TURKEY TALK
This is the average weight of a Thanksgiving turkey in the US.
What is 15 pounds?
The Pilgrims sailed to America on this famous ship.
What is the Mayflower?
This Charlie Brown special features the Peanuts gang celebrating Thanksgiving.
What is "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving"?
This amino acid in turkey is often blamed for post-meal sleepiness, but carbs are actually more responsible.
What is tryptophan?
This was the year Karchem Consulting was founded.
What is 2018?
Benjamin Franklin famously wanted this bird to be the national symbol instead of the bald eagle, calling it "more respectable."
What is the turkey?
Thanksgiving became an official US federal holiday under this president.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This department store has hosted the annual Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City since 1924.
What is Macy's?
Cranberries bounce when fresh because they contain these pockets inside.
What are air pockets?
This protein is the namesake of the Benchling mascot.
What is the Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP)?
This US state produces the most turkeys annually.
What is Minnesota?
The first Thanksgiving celebration lasted this many days.
What is three days?
In "Friends," this character famously wore a turkey on their head with sunglasses.
Who is Monica?
Pumpkin belongs to this family of plants, which also includes cucumbers and squash.
What is the gourd (or cucurbit) family?
If your turkey could speak on Thanksgiving morning, this is what it would most likely say.
What is “Gobble me NOT”?
According to the USDA, a turkey should be cooked to this internal temperature to be safe to eat.
What is 165°F?
This Native American tribe celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims.
Who are the Wampanoag?
This store famously opens the earliest on Black Friday, inspiring memes every year.
What is Walmart?
Green bean casserole was invented in 1955 by the test kitchen of this soup company.
What is Campbell's?
This NFL team has a standing tradition of playing every Thanksgiving.
What is the Detroit Lions?
The red, fleshy growth that hangs from a turkey's neck is called this.
What is a wattle?
This US president was the first to officially pardon a turkey in 1989.
Who is George H.W. Bush?
This giant balloon character has appeared in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade the most times.
Who is Snoopy?
The Maillard reaction is responsible for this process that makes turkey skin brown and crispy.
What is browning (or caramelization also accepted)?
This was the year the first Thanksgiving was celebrated.
What is 1621?