Traditions
This sport is often played outside on Thanksgiving Day, with family and friends.
What is football?
This is the bird that is usually the main dish at Thanksgiving dinner.
This popular 1990s sitcom features six friends living in New York City. In one memorable Thanksgiving episode, Monica accidentally burns the turkey, and the gang shares a chaotic but heartwarming holiday together.
What is Friends?
This U.S. President declared Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863, making it a permanent celebration during the Civil War.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
A holiday parade in New York City is famous for this giant balloon characters.
What is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
This bread-based dish is made with herbs and is known for being placed inside the turkey.
What is stuffing?
In this 1973 animated special, a group of friends come together for a Thanksgiving meal, but when things go wrong in the kitchen, the feast ends up being a simple, unconventional spread of toast, popcorn, and jellybeans.
What is A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving?
In 1941, Congress passed a law making Thanksgiving this day of the week every year, establishing it as a fixed holiday.
What is the fourth Thursday of November?
This "unofficial" holiday happens the day after Thanksgiving, and is a busy shopping day.
What is Black Friday?
This creamy Thanksgiving side dish is made from pasta, cheese, and sometimes baked with breadcrumbs on top.
What is macaroni and cheese?
Two men, played by Steve Martin and John Candy, try to get home for Thanksgiving, but everything goes wrong.
What is Planes, Trains, and Automobiles?
The Pilgrims aboard this ship sailed from England to the New World in 1620, eventually settling in Plymouth, where the first Thanksgiving took place.
What is the Mayflower?
On Thanksgiving morning, many families run or walk in these local races, often for charity, before the big meal.
What are Turkey Trots?
This sweet orange vegetable is mashed and often topped with marshmallows.
What is sweet potato?
In this 2003 film, a young woman named April invites her estranged family to her tiny apartment for Thanksgiving dinner, hoping to make amends.
What is Pieces of April?
This year in the 1600's is commonly considered the date of the first Thanksgiving, when Pilgrims and Native Americans gathered to celebrate the harvest in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
What is 1621?
This action, often involving two people, includes a bone and is a long-standing tradition to "win" good luck for the year ahead.
What is breaking the wishbone?
This is a sweet, red fruit that is often made into a sauce to go with turkey.
What is cranberry?
This movie, starring Holly Hunter centers on a Thanksgiving dinner where a group of friends confront their personal issues and secrets while navigating family tensions.
What is Home for the Holidays?
This Native American tribe helped the early settlers in Plymouth by teaching them how to grow crops, leading to the successful first harvest celebrated as Thanksgiving.
What is the Wampanoag?