Thanksgiving Foods
The most popular main course on Thanksgiving
turkey
What sport do Americans like to play and watch on Thanksgiving day?
football
The orange vegetable commonly used as a symbol of Thanksgiving
pumpkin
The name of the ship the Pilgrims boarded to start their journey to Plymouth, Massachusetts
the Mayflower
The type of food which was NOT served at the first Thanksgiving.
corn on the cob
pumpkin
seafood
corn on the cob
The loose red skin attached to the underside of a turkey’s beak.
Wattle
Who's birthday is around U.S Thanksgiving?
Zach
What meats were served at the first Thanksgiving celebration?
Venison, swan, duck and goose were likely
A special parade in US for Thanksgiving
Macy's parade
What Thanksgiving vegetable was grown in space?
Potatoes and sweet potatoes
What town canceled Thanksgiving because they couldn't make pumpkin pies?
Colchester, Connecticut, in 1705
What does Julianne want for Christmas?
Benjamins!
Turducken, or three-bird-roast, became popular in which US state?
Louisiana
Who has been working at MMC the longest?
William
Which type of apple is used traditionally in apple pie?
Granny Smith
The president that made Thanksgiving a permanent national holiday?
Abraham Lincoln
The indigenous people of North America who are a common symbol of Thanksgiving
the Native Americans or the Wampanoag tribe
What was featured in the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
Live animals from the Central Park Zoo, puppets, and floats
What is the busiest day of the year for plumbers?
Black Friday
What were "the three sisters"?
corn, squash and beans
Who on the team speaks the most languages?
Jannah/Steph
What meat is the most popular alternative to turkey on Thanksgiving?
ham
The oldest documented turkey trot still takes place every year in which city?
Buffalo, New York
How much did the world’s most giant pumpkin pie weigh?
3,699 pounds
Bonus point: 2010
What inspired the creation of frozen TV dinners?
An excess of leftover turkeys
What movie musical is being released in theatres this Thanksgiving Season?
Wicked
English settlers brought ............... . That's why Native Americans got sick.
diseases
Who on the team has travelled to the most countries?
Steph with 16 countries.
Which state produces the most cranberries?
Wisconsin
Which two NFL teams have played a game on Thanksgiving Day since 1966?
Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys
Black Friday isn't the only holiday the day after Thanksgiving. What's the other?
Native American Heritage Day
The year of the first Thanksgiving
1621
What do Marilyn Monroe, Meryl Streep, Matt Damon and Taylor Swift all have in common?
They are all descendents of passengers or crew on the Mayflower.
Founded in 1922 by a retired, uh, agricultural professional, what insurance company didn't adopt their "Like a Good Neighbor" slogan until 1971? Which popular insurance carrier
State Farm
What month has the most campus birthdays? Bonus points if you can say which two months of the year we have no birthdays in.
August, Brooke and Joscelyn's birthdays!
Bonus: March, April
Which Founding Father once proclaimed, “No citizen of the U.S. shall refrain from turkey on Thanksgiving Day”?
Alexander Hamilton
Which U.S. president was the first to officially pardon a turkey making it an annual event?
George H.W. Bush. In 1989 he "presented a Presidential pardon" to a "fine tom turkey"
Thanksgiving Day is an annual Canadian holiday, held when?
The second Monday in October
How many days did the first Thanksgiving last?
3 days
Nick Dunne increases the payout on the life insurance policy of the title character, his wife Amy, causing him to become a suspect in her disappearance in what 2014 movie based on a bestselling Gillian Flynn novel?
Gone Girl
The speed that turkeys can run when scared.
20MPH
Who on this team was pushed into a pool fully clothed by Ja Rule?
Mic!