs from a male turkey's beak is called a snood. What is the name of the flap of skin that hangs from its neck?
what is the wattle
What kind of birds are the main characters, Reggie and Jake, in the movie Free Birds?
Turkeys
What was the name of the Native American who helped the Pilgrims learn how to fish and plant corn?
Who is Squanto?
The day after Thanksgiving is called Black Friday. What nickname was given to the Thursday after President Franklin D. Roosevelt attempted to move the date of Thanksgiving a week earlier in 1939 to help the economy?
What is "Franksgiving"?
People in China and other Asian countries celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, also called the Harvest Moon Festival. During this time, families often eat a special round pastry called a what?
What are moon cakes
Green bean casserole, a Thanksgiving staple, was created by the Campbell Soup Company in 1955. What specific ingredient tops the casserole to give it its signature crunch?
What is french fried onions
In Arthur's Perfect Christmas, Arthur and his family want to have the perfect Christmas, but what does he have to remember to pick up at the store?
Cranberry sauce
The very first Thanksgiving celebration lasted not for one meal, but for how many days?
What is 3 days
The Y-shaped "wishbone" is a common post-meal tradition for making a wish. This specific bone has what proper anatomical name, derived from the Latin word for "little fork"?
What is the furcula?
In the West African country of Ghana, the Ga people celebrate the Homowo festival to give thanks for their harvest. What specific food, a type of root vegetable, is the star of this festival?
what is yam
While many people use broth or water to keep their turkey moist, this process involves soaking the turkey in a saltwater solution before cooking. What is this process called?
What is brining?
In Home for the Holidays, what is the name of the actor who plays Claudia Larson, a woman who flies home to her family for Thanksgiving?
Holly Hunter
Which U.S. President made Thanksgiving a national holiday that everyone in the country would celebrate every year?
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
In the first nationally televised Macy's parade in 1953, the broadcast helped solidify the event as an American tradition, partly thanks to footage used in what 1947 classic Christmas film?
What is Miracle on 34th Street?
The festival of Pongal is a multi-day harvest celebration in India and Sri Lanka. The special sweet dish made for the Sun God is also called by the name of the festival. What is it?
What is Pongal (sweet rice meal)?
Turkey meat is famous for making people sleepy, often blamed on the chemical L-tryptophan. What is the actual primary reason most people feel drowsy after the big meal?
What is simply eating too many calories and carbohydrates (or the "food coma")?
In the Garfield's Thanksgiving special, Garfield receives specific "medical" advice from a veterinarian named Dr. Liz Wilson. What highly restrictive diet is he prescribed?
a diet of only liver and "spinach mousse"?
Sarah Josepha Hale, a magazine editor, wrote letters to five different presidents asking for Thanksgiving to be a national holiday. She also famously wrote what classic nursery rhyme?
What is "Mary Had a Little Lamb"?
What percentage of Americans, according to the National Turkey Federation, typically eat turkey as part of their Thanksgiving meal?(approxamently)
What is approximately 88 percent?
In the Australian territory of Norfolk Island, they celebrate Thanksgiving very similarly to the American tradition with a church service and food. On which day of the week is their Thanksgiving celebrated?
What is the last Wednesday of November?
The process of adding yeast to dough to create carbon dioxide bubbles, making the bread rise, is known by this scientific term.