Traditions
This person gives every child a hug that lasts three seconds longer than socially necessary.
Who is grandma?
This activity involves watching people run into each other on TV while you digest things you probably shouldn’t have eaten that fast.
What is watching football?
hese tiny red spheres are only famous one day a year, and half the family still doesn’t eat them.
What are cranberries?
The Pilgrims traveled to North America on this well-known ship.
What is the Mayflower?
This floppy neck accessory on a certain holiday bird wiggles around like it’s trying to make a fashion statement.
What is a wattle
This dish is basically dessert pretending to be a responsible vegetable.
What are candied yams / sweet potatoes?
This tradition involves one person standing over the turkey with weapons while everyone else watches pretending the process is ceremonial.
What is carving the turkey?
Once a year, giant floating cartoon characters parade through a city as if they’re checking in on the humans below.
What is the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade?
This classic craft where a young child traces their hand and you pretend it looks like an animal.
What is a hand turkey?
This Native American tribe helped the Pilgrims survive their first year and joined the 1621 feast.
Who were the Wampanoag?
This culinary creation answers the question nobody asked: ‘What if one bird was just not enough, and we nested them like Russian dolls?
What is a turducken?
This dish is what happens when bread cubes decide to take a sauna inside a turkey.
What is Stuffing/Dressing?
This is the designated zone where smaller humans are exiled to eat together so the grown-ups can have one peaceful conversation.
What is the kids’ table?
In this yearly ritual, the leader of the country officially tells one bird that it does not have to worry about dinner… because it won’t be dinner.
What is the turkey pardon?
This orange gourd is the Beyoncé of fall—it’s in everything whether you like it or not.
What is a Pumpkin?
This U.S. president made Thanksgiving a national holiday during the Civil War in 1863.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
This outdoor holiday cooking method involves a giant pot, a terrified bird, several nervous onlookers, and at least one person saying, ‘Are we sure this is safe?
What is deep-frying a turkey?
A “salad” that contains everything except anything a real salad would have.
What is ambrosia salad / Jell-O salad?
During this yearly ritual, one relative falls asleep on the couch within 15 minutes of eating—every single year.
What is food coma?
This event involves waking up early to jog before consuming roughly your body weight in carbs later.
What is a Turkey Trot?
This decorative horn looks like it should be played in a band, but instead it’s stuffed with produce for vibes.
What is a cornucopia?
This helpful interpreter taught the Pilgrims how to fish, plant crops, and survive—playing a major role in the early colony.
Who was Squanto?
This annual outdoor activity involves family members pretending they’re athletic for about 12 minutes before someone pulls something.
What is playing football/ Turkey Bowl?
This bird part is fought over like it’s a mythical artifact that grants a single wish.
What is the wishbone?
This milestone happens when a kid is promoted from ‘helper’ to ‘official runner,’ retrieving the mysterious aluminum can Dad needs while he tends the smoking meat throne.
What is grabbing a beer for Dad from the fridge?
What is one of the NFL teams that have played a game on Thanksgiving Day since 1966?
Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys
These crunchy yard decorations fall from trees and somehow end up in every craft project.
What are autumn leaves?
The year of the first Thanksgiving
1621
This yearly ritual happens when the head of the table forces everyone into a mini therapy session before they’re allowed to eat.
What is going around saying what you’re thankful for?
This dish is essentially turkey’s understudy, always ready to step in if the main star dries out.
What is ham?
This annual ‘walk’ the cousins take usually has nothing to do with exercise, yet they return noticeably hungrier.
What is going for a smoke?
This jolly VIP always closes the big parade, showing up at the very end like he’s clocking in early for his busiest season.
Who is Santa Clause?
This brownish-orange drink shows up even though no one can decide if it’s actually good.
What is apple cider?
How many days did the first Thanksgiving last?
3 days
This colony, founded in 1620, became the home of the first Thanksgiving.
What is Plymouth?
This item is basically a muffin that quit sugar and joined a frontier reenactment group.
What is cornbread?