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100

In this Disney fairytale adaptation a pumpkin is transformed into transportation.

What is Cinderella

100

This federal holiday is observed annually on November 11 to recognize those who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces.

What is Veterans Day?

100

This pumpkin-headed character is said to roam the woods of Sleepy Hollow searching for his missing head.

Who is the Headless Horseman?

100

In 1620, the Mayflower carried Pilgrims across the Atlantic from this European country.

What is England

100

What sound does a turkey make?

What is a gobble

200

This seasonal coffee drink returns to many café menus each fall.

What is a Pumpkin Spice Latte

200

On November 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln delivered this famous speech at a Civil War battlefield in Pennsylvania.

What is the Gettysburg Address?

200

This 1987 movie follows a man's chaotic journey home to Chicago in time for Thanksgiving after his flight is canceled.

What is Planes, Trains and Automobiles?

200

According to Thanksgiving tradition, breaking this part of the turkey is said to bring good luck to the person who gets the larger piece.

What is the wishbone?

200

The president of the United States traditionally does this to a turkey before Thanksgiving.

What is pardon a turkey

300

Competitors in this unusual event hollow out giant pumpkins, climb inside them, and race across the water.

What is a pumpkin regatta?

300

On November 4, 1922, British archaeologist Howard Carter discovered the tomb of this ancient Egyptian pharaoh.

Who was King Tutankhamun?

300

This reality competition show, featuring celebrity contestants and masked costumes, typically premieres new seasons each autumn.

What is The Masked Singer?

300

The Mayflower's journey was delayed when this vessel, intended to travel alongside it, had to abandon the voyage due to leaks.

What is the Speedwell?

300

 Baby turkeys are called this

What are poults

400

This annual California competition is famous for producing many of the world's heaviest pumpkins, often weighing more than a ton.

 What is the Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Weigh-Off?

400

On November 21, 1783, two Frenchmen completed the first untethered manned flight, traveling over Paris in this invention.

What is a hot-air balloon?

400

Every fall, social media users joke that this singer is "defrosting" as her holiday hit begins climbing the charts once again.

Who is Mariah Carey?

400

Since 1934, this NFL team has hosted a Thanksgiving Day game nearly every year.

Who are the Detroit Lions

400

The dangling flap of skin over a turkey's beak is called a snood. This fleshy structure hanging from its neck has a different name.

What is a wattle

500

The scientific genus that includes pumpkins, squash, and gourds begins with this word.

What is Cucurbita?

500

On November 5, 1935, a board game based on an idea first developed by Elizabeth Magie decades earlier was introduced to a wider audience.

What is Monopoly

500

In 1846, this writer began a decades-long campaign to make Thanksgiving a national holiday.

Who is Sarah Josepha Hale?

500

Turkeys were domesticated more than 2,000 years ago in this modern-day country

What is Mexico