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These orange vegetables are carved at Halloween but baked into pies at Thanksgiving.
What are pumpkins?
Many families go around the table sharing these before eating.
What are things they’re thankful for?
These are made the next day using turkey, bread, and cranberry sauce.
What are leftover sandwiches?
Many Americans watch this sport before or after the feast.
What is football?
This device helps keep turkey meat moist when cooking in an oven.
What is a baster?
This fruit, often used in sauce, grows in bogs.
What are cranberries?
This kids’ table activity involves tracing a hand and turning it into a turkey.
What is a hand turkey?
A baked dish made by combining leftover turkey with cream sauce, veggies, and biscuits.
What is turkey pot pie?
This team, along with the Cowboys, traditionally hosts Thanksgiving Day NFL games.
Who are the Detroit Lions?
The act of rapidly eating too much Thanksgiving food is humorously called this.
What is a food coma?
Corn with multi-colored kernels often used for decoration.
What is flint corn or Indian corn?
The act of expressing gratitude is often called this.
What is giving thanks?
Many people make “stock” by boiling these leftover turkey parts.
What are the bones or carcass?
This musical number-filled event occurs each Thanksgiving morning in New York City.
What is the Macy’s Parade?
A turkey can see nearly 360 degrees thanks to this feature.
What are side-placed eyes?
Root vegetable often roasted alongside carrots and potatoes, known for its pale color.
What is a parsnip?
Some families break this part of a turkey for good luck.
What is the wishbone?
Popular regional stuffing in the Northeast that uses oysters.
What is oyster stuffing?
Thanksgiving episodes of this cartoon often feature Homer overeating.
What is The Simpsons?
This U.S. state produces the most turkeys each year.
What is Minnesota?
This type of squash, shaped like a bell, is a favorite for roasting in fall.
What is butternut squash?
The term for holiday gatherings that include both family and close friends.
What is Friendsgiving?
This 2-word term describes preparing multiple dishes in advance to save time on Thanksgiving Day.
What is meal prepping?
This 1987 comedy film starring Steve Martin and John Candy centers on traveling home for Thanksgiving.
What is Planes, Trains and Automobiles?
The phobia of big meals or overeating is called this—rarely used, but real.
What is mageirocophobia or fear of cooking/eating large meals?