Pass the Potatoes
Fall for It
Leftover Letters
A Helping of History
Talk Turkey to Me
100

This golden Southern bread is often baked in a skillet and can be crumbled into dressing.

Cornbread
100

Fall goes by this other name, which begins with the letter “A.”

Autumn

100

Unscramble this farmers' fall finale: VRESHAT

Harvest

100

Known for his stovepipe hat, this president proclaimed a national day of Thanksgiving in 1863.

Abraham Lincoln

100

A turkey is famous for making this sound, which is also a word for eating quickly.

Gobble

200

This tart, red side dish can be served homemade or sliced straight from a can. 

Cranberry Sauce

200

Served warm or cold, this orchard drink is made from pressed fruit and often paired with doughnuts.

Apple Cider

200

Unscramble this dish... or dish: RSEACSEOL 

Casserole

200

First held in 1924, this department store’s Thanksgiving parade became a beloved holiday tradition.

Macy's

200

Famous for its Turkey Talk-Line, this brand helps cooks navigate their Thanksgiving kitchen dilemmas.

Butterball

300

These fluffy, white treats aren’t just for hot chocolate. They also top many sweet potato casseroles.

Marshmallows

300

Squirrels gather these nuts, which grow on oak trees, as the weather turns cooler.

Acorns

300

Unscramble this holiday tradition where getting the bigger piece has nothing to do with your appetite: HBWIONES

Wishbone

300

This president, whose son also became president, began the annual White House turkey-pardoning tradition in 1989.

George H. W. Bush

300

In this sport, getting a “turkey” has nothing to do with bringing home dinner.

Bowling
400

Also a word for a wise person, this herb adds an earthy flavor to many Thanksgiving dressing recipes.

Sage

400

Geese head toward warmer regions in the fall as part of this seasonal movement of animals.

Migration

400

Unscramble the reason everyone gathers, even when they disagree about everything else: SETHREGOSNET

Togetherness

400

In the 1960s, Philadelphia police used this now-familiar name for the crowded, traffic-clogged day after Thanksgiving.

Black Friday

400

Turkeys swallow small stones to help this muscular digestive organ grind their food.

Gizzard

500

These two French words describe potatoes baked with cream and cheese until golden on top.

Au Gratin

500

This is the name for the full moon closest to the autumnal equinox, once useful to farmers working after sunset.

The Harvest Moon

500

Unscramble what “just one more helping” eventually turns into: GNEVECIDROLENU

Overindulgence

500

In a letter to his daughter, this Founding Father called the turkey “a much more respectable Bird” than the bald eagle.

Benjamin Franklin

500

With a name that sounds made up, this preparation method involves removing the turkey’s backbone so it can roast flat.

Spatchcocking