Modern Technology
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To protect online activities, many companies use a VPN, which stands for
This 1993 movie about three witches has become a fall favorite
What is Hocus Pocus?
Leftover mashed potatoes can be combined with flour and fried to make these Irish-style cakes
What are potato pancakes (or boxty)?
This term describes birds travelling long distances seasonally
What is migration?
The sound a Turkey makes/ a person eating Turkey on Thanksgiving
What is Gobble?
This programming language, developed by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems, shares its name with a popular type of coffee from Indonesia
What is Java?
This animated film features a rat who dreams of becoming a chef
What is Ratatouille?
What is turkey pot pie?
This large mammal enters torpor, a lighter form of hibernation, during winter
What is a bear?
A little cold/ A hot food with meat and beans
What is Chilly and Chili
The popular file format PDF stands for
What is Portable Document Format
The "moist maker," a crucial gravy-soaked bread slice, is the secret to this Friends character's prized, and later stolen, Thanksgiving leftover sandwich
Who is Ross Geller?
What is turkey noodle soup?
Leaves change color in the fall because this green pigment breaks down
What is chlorophyll?
A pinning chess strategy/ A utensil used to eat Thanksgiving dinner
What is a fork?
This type of technology, existing on a scale of one billionth of a meter, can be found in a version of the iPod Mini
What is nanotechnology (or nanobiotechnology)?
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This real-life U.S. politician, whom Leslie Knope had a massive crush on, made a cameo appearance in the show during his time as Vice President.
Many people flatten leftover stuffing in a pan to make these crispy breakfast treats
What are stuffing patties (or stuffing cakes)?
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These large air pressure systems are responsible for many fall cold fronts moving across the U.S.
Something smelly, offensive or in violation of the rules/ A bird, like a turkey, raised for meat or eggs
What is Foul/ Fowl?
This palindromic technology uses radio waves to determine the location of objects and was also the name of a character on "M*A*S*H."
What is radar?
This long-running sitcom has famous Thanksgiving episodes including "The One With the Football"
What is Friends?
These handheld pies can be made from leftover turkey and cranberry sauce tucked into crescent dough
What are Thanksgiving hand pies?
The process of plants losing leaves for winter is called this
What is abscission?
The name for a hard-shelled fruit used in autumnal decorations and crafts /the term used to describe a sharp piercing injury, such as one inflicted by the horns of a bull.
What is Gourd / Gored?