Thanksgiving Traditions
This large bird is the centerpiece of many Thanksgiving Dinners
What is a Turkey?
This orange root vegetable is famous for helping your eyesight- at least according to your grandparents
What is a carrot?
This buttery bread, often baked in a cast-iron skillet, is a southern staple
What is cornbread?
This is the ship that brought the Pilgrims to North America in 1620
What is the Mayflower?
This drink, made from apples, can be served hot or cold
What is apple cider?
This sport has become a holiday staple especially for Detroit and Dallas
What is football?
This purple root vegetable is often pickled, roasted or used to make Borscht
What is a beet?
This sweet orange vegetable often appears in casserole form with marshmallows or brown sugar
What are sweet potatoes?
The Pilgrims first landed at this famous rock (or at least, that's the legend)
What is Plymouth Rock?
People visit these large plots of land to choose pumpkins for carving
What are pumpkin patches?
Many Americans watch this famous parade featuring giant character balloons marching through New York City
What is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
Though it looks like a white carrot, this root vegetable has a sweeter, nuttier flavor and is commonly roasted in winter dishes
What is a parsnip?
This savory dish uses stale bread, broth, herbs, and sometimes sausage
What is stuffing (or dressing)?
This agreement, signed aboard ship, acted as an early form of self-government
What is the Mayflower Compact?
This warm dessert is topped with oats, cinnamon, and sometimes ice cream
What is apple crisp?
This tradition involves going around the table and naming these before dinner
What are things you're thankful for?
This knobby, beige root comes from a plant in the same family as parsley and has a strong celery-like flavor
What is Celeriac (Celery Root)?
This classic Thanksgiving condiment can be served whole-berry or jellied, and it famously slides out of the can with ridges
What is Cranberry Sauce?
This native American tribe helped the pilgrims survive their first winter
Who are the Wampanoag?
This term describes leaves turning orange, red, and yellow
What is (Autumn) Foliage?
Some families take part in this physical post-dinner activity named after a waterfowl
What is a Turkey Trot?
Common in Asian Cuisine, this long, mild radish is often grated raw, pickled, or used in soups
What is a Daikon?
This creamy root vegetable dish is made by mashing rutabaga or turnips, sometimes called "swede" in Europe
What is mashed rutabaga (Or turnips)
This pilgrim governor wrote of Plymouth Plantation
Who is William Bradford?
This spice blend- whose name appears on countless fall candles- traditionally includes cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, allspice, and cloves, but contains none of the vegetable it is named after
What is pumpkin spice?