TRADITIONS
In the United States, Thanksgiving is celebrated in this month
November
This jello-like fruit sauce is commonly served with Thanksgiving dinner
Cranberry Sauce
This vegetable crop is often turned into a maze for fall fun
Corn
This Monday-hating, lasagna-loving cat had a Thanksgiving special
Garfield
This gender of turkey can’t gobble - instead, they make a sound more similar to a cackle
Females (only male turkeys gobble)
This part of the turkey is traditionally snapped by 2 people - you’ll want to get the bigger half!
Wish Bone
This pie flavor is the most popular on Thanksgiving and is seen by many as the “official” Thanksgiving dessert
Pumpkin Pie
This popular symbol of fall is often mistaken for a vegetable - but is actually a fruit
Pumpkin
A Thanksgiving episode of this popular sitcom sees multiple characters wearing an uncooked turkey on their heads
Friends
This popular turkey brand has a help-line that people can call for advice on cooking their turkey
Butterball
Millions of Americans tune in to watch this each Thanksgiving
NFL / Football
This popular side-dish is typically made with breadcrumbs, parsley, onion, celery, thyme, pepper, and sage
Stuffing
The clocks get turned this way when Daylight saving time ends in November each year
Back (Spring Forward/Fall Back!)
This classic cartoon Thanksgiving special first aired in 1973
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
Female turkeys are called hens, while male turkeys go by this name
Toms
This major retailer sponsors the annual Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City
Macy’s
About 250 million pounds of this vegetable are sold the week of Thanksgiving
Potatoes
The Egyptians were the first to use these crop-protecting decorations
Scarecrows
This hilarious cartoon dad is obsessed with cooking the perfect turkey in each of their Thanksgiving episodes
Bob Belcher (Bob’s Burgers)
The fleshy bit that extends over a turkey’s beak (often red or pink in colour) is called this.
A snood
Many people decorate their Thanksgiving table with a “Horn of Plenty” also known by this term
Cornucopia
Leftovers from Thanksgiving inspired the first of these quick meals invented by Swanson
TV Dinners/Frozen Dinners
Before we used pumpkins, this vegetable was used to carve Jack-O-Lanterns
Turnips
Thanksgiving becomes “Slapsgiving” due to slap bet between 2 characters in this Sitcom
How I Met Your Mother
This US President wanted the turkey to be the national bird of the United States
Benjamin Franklin