THANKSGIVING
"GENERAL" KNOWLEDGE
LIKE HOT CAKES
THE STATE WHERE IT HAPPENED
Final Jeopardy!
200
Predating Plymouth's by over 40 years, the first Thanksgiving held by Europeans in North America was in this country
Canada
200
'80s pop hunk Rick Springfield played Dr. Noah Drake on this ABC soap opera set in Port Charles
General Hospital
200
Savory or sweet, this French pancake can be served rolled, folded over or folded into a triangle
a crêpe
200
1969:
Three... two... one... liftoff! Neil Armstrong & co. depart Cape Kennedy for the Moon
Florida
200
MILLION-DOLLAR IDEAS
Art Fry co-invented this product as a bookmark for his choir hymnal; only later did he realize it was "a whole new way to communicate"
400
A show of gratitude for workers, Japan's modern tradition of Labor Thanksgiving Day began in 1948, 3 years after this conflict ended
World War II
400
This corporation teamed with NASA to put an electric car on the Moon 45 years before selling a mass-market version here on Earth
General Motors
400
Cooked in oil, this potato pancake is often served during Hanukkah with applesauce & sour cream
a latke
400
1789:
George Washington is inaugurated as the first U.S. president
New York
400
Art Fry co-invented this product as a bookmark for his choir hymnal; only later did he realize it was "a whole new way to communicate"
Post-it notes
600
In Puerto Rico, a Thanksgiving turkey might be stuffed with mofongo, a mashed dish made from this cousin of the banana
the plantain
600
With a focus on inclusivity, in 2018 this food giant updated the slogan of Kix cereal to "Kid tested parent approved"
General Mills
600
Not to be confused with a pannenkoek, this giant Dutch pancake is more like an oven-baked popover
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a Dutch baby
600
1881:
The Tuskegee institute is founded by Booker T. Washington
Alabama
800
Fall is the season of Erntedankfest, which means "harvest festival of thanks", in countries that speak this language
German
800
This illuminating conglomerate was incorporated in 1892 after a merger with Thomas Edison's company
General Electric
800
You might enjoy this small, Eastern European pancake as a canapé topped with crème fraîche & caviar
blini
800
1861:
The first shots of the Civil War are fired near Fort Sumter
South Carolina
1000
Founded in the 1800s by freed slaves, it's one of the few African countries to recognize Thanksgiving as an official holiday
Liberia
1000
Known for their epic losing streak & endless gullibility, this rival team last beat the Harlem Globetrotters in 1971
the Washington Generals
1000
Technically a flatbread cooked on a griddle, the spongy texture of injera helps to soak up this country's many stews & sauces
Ethiopia
1000
1860:
The first westbound Pony Express rider leaves St. Joseph
Missouri