Turkey Facts
This is what male turkeys are called
What are gobblers?
This is a food that was likely missing from the first Thanksgiving feast
What is turkey?
This is what you put in mashed potatoes to make them extra creamy
What is butter, milk or half and half?
This is the most popular pie eaten on Thanksgiving
What is pumpkin pie?
This is an SDI strategy in which you would consider the context (people, situation, activities going on) before doing an action or making a comment at the Thanksgiving table
What is "reading the room?"
This is what baby turkeys are called
What are poults?
This is how long the first Thanksgiving celebration lasted
What is 3 days?
This is a jelly-like sauce made out of red, bitter berries
What is cranberry sauce?
This is the highest calorie pie eaten on Thanksgiving
What is pecan pie?
This is an SDI term for letting others talk at Thanksgiving dinner
What is "sharing the mic" or "passing the baton?"
This is how much the world's largest turkey weighed
What is 86 pounds?
This is where the first U.S. Thanksgiving took place
What is Plymouth, Massachusetts?
This is often stuffed inside of the turkey
What is stuffing?
This is a key ingredient in a pie crust
What is flour or butter or vegetable shortening?
This is an SDI term for what you should do if you are thinking about how silly your aunt's makeup looks on Thanksgiving Day
What is "keeping a thought a thought?"
This is how fast a turkey can run
This is what was missing from the first Thanksgiving Day Parade
What are balloons?
This is a sweet casserole often made with brown sugar and marshmallows
What is sweet potato casserole?
This is often eaten on top of pie
What is ice cream?
You want to make pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving while your sister wants to make pecan pie. This is a term for resolving the problem by making a pecan-pumpkin pie: you give a little and you get a little
What is a compromise?
This is how fast a turkey can fly
What is 55 miles per hour?
This is the year the first Thanksgiving Day Parade took place
What is 1924?
This is the minimum internal temperature a whole turkey should be when it is done cooking
What is 165 degrees Fahrenheit?
This is a method in which you pre-bake a pie crust without the filling to ensure that it cooks fully
What is blind-baking?
Your grandma sits in the chair that you always sit in at the Thanksgiving table. This is a term to describe how you are acting when you allow her to have your seat without pointing out that it is your seat.
What is "being flexible/letting it slide?"