Activities
What activity do many people start right after Thanksgiving dinner to prepare for the next holiday?
Putting up Christmas decorations
What bird is most commonly served as the main dish on Thanksgiving?
Turkey
What sport features major televised games on Thanksgiving Day?
Football
What ship brought the Pilgrims to New England in 1620?
Mayflower
What two colors are most commonly associated with Thanksgiving decorations?
Orange and brown
What Thanksgiving morning tradition involves running races that often raise money for local charities?
Turkey Trots
What popular side dish is made from cubed bread, herbs, and sometimes sausage or celery?
Stuffing
What backyard game uses beanbags tossed at angled wooden boards with holes?
Cornhole
In what settlement did the first Thanksgiving feast take place?
Plymouth
What major department store sponsors the iconic Thanksgiving parade in New York City?
Macy's
What post-meal activity has become a tradition for many families as they search for early holiday deals?
Black Friday online shopping
The crispy layer on a baked macaroni and cheese Thanksgiving side dish is often created using what culinary technique involving a breadcrumb or cheese topping?
Broiling or creating a gratin
Which NFL team hosted the first official Thanksgiving Day game back in 1934?
Lions
Which U.S. president declared Thanksgiving a national holiday?
What Indigenous tribe shared the harvest meal with the Pilgrims at the first Thanksgiving?
The Wampanoag
Many families watch the National Dog Show on Thanksgiving Day. What major dog organization hosts it?
American Kennel Club (AKC)
What exotic-sounding turkey alternative involves stuffing a chicken inside a duck inside a turkey?
Turducken
Along with the Detroit Lions, what other NFL team traditionally plays every Thanksgiving?
Cowboys
What Native American interpreter helped the Pilgrims communicate with the Wampanoag, famously teaching them survival skills?
Squanto
What amino acid found in turkey is often blamed for making people sleepy?
Tryptophan
What informal game of family football is traditionally played on Thanksgiving morning?
The Turkey Bowl
What is the culinary term for the browned bits left at the bottom of a roasting pan, often used to make gravy?
Fond
What running technique, popular in longer Turkey Trot races, alternates between timed running and walking intervals?
The Galloway method
The Pilgrims originally fled England to avoid religious persecution. In what European country did they stay before sailing to America?
The Netherlands
What 17th-century document outlined early self-governance principles that influenced later democratic practices in New England colonies?
The Mayflower Compact