Thanksgiving History
The Native American who helped the Pilgrims grow crops.
Squanto
The most traditional Thanksgiving meat.
Turkey.
The sport most watched on Thanksgiving Day.
American football
This cartoon turkey is Macy’s most famous parade balloon.
Tom Turkey
This bird almost became the national bird instead of the eagle.
The Turkey
The U.S. president who made Thanksgiving a national holiday.
Lincoln
This orange vegetable is used in a classic Thanksgiving pie.
Pumpkin
This NFL team has hosted a Thanksgiving game since 1934.
The Detroit Lions.
This sitcom has the famous “turkey-on-the-head” Thanksgiving scene.
Friends
The place where the turkey “pardoning” happens every year.
White House
The state where the first Thanksgiving was held.
Massachusetts
The bread-based side dish often cooked inside the turkey.
Stuffing
The annual Thanksgiving Day race many cities host
Turkey Trot.
The Peanuts character who cooks toast and popcorn for Thanksgiving.
Charlie Brown
The state that produces the most turkeys.
Minnesota.
The colony where the Pilgrims settled.
Plymouth Colony
The most consumed Thanksgiving dessert after pumpkin pie.
apple pie
The college rivalry game between Alabama and Auburn played around Thanksgiving
The Iron Bowl
The 2023 Thanksgiving-themed horror movie was directed by Eli Roth.
Thanksgiving.
The average number of calories Americans eat on Thanksgiving.
About 4,500 calories.
This group celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims.
The Wampanoag
The pie flavored with molasses and spices, popular in New England.
Shoofly pie (or sometimes “molasses pie”)
The only team to never play on Thanksgiving Day in the NFL era.
The Jacksonville Jaguars.
The show featuring an annual "Turkey Drop" publicity stunt.
WKRP in Cincinnati.
The chemical in turkey blamed for making people sleepy.
Tryptophan