Thanksgiving Game Show 2025 (Round 1)

Thanksgiving History

Paz's Picks

Photography

Asia

Pop Culture

200

From a botanical definition, which of
these options best describes a pumpkin?

A. Vegetable

B. Tuber

C. Fruit

D. Squash

C. Fruit

200

In "Star Wars: A New Hope", what planet does Grand Moff Tarkin order to be destroyed by The Death Star while interrogating Princess Leia on the location of the secret Rebel base?

A. Dantooine

B. Alderaan

C. Yavin

D. Bespin

B. Alderaan

200

What year was Light Chasers launched?

A. 2016

B. 2017

C. 2018

D. 2019

B. 2017

200

Which of the following is an autumn holiday similar to Thanksgiving celebrated in South Korea?

A. Sinjeong

B. Chuseok

C. Hangeulnal

D. Gaecheonjeol

B. Chuseok

200

Which movie released in 2025 received the lowest Rotten Tomato score of 0%?

A. Oh Hi!

B. Regretting You

C. War of Worlds

D. Playdate

C. War of Worlds

400

Which of these places also celebrate American Thanksgiving?

A. Norfolk Island

B. Faroe Islands

C. Guadeloupe

D. Papua New Guinea

A. Norfolk Island (Were introduced to the tradition by American Whaling ships in the late 1800s)

400

Which of the following franchises have not had a LEGO set made out of them?

A. Star Trek

B. A-Team

C. Seinfeld

D. Hello Kitty

400

Which of the following statements on the
origin of the name Canon is correct?

A. From the company’s first prototype camera, the "Kwanon," named after the Buddhist goddess of mercy, Kannon.

B. It is derived from the "canon-like" shape of the early
lenses when Canon was first founded.

C. Similar to Kodak, founders Takeshi Mitarai and Goro Yoshida thought it thought it was a cool, memorable word.

D. It is named after the 17th century song, Pachebel's Canon.

A. From the company’s first prototype camera, the "Kwanon," named after the Buddhist goddess of mercy, Kannon.

400

In what is widely regarded as his most iconic fight, who did Filipino superstar
boxer Manny Pacquiao box in 2015?

A. Floyd Mayweather Jr.

B. Terrance Crawford

C. Tyson Fury

D. Canelo Alvarez

A. Floyd Mayweather Jr.

400

What are the names of the female singers in K-Pop Demon Hunter?

A. Rumi, Zoey, Mira

B. Rumi, Chloe, Saja

C. Abby, Jinu, Baby

D. Saja, Rumi, Abby

A. Rumi, Zoey, Mira

600

The Detroit Lions have played a football game nearly every year on Thanksgiving Day since 1934.
What historical event caused them to miss years?

A. The Civil Rights Movement

B. WWII

C. Cuban Missile Crisis

D. The Vietnam War

B. WWII

600

Which of the following is NOT
a historical film movement?

A. French new wave

B. Italian neorealism

C. Golden Age of Hollywood

D. German expressionism

E. New suprematism

600

In bird photography, this shy, fast-moving bird is one of the hardest to capture.
What kind of bird is it?

A. Common Swift

B. Nightjar

C. Kingfisher

D. Gnatcatcher

C. Kingfisher

600

Which of the following are NOT real KitKat flavors available in Japan?

A. Soy sauce

B. Matcha

C. Wasabi

D. Fish sauce

600

This year, a CEO and his head of H.R. were caught cheating on their spouses at a Coldplay concert. Which tech company was the man a CEO for?

A. Astronomer

B. Waze

C. Databricks

D. Fivetran

A. Astronomer

800

CORRECT ME IF I’M WRONG: (Buzz in and tell me what is wrong with this statement to get the point)

The iconic Thanksgiving bird is commonly mistaken for being flightless and fat. In reality, Turkeys are quite fast reaching running speeds of 25 mph and flight speeds of 55 mph (in short bursts). They have a 270-degree field of vision and have great hearing with their large, external ears. They have 6,000 feathers which are more colorful in male Turkeys.

Turkeys do not have large, external ears.

800

CORRECT ME IF I’M WRONG:
(Buzz in and tell me what is wrong with
this statement to get the point)

In the renowned book and movie trilogy, The Hobbit, Frodo is persuaded by Gandalf to accompany twelve dwarfs on their journey to reclaim their dragon infested home, The Lonely Mountain. On their expedition the party encounters giants, spiders, trolls, goblins and elves.

It is not Frodo who is the main character
in the Hobbit, it is Bilbo.

800

What does the acronym “ISO”
stand for in photography?

A. International Science of Optics

B. In Search of Optimization

C. Institute for the Science of Overexposure

D. International Organization for Standardization

800

Which of the following statements about
the continent of Asia ARE true?

A. Asia has the most amount of rivers and lakes out of any continent on Earth.

B. It is home to the lowest and highest points on the planet.

C. The populous of Asia make up ⅔ of the entire globe’s population

D. Asia covers about 40% of the total land mass on Earth.

B. It is home to the lowest and highest points on the planet. (Mt. Everest and The Dead Sea)

800

Labubu has been taking the world by storm. Which of the following statements about their origins are true.

A. Labubu is inspired by monsters in Mesopotamian mythology.

B. Labubus are from Chinese mythology. Like bears, they hibernate in the winter and feast on berries and mushrooms.

C. Labubu was created as the cousin of the Japanese Monchhichi monkey created by Yoshiharu Washino

D. Labubus are inspired by Norse mythology and are elf-like creatures. They were created by Hong Kong-born artist Kasing Lung.

1000

Which of the following explanations on why Thanksgiving is on the fourth Thursday of November?

A. Abraham Lincoln proclaimed Thanksgiving to be the last Thursday of November until FDR changed it to the fourth Thursday of November to extend Christmas shopping.There was widespread confusion and backlash so in 1941,Congress passed a law confirming it as the fourth Thursday.

B. The original Thanksgiving was on a Thursday. So when it was
proclaimed a national holiday, they kept the day.

C. Grocery stores pushed for it to fall on the fourth Thursday so they could have time to prepare and to get their products fully stocked before Thanksgiving rush.

D. In American folklore, Paul Bunyan held his Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November because that was right before his blue ox went into hibernation.

1000

Which of the following statements about what happened to samurai during the Meiji Restoration (the collapse of feudal system in Japan) are true?

A. The samurai resigned from their positions and rebelled against the new Imperial government. Their deaths were known as the Satsuma Rebellion.

B. With the new era of peace in Japan, they stopped their fighting ways and assimilated into society by becoming farmers and government workers.

C. They fled to countries near Japan (Korea, China and Thailand) for fear of being prosecuted for their ties to various warlords and factions.

D. They were given head positions in the new Imperial military.

A. The samurai resigned from their positions and rebelled against the new Imperial government. Their deaths were known as the Satsuma Rebellion.

1000

NAME THAT: Who can name the most classes (themes) at the International Exhibition of Photography at the San Diego Fair in one minute?

Cool!

1000

NAME THAT: Who can name the most amount of countries in Asia in one minute?

Wow!

1000

CORRECT ME IF I’M WRONG: (Buzz in and tell me what is wrong with this statement to get the point)

Last year, Drake and Kendrick had a public feud that took place over 9 songs released by Kendrick, Drake and other related artists. Most notably, the feud sparked in the song “Like This” by Booming and Metro Future feat. Kendrick Lamar. In the song Lamar claimed that there were no “big three rappers”, only him.

"Like This" is actually by Metro Booming and Future.