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This small, red summer fruit develops tiny seeds on the outside and often tops shortcake.
Answer: What is strawberry? Strawberry plants are most often propagated not by planting these tiny seeds but by planting the runners from mature plants, which will produce roots for a new plant.
Hanks, Edison, and Jefferson
Answer: What is Tom or Thomas? Respectively, they are an actor, an inventor, and a founding father
He is best known for inventing the electric lightbulb.
Answer: Who is Thomas Edison? He was once quoted as saying, “I have not failed 10,000 times—I’ve successfully found 10,000 ways that will not work.”
This is the granddaddy of all Thanksgiving Day parades.
Answer: What is Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade? The inaugural parade in 1924 was named the Macy’s Day Parade, and in 1927, it was renamed to reflect the Thanksgiving holiday.
November is the last full month of this season in the northern hemisphere
Answer: What is fall? Winter officially starts on December 21 for us, but meteorologists follow a slightly different calendar. Meteorological fall is September, October, and November, to reflect typical fall weather patterns.
This melodious flyer is the world’s smallest bird.
Answer: What is hummingbird? Cuba is home to the smallest hummingbird, the bee hummingbird. It’s a little more than two inches long.
A-list actresses Audrey and Katharine
Answer: What is Hepburn? Who can forget Breakfast at Tiffany’s (Audrey) and On Golden Pond (Katharine)?
Before he built his theme park empire, this household name was fired from his newspaper job for lack of creativity.
Answer: Who is Walt Disney? Some estimates place his net worth at the time of his death at $1 billion.
“Over the River and Through the Woods” is a traditional Thanksgiving Day nursery rhyme in which the people are headed to this person’s house.
Answer: Who is grandmother? The song initially started as a poem by Lydia Maria Child in 1844.
The Roman Catholic Church celebrates All Saints’ Day on this day in November.
Answer: What is November 1? All Souls’ Day is celebrated on November 2.
This northeastern state is the smallest U.S. state.
Answer: What is Rhode Island? It’s 48 miles long and 37 miles wide, with 384 miles of coastline.
Businesswoman Martha, actor James, and talk-show host Jon
Answer: What is Stewart? Jon Stewart was the host of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show until he retired and Trevor Noah took his place.
He failed his music classes and was told, “You ain’t goin’ nowhere, son. You ought to go back to driving a truck,” after his first paying performance. In 1954, he recorded his first hit “That’s All Right” and later became known as the king of rock ’n’ roll.
Answer: Who is Elvis Presley? You can visit Graceland to see his three Grammy Awards along with his gold, platinum, and diamond records.
This is the traditional at-home Thanksgiving afternoon game for spectators and/or participants.
Answer: What is football? Some people watch it on TV, and others play touch football with extended family members.
This holiday falls on November 11 and celebrates members of the United States Armed Forces.
Answer: What is Veterans Day? People often confuse Memorial Day and Veterans Day. Memorial Day commemorates members of the military who died while serving; Veterans Day is dedicated to all military who served.
This small serving or treat is eaten between meals.
Answer: What is snack? According to the Cleveland Clinic, yogurt is a healthy snack, and it’s available all year long.
Actors De Niro, Wagner, and Duvall
Answer: What is Robert? De Niro played a retired intelligence operative in the Meet the Parents franchise. Wagner played Jonathan Hart in Hart to Hart, and Duvall has performed in many westerns.
“Can’t sing. Can’t act. Balding. Can dance a little.” was the note from an RKO executive after this Silk Stockings star’s first screen test.
Answer: Who is Fred Astaire? He went on to be honored with the American Film Institute’s Lifetime Achievement Award, a BAFTA Film Award, three Primetime Emmys, and an Honorary Academy Award.
This centerpiece represents the bountiful harvest of autumn.
Answer: What is a cornucopia? It means “horn of plenty” and resembles a horn full of fruits and/or flowers. It is a universal symbol of abundance, originating in Greek mythology.
This autumn fruit can be used to make a sauce, dehydrated as a snack, or baked in a pie––varieties include Braeburn and Jonagold.
Answer: What is apple? There are over 7,000 varieties of apples grown all over the world.
Every now and then, when you cut into a bell pepper, you find this inside?
Answer: What is a baby bell pepper? It’s called an internal proliferation, and it can also occur in tomatoes, citrus fruits, and eggplants.
Actress MacLaine and child actress Temple
What is Shirley? Shirley Temple’s surname is Black, and she once served as a delegate to the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment.
You’ve seen him on Shark Tank, and he owns the Dallas Mavericks, but fame and fortune did not come easily. After repeatedly failing as an employee, he started his own company and catapulted himself to the top from there.
Answer: Who is Mark Cuban? He co-founded Broadcast.com and sold it to Yahoo. Then, he co-founded MicroSolutions and sold it to CompuServe. Cuban leveraged the revenue from those sales to fund his later endeavors.
A customary practice is to go around the Thanksgiving table and ask everyone to answer this question.
Answer: What is “What are you thankful for?” Practicing gratitude beyond the holiday has been proven to be good for your health. Studies show it has the ability to improve your sleep, your relationships, your self-esteem, and even your immune system.
This is one of the two November birthstones.
Answer: What is topaz or citrine? According to the Gemological Institute of America (GIA), topaz colors include “colorless, light blue, yellow, orange, pink, violet, brown and, very rarely, red.” Citrine colors vary from “transparent yellow to brownish orange,” according to GIA.