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100

A family has 10 guests for dinner and each person eats 2 rolls. How many rolls are needed?

Answer: What is 20 rolls?

100

In what year was the first Thanksgiving celebrated?

What is 1621?

100

What is the most popular side dish served on Thanksgiving?

What is mashed potatoes?

100

What is the name of the giant balloons parade held in New York City every Thanksgiving?

What is the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade?

100

Why do leaves change color in the fall?

What is the breakdown of chlorophyll in the leaves?

200

A pie costs $15. If there’s a discount of 20%, how much does the pie cost after the discount?

  • Answer: What is $12?
200

Which U.S. president made Thanksgiving a national holiday?

Who is Abraham Lincoln?

200

Which dessert is most commonly associated with Thanksgiving?

What is pumpkin pie?

200

In which sitcom did the characters play "Thanksgiving football," calling it the "Geller Bowl"?

Answer: What is Friends?

200

What is the scientific term for the process of cooking a turkey in an oven?

What is convection?

300

A turkey weighs 16 pounds. If it costs $1.50 per pound, how much does the turkey cost?

What is $24?

300

What Native American tribe attended the first Thanksgiving?


Who are the Wampanoag?

300

What bird was Benjamin Franklin rumored to prefer as the national bird instead of the bald eagle?

What is the turkey?

300

What classic Thanksgiving song by Adam Sandler became a comedic hit?

What is The Thanksgiving Song?

300

Cranberries are known to float in water. Why does this happen?

What is because they have air pockets inside?

400

You’re making a stuffing recipe that serves 6 people and calls for 3 cups of bread cubes. If you need to serve 12 people, how many cups of bread cubes do you need?

What is 6 cups?

400

Who was the governor of Plymouth Colony during the first Thanksgiving?

Who is William Bradford?

400

Cranberries are harvested in what type of field?

What is a bog?

400

What animated movie features turkeys trying to change the course of Thanksgiving history by going back and taking turkeys off the menu?

What is Free Birds?

400

Which nutrient in turkey is often associated with making people feel sleepy after Thanksgiving dinner?

What is tryptophan?

500

A cranberry sauce recipe uses 2 cups of cranberries for 4 servings. How many cups are needed for 10 servings?

What is 5 cups?

500

Which historical figure is known as the "Mother of Thanksgiving" for campaigning to make it a holiday?

Who is Sarah Josepha Hale?

500

What state produces the most turkeys in the U.S.?

What is Minnesota?

500

Which beloved Peanuts character hosts a Thanksgiving dinner in a famous TV special?

Who is Charlie Brown?

500

If a turkey cooks through conduction, convection, and radiation, which type of heat transfer is responsible for the crispy skin?

What is radiation?