History of Thanksgiving
This U.S. president made Thanksgiving a permanent national holiday in 1863.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This bright red berry sauce is a classic, whether canned or homemade.
What is cranberry sauce?
The fleshy red skin hanging from a turkey’s beak is called this.
What is a wattle?
This 90s sitcom has the iconic scene where a character gets a turkey stuck on her head.
What is Friends?
In Frosty the Snowman, Frosty comes to life when a child places this item on his head.
What is a magic hat?
The settlers who celebrated the 1621 feast belonged to this religious group seeking freedom from the Church of England.
Who were the Pilgrims?
Green bean casserole traditionally uses this canned soup as its base.
What is cream of mushroom soup?
This U.S. president began the tradition of “pardoning” a turkey.
Who is George H.W. Bush?
The most-watched Thanksgiving movie in the U.S. each year is this 1990 holiday classic starring Macaulay Culkin.
What is Home Alone?
This animated Christmas movie features a young boy who takes a magical train ride to the North Pole on Christmas Eve.
What is The Polar Express?
Before it became linked to Thanksgiving, this crop was so essential to the Pilgrims that they called it “Indian corn” and relied on it to survive their first winter.
What is maize (corn)?
This spice blend—featuring sage, thyme, and marjoram—most commonly flavors Thanksgiving stuffing.
What is poultry seasoning?
Male turkeys are called toms; female turkeys are called hens. The name for baby turkeys is this.
What are poults?
In “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving,” Snoopy battles this object while preparing dinner.
What is a lawn chair?
In Home Alone 2, Kevin stays at this famous New York hotel using his dad’s credit card.
What is the Plaza Hotel?
The 1621 feast lasted this many days.
What is three days?
The technical cooking term for soaking a turkey in saltwater to keep it moist.
What is brining?
Wild turkeys can fly at speeds up to this many miles per hour.
What is 55 mph?
This football team has played on Thanksgiving every year since 1934, except during WWII.
Who are the Detroit Lions?
In Elf, Buddy travels to this U.S. city to find his real father.
What is New York City?
This U.S. president controversially moved Thanksgiving up one week to extend the holiday shopping season.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
This pie, though associated with Thanksgiving today, wasn’t at the first feast because the Pilgrims lacked butter and wheat flour.
What is pumpkin pie?
Turkeys swallow small stones called this to help grind up their food inside the gizzard.
What are gastroliths (Gizzard Stones)?
The most iconic balloon in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade — appearing more times than any other — is this cartoon character.
Who is Snoopy?
This classic black-and-white Christmas film shows George Bailey what life would be like if he had never been born.
What is It’s a Wonderful Life?