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100

The modern Thanksgiving holiday always falls on this weekday.

What is Thursday?

100

This sauce can be served “jellied” or “whole berry.”

What is cranberry sauce?

100

In Home Alone, the McCallisters leave for this city when they accidentally forget Kevin.

What is Paris?

100

This feel-good song by Pharrell Williams tells listeners to clap “if you feel like that’s what you want to do.”

What is "Happy"?

100

This ocean is the largest on earth.

What is the Pacific Ocean?

200

The ship the Pilgrims sailed on.


What is the Mayflower?

200

A traditional bread for homemade stuffing, its name also means “French for firewood.”

What is a baguette?

200

This 1965 animated special features a boy trying to direct a Christmas play.

What is "A Charlie Brown Christmas"?

200

This legendary Beatles song celebrates friendship with the lyrics, “I get by with a little help from my friends.”

What is “With a Little Help from My Friends”?

200

This country is the largest in the world by land area.

What is Russia?

300

This month is when Canada celebrates its version of Thanksgiving.

What is October?


300

This dessert, often confused with pumpkin pie, uses a vegetable sometimes called “cushaw” or “winter squash.”

What is sweet potato pie?

300

On Friends, this character gets a turkey stuck on their head.

Who is Joey?

300

This Louis Armstrong classic begins with the line, “I see trees of green…”

What is “What a Wonderful World”?

300

This element has the chemical symbol K, even though its name starts with a different letter.

What is potassium?

400

This famous rock on the Massachusetts coast is traditionally associated with the arrival of the Pilgrims.

What is Plymouth Rock?

400

The turkey’s “beard” is made from these hairlike structures.

What is bristles?

400

In The Simpsons, this character accidentally burns the family’s Thanksgiving turkey.

Who is Homer Simpson?

400

This male artist’s song “Count on Me” became a friendship anthem about being thankful for dependable friends.

Who is Bruno Mars?

400

This artist painted the famous work The Starry Night.

Who is Vincent van Gogh?

500

This U.S. president moved Thanksgiving to the fourth Thursday of November, creating the modern holiday date.

Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?


500

This side dish was created in 1955 by a Campbell’s employee and became a Thanksgiving staple.


What is green bean casserole?

500

The classic movie that starts at the Macy’s Thanksgiving parade.

What is “Miracle on 34th Street”?

500

This Bill Withers classic expresses gratitude for having someone dependable with its famous title line.

What is “Lean on Me”?

500

This ancient civilization built the city of Machu Picchu high in the Andes Mountains.

Who were the Inca?

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