Thanksgiving
President who made Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863
Who is Abraham Lincoln
This sport uses the term "turkey"
What is bowling (3 consecutive strikes)
This crop, nicknamed “green gold,” saved the Jamestown colony in 1612
What is tobacco
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!! The world’s tallest building from 1931 to 1970, it was originally called the Chrysler Building’s big brother.
What is the Empire State Building
This 1975 thriller made people afraid to go in the water
What is Jaws
This family member competed in an outdoor race that no other family member has
Who is Mom, barrel horse racing
NFL team that’s hosted a Thanksgiving game every year since 1934
Who are the Detroit Lions
This Founding Father once said that the turkey would be a better national symbol than the bald eagle
Who was Benjamin Franklin
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!! The 1620 agreement signed aboard the Mayflower that established self-government in Plymouth
What is the Mayflower Compact
This 1,500-mile-long ancient defensive structure is nicknamed “the longest cemetery on Earth
What is the Great Wall of China
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!! “I’m king of the world!” is yelled from the bow of the ship in this 1997 epic
What is Titanic
This family member weighs 97.5kg
Who is Blake (215 lbs)
This cartoon character has had a balloon the most times in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
Who is Snoopy
The wild turkey can do this, but a domestic turkey cannot
What is fly
The 1773 protest where colonists disguised as Native Americans dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor
What is the Boston Tea Party
This Sydney, Australia performing arts center is famous for its sail-like white roof shells
What is the Sydney Opera House
“Nobody puts Baby in a corner” is the dramatic final line of this 1987 dance romance
What is Dirty Dancing
This family member and the iPhone made their debut in the same year
Who is Kyle (2007)
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!! The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade's exact length in miles, starting on Central Park West and ending at Macy's Herald Square
What is 2.5 miles
This State produces more turkeys than anywhere else and calls itself the "Turkey Capital of the World"
What is Minnesota
Lincoln’s 1863 decree that freed slaves in Confederate-held territory
What is the Emancipation Proclamation
This clock tower at the north end of London’s Palace of Westminster
What is Big Ben
This one-word 1972 title is the highest-grossing R-rated film ever and features the line “I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse.”
What is Godfather
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!! This family member arrived the same year the movie Tangled hit the big screen
Who is Brooke (2010)
The "First Thanksgiving" lasted this long
What is 3 days
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!! Baby turkeys are called
What is Poults
FDR’s series of relief, recovery, and reform programs during the Great Depression
What is the New Deal
Built in the 5th century BC, this temple dedicated to Athena sits atop the Acropolis in Athens
What is the Parthenon
“Wax on, wax off” teaches Daniel-san how to fight in this 1984 underdog classic
What is Karate Kid
This family was born the same year that Facebook was launched
Who is Luke (2004)
The record size for tallest balloon ever in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, was a super hero who debuted in 1980
What is 80 feet (Superman)
The red flap of skin hangs off the beak of a turnkey
What is a snood
Who was the 3rd President of the USA
Thomas Jefferson
The marble mausoleum in Agra, India, built by Shah Jahan for his wife Mumtaz Mahal
What is the Taj Mahal
This 1995 film was the first full-length movie ever made entirely with computer animation
What is Toy Story
This family member was born the same year YouTube uploaded it's first video
Who is Rachel (2005)