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This 1987 comedy follows two mismatched travelers, Neal and Del, as they try to make it home for Thanksgiving

What is Planes, Trains, and Automobiles?

100

This Houston-born trio is known for “Say My Name” and “Survivor”

Who is Destiny’s Child?

100

Wake Forest captured its first ACC Championship in this sport in 2006

What is Football?

100

Benjamin Franklin suggested this bird, not the eagle, should be America’s national symbol

What is a turkey?

100

This country has cities Dubai and Abu Dhabi

What is the United Arab Emirates?

100

This animated Nickelodeon show focused on a character who can bend all four elements and bring harmony to the world

What is Avatar: The Last Airbender?

200

In this animated 1973 TV special, Snoopy and Woodstock whip up a feast of toast, popcorn, and jellybeans

What is A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving?

200

Created by Professor Utonium, this trio of crime-fighting kindergarteners, saved Townsville on Cartoon Network

Who are the Powerpuff Girls?

200

In this year, Wake Forest moved from Wake Forest, NC to Winston-Salem, NC

What is 1956?

200

This U.S. November tradition involves the President sparing a turkey from becoming dinner

What is the turkey pardon?

200

This country is home to one of the Taj Mahal, one New Seven Wonders of the World, and built in memory of an emperor’s beloved wife

What is India?

200

Standing at 8 feet tall, this feathered friend has been teaching kids their ABCs since 1969

Who is Big Bird?

300

In Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Paul uses this personal transportation device to chase down criminals inside the mall

What is a Segway Electric Scooter?

300

Brittany, Jeanette, and Elenor make up this female counterpart to Alvin and the Chipmunks

Who are The Chipettes?

300

Eva Belle Simmons enrolled at Wake Forest in 1883 at this age, a remarkably young age for the time

What is age 14?

300

This small bone found in a turkey’s breast is traditionally broken for good luck

What is the wishbone?

300

This country is home of anime, Nintendo and Studio Ghibli

What is Japan?

300

Set in the quaint town of Stars Hollow, this early 2000s series follows a fast-talking and witty mother-daughter duo with a coffee obsession

What is Gilmore Girls?

400

In this movie, Owen Wilson and Woody Harrelson voice two turkeys who team up to change history and save their species

What is Free Birds?

400

This iconic doll line features historical characters like Felicity, Josefina, and Addy–each with books telling stories from their time in history

What are American Girl dolls?

400

He was the very first president of Wake Forest University

Who is Reverend Samuel Wait?

400

Turkeys have excellent vision because their eyes are located on this part of their bodies

What is the side of the head?

400

Artists like Bob Marley, Vybz Kartel and Spice are from this country

What is Jamaica?

400

This Nickelodeon teen blogger has her own web show with Sam and Freddie

Who is Carly Shay?

500

Peppermint Patty famously scolds Charlie Brown for serving this instead of turkey

What are jelly beans, popcorn, and toast?

500

Serving as the soulful narrators of Disney’s Hercules, these five goddesses of the arts sang gospel-style numbers like “The Gospel Truth”

Who are The Muses?

500

These beautiful trees are planted all over our new campus, and were originally planted at the old campus

What are magnolia trees?

500

This term refers to using salt and water to soak the bird before cooking for better flavor

What is brining?

500

This country has the most official languages with 11 in total

What is South Africa?

500

This character in the Suite Life of Zack and Cody is known for their questionable science experiments

Who is Arwin Hawkhauser?