Thanksgiving History
The Pilgrims sailed to America on this ship.
What is the Mayflower?
This NFL team has played a Thanksgiving game every year since 1934. Their game is often called the "Turkey Day Classic."
Who are the Detroit Lions?
This is the most popular dessert on Thanksgiving.
What is pumpkin pie?
These are the years Ken and Maddie graduated from ASU.
What are 2025 and 2023?
Female turkeys are called this.
What is a hen?
Thanksgiving is celebrated on this day every year.
What is the fourth Thursday in November?
The winners of Thanksgiving Day football games are sometimes given this as a prize in fun celebrations.
What is a turkey leg?
The red fruit, often used in a sauce eaten with turkey during a Thanksgiving meal, is named after this bird.
What is a crane?
These are Ken & Maddie's zodiac signs, respectively.
What are Libra and Aquarius?
During the wishbone tradition, the person who pulls and ends up with the larger piece of the bone is said to receive this.
What is good luck?
This parade has been held annually in New York City since 1924.
What is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
Before Football became popular, this sport was often played on Thanksgiving in the 1800s.
What is baseball?
The first record of the popular Thanksgiving dish, "stuffing," was from this ancient civilization.
What is Ancient Rome?
What month did Ken & Maddie adopt Chessy?
What is July (2025)?
This founding father wanted the turkey to be the national bird of the USA instead of the bald eagle.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
This popular Christmas song was originally written as a Thanksgiving song.
What is "Jingle Bells?"
The NFL added a third thanksgiving game in the evening starting in this year.
What is 2006?
Before modern sugar, colonists sometimes used this to sweeten pies and desserts.
What is maple syrup?
These are Ken & Maddie's middle names.
What are Logan & Marie?
Turkeys can run up to this speed when threatened.
What is 20-25 miles per hour?
This president officially proclaimed Thanksgiving to be a national holiday.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
The first college football game played on Thanksgiving was in 1876 between these two Ivy League schools.
What are Yale and Princeton?
This spice, often used in pumpkin pie, was imported from the East Indies and was once more valuable than gold in Europe.
What is nutmeg?
This is the month/year that your hosts started officially dating.
What is February of 2023?
Each year, the President of the United States “pardons” a turkey, sparing it from being cooked for Thanksgiving dinner. The turkey is then sent to live out the rest of its life, usually at a farm or historical estate. Which president began this tradition?
Who is George H. W. Bush?