Thanksgiving Geography
The Milwaukee Zoo famously offers free admission on Thanksgiving and other special occasion dates. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the zoo will be closed on this date in 2020. WHICH FAMILY MEMBER worked here as a zookeeper and researcher?
Heather
Peppermint Patty will be alone for Thanksgiving, so her friends put together a special day with a meal prepared by everyone's favorite beagle in THIS SPECIAL.
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973)
Other than the Cowboys who have done it three times, the Miami (TEAM) are the only other team to win a Thanksgiving day game, and the Super Bowl in the same season.
This team is an aquatic creature!
Dolphins
Can you say, "thank you" in another language OR
can you think of a song about being grateful?
Well done!
Skipping meat is an amazing choice! It has so many health and environment benefits. How many family members live a vegan or vegetarian lifestyle?
5
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will not be allowing crowds until next year, but when they do, the balloons will fly in the same city as always. That city is...?
New York, New York
The Detroit Lions have played a game on Thanksgiving every year since 1978. Can you name a famous lion -- either a player on the team or a movie/TV show character?
Well done!
"Thank you for being a friend" begins the theme song of WHAT TV SHOW about four women sharing a Miami house? And, can you name a character on the show?
Golden Girls (1985-1992)
Blanche, Rose, Dorothy, Sophia, etc.
The NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship takes place in Philadelphia -- where another famous parade takes place: The Dunkin' Donuts Parade! Which family member enjoys both lacrosse and Dunkin' Donuts?
Deacon
THIS TV SHOW had ten Thanksgiving specials featuring silly plots and famous guest stars. One episode titled "The One with the Rumor," guest starred Brad Pitt who was married to one of the show's leads at the time.
Friends (1994-2004)
For the first time since 2013, THIS TEAM will not play a football game on Thanksgiving Day.
In 2020, Ian earned a role in the musical named after the team's state.
Chicago Bears
Wayne Newton's song, "Danke Schoen," translates to thank you very much. There is a famous scene in WHAT MOVIE where the main character lip-syncs the lyrics during a Chicago parade
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
A college professor went viral for posting her Thanksgiving-COVID grace this year. How many family graduated college?
5
Anxious workaholic, Neal (Steve Martin) meets lovable and irritating, Del (John Candy) on a plane. In THIS MOVIE, the unlikely pair cannot seem to get home for Thanksgiving as planned.
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (1987)
The Dallas Cowboys play a game almost every Thanksgiving -- starting only a few years after the Lions. Can you name a famous landmark in Dallas, Texas?
Great!
"Thank you for being you" is one of many beloved quotes from this very special NEIGHBOR with a closet full of soft tennis shoes and sweaters.
Mr. Rogers
Brian spent a Thanksgiving at the Soesterberg Air Base in the Netherlands. What is an informal name for the country?
*Alternate question: What is something you know about the Netherlands?
Holland
The highest-rated Thanksgiving episode of a TV show aired in 1978, giving us the classic line, "As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly." Arthur Carlson's attempted turkey give-away ends in mayhem for his RADIO STATION which was called...
*Alternate question: Can you name another Thanksgiving special episode?
WKRP
(First Name) Nevers holds the record for most touchdowns during a Thanksgiving game with 6 in 1929. This player shares a first name with one half Sesame Street's most iconic duo (the orange half)
Ernie
IMDB calls THIS ACTOR'S Oscar's "Thank you" speech the greatest of all time. In it, he recognizes his family and ends with the catchphrase that made him famous: "alright, alright, alright"
Matthew McConaughey