Turkey Day Cinema
This 1987 Steve Martin and John Candy comedy is the quintessential Thanksgiving travel disaster movie.
What is Planes, Trains and Automobiles?
Big fan of attics and journaling. Would have made a great Belieber.
Who is Anne Frank?
This broadcaster presented the first turkey leg to a player on Thanksgiving in 1989, starting a tradition that continue to this day.
Who is John Madden?
This 19th-century abolitionist and women's rights advocate used her speeches and writings to link the idea of national Thanksgiving to the need for human freedom and equality.
Who is Susan B Anthony?
This iconic American brand, famous for its canned soup, has published a recipe for its signature Green Bean Casserole on the back of its cans since 1955.
What is Campbell's Soup?
In the original 1976 movie Rocky, his brother-in-law Paulie throws the Thanksgiving turkey out the window and shouts: "I don't eat nothing that ain't" this
What is cooked?
An American actress known for her roles in films like The Devil Wears Prada and Les Misérables.
Who is Anne Hathaway
This iconic college football rivalry game, traditionally played the Saturday after Thanksgiving, is simply known as "The Game."
What is Michigan v Ohio State? (or Harvard v Yale)
Only four adult women survived the first brutal winter in Plymouth Colony out of the 18 who originally arrived on this ship.
What is the Mayflower?
What is Tom (Male) & Hen (Female)
This actor plays Norman Osborn (Green Goblin), who ruins Thanksgiving dinner after discovering Peter Parker's secret identity in Spider-Man (2002).
Who is Willem Dafoe?
Canadian actress, known for her role as Alexis Rose in Schitt's Creek
Who is Annie Murphy?
The Lions have played on Thanksgiving every year since 1934, with a pause from 1941-1944. What was the reason for the hiatus?
What is World War II?
This 19th-century editor and author of Godey's Lady's Book spent 17 years lobbying for Thanksgiving to be a national holiday, earning her the nickname the "Mother of Thanksgiving."
Who is Sarah Josepha Hale?
The tradition of pardoning a turkey at the White House is often traced back to President Lincoln pardoning a turkey for his son. However this president was the first to "officially" pardon a turkey with a ceremony.
Who is George H W Bush?
The climactic action sequence of this 2011 Ben Stiller heist comedy involves the protagonists using the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as a distraction to infiltrate a secure apartment building. .
What is Tower Heist?
Old-time American sharpshooter and performer.
Who is Annie Oakley?
This former Philadelphia Eagle was the first player to receive the turkey leg MVP award on Thanksgiving (1989).
Who is Reggie White
In her 1863 petition to President Lincoln, Sarah Josepha Hale suggested this national historical monument—which had been completed less than a decade earlier—should serve as the symbolic gathering point for the annual Thanksgiving Proclamation.
What is the Washington Monument?
This food item, a staple of the 1621 feast, was a key source of tension between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag, as they disagreed on how it should be cooked and stored.
What is Corn?
In the 1983 comedy Trading Places, the destitute Duke brothers famously sell this type of futures contract on Thanksgiving, leading to a massive market manipulation scheme.
What are Orange Juice futures?
Second wife of King Henry VIII of England. Was beheaded for adultery with men, including her brother (yikes)
Who is Anne Boleyn
1)The number of touchdowns scored by Joey Tribianni (that are shown) during the Geller Bowl?
2) The number of fumbles by Chandler Bing in the Geller Bowl?
1) What is 3
2) What is 2
This famous First Lady worked with Congress in 1941 to formally set Thanksgiving as the fourth Thursday in November, resolving the "Franksgiving" controversy.
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt?
The first successful commercial cultivation of cranberries began in the early 1800s in this U.S. state, which remains one of the largest producers today.
What is Massachusetts?