Childhood Pop Culture
Thanksgiving
(Not so) Random Numbers
Two Ingredients
Global Languages
200

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?

Spongebob Squarepants

200

This bird, once suggested by Benjamin Franklin as the national symbol, is the traditional centerpiece of Thanksgiving dinner.

What is the turkey?

200

This number is the 5th digit of pi (after the decimal)

What is 9?

200

With milk and ice cream, one can easily prepare this drink.

What is a milkshake?

200

谢谢 is to Chinese what 감사합니다 is to this language.

What is Korean?

400

This duo from District 12 became the first pair to win the same Hunger Games—after threatening to eat nightlock berries rather than kill each other.

Who are Katniss and Peeta?

400

Often topped with marshmallows, this sweet orange side dish is made from a root vegetable rich in beta-carotene.

What are sweet potatoes?

400

This constant represents the amount of particles in a sample of substance. (number value to the nearest hundreth)

What is 6.02⋅1023?

400

Tortillas and cheese are the bare minimum required to make a traditional version of this dish.

What is a quesadilla?

400

Привет is to Russian what this word is to Spanish

What is Hola?

600

This talkative donkey from Shrek is voiced by Eddie Murphy and ends up marrying a dragon.

Who is Donkey?

600

This New England state held the first official “Thanksgiving” in 1637—though it was declared after a brutal conflict, not a harvest feast.

What is Connecticut?

600

This is the value of the universal gravitational constant.

What is 6.67⋅10-11?

600
When you combine spam and sushi rice, you end up with this Hawaiian snack.

What is spam musubi?

600

This phrase, often told under the Eiffel tower with ring in hand, means "I love you" in French.

What is Je t'aime?

800

In this fifth installment of the Harry Potter series, Harry forms Dumbledore’s Army and battles Voldemort’s forces inside the Ministry of Magic.

What is Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix?

800

This parade, featuring giant character balloons and marching bands, has been held annually in New York City since 1924.

What is the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade?

800

This is the price of a Big Mac in NYC rounded down to the nearest dollar.

What is $8?

800

This general base for a sauce is typically created by whisking equal parts flour and butter together.

What is a roux?

800

Your experience with Greek letters should enable you to read "αθενσ," giving you the English-phonetic spelling of this familiar noun.

What is Athens?

1000

In the Cartoon Network TV show Adventure Time, Jake's partner is a rainbow unicorn who speaks this language.

What is Korean?

1000

This U.S. president moved Thanksgiving up one week in 1939 to lengthen the holiday shopping season—prompting many states to celebrate on different days until Congress standardized the date in 1941.

Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?

1000

This is the number of currently existing lines in NYC.

What is 9? Blue, orange, lime, light slight gray, brown, yellow, red, green, purple

1000
This drink is mixed of whisky and vermouth.

What is a Manhattan?

1000

"Jambo" means hello in this language.

What is Swahili?