Thanksgiving Foods
The way people typically prepare potatoes for Thanksgiving dinner
What is mashed potatoes?
The most commonly watched sport on Thanksgiving
What is (American) football?
The orange vegetable commonly used as a symbol of Thanksgiving
What is pumpkin?
A movie that features three witches who try to take over Salem
What is "Hocus Pocus"?
This animal commonly gathers and stores nuts to prepare for the winter
What are squirrels?
The brown sauce Americans put on their mashed potatoes
What is gravy?
The Thanksgiving Day event in New York City where there are large balloons, marching bands, singers, and dancers
What is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
The conical-shaped basket that is generally filled with fruits and vegetables
What is a cornucopia?
The most popular Halloween Candy
What is Reese's Peanut Butter Cup?
This fall activity involves walking through a field of tall plants to find your way out
What is a corn maze?
The most popular Thanksgiving dessert
What is pumpkin pie?
Something that people may break from the turkey every Thanksgiving for good luck
What is the wish bone?
The English people who came to the United States in 1620 on the Mayflower
Who were Pilgrims?
Every Halloween, Charlie Brown and his friend Linus wait for something to appear
What is "The Great Pumpkin"?
Apple picking starts in this month
The type of bread most commonly used to make classic Thanksgiving stuffing
What is white or cornbread?
The U.S. state that held the first official statewide Thanksgiving celebration (decades before the national holiday existed)
What is Massachusetts? (in 1647)
The first ever Thanksgiving lasted for this amount of days
What is three days?
The color order of candy corn from top to bottom
What is yellow, orange, white?
What astronomical event marks the beginning of fall in the Northern Hemisphere?
What is the autumnal equinox?
The U.S. state that produces the most turkeys annually (a title it has held for decades)
What is Minnesota?
The annual presidential turkey pardon is widely known today, and a specific U.S. president is most often credited with formalizing the modern tradition.
Who is George H. W. Bush? (in 1989)
In the United States, this company has a dedicated turkey hotline to help you with your turkey cooking questions
What is Butterball?
The tradition of wearing costumes on Halloween was originally meant for another purpose
What is disguising people from wandering spirits?
This pigment becomes most visible in leaves during fall when chlorophyll breaks down, giving them yellow and orange colors
What is carotenoid?