American History
"Puritanism"
"Turkish" History
Feasting
Ol' SC
100
The Pilgrims came to America on this ship.
What is the Mayflower.
100
Puritans originated from this country.
What is England.
100
A male turkey.
What is a Tom.
100
This squash-like fruit is commonly carved up to protect a home from evil spirits.
What is a pumpkin.
100
The official colors of the University of Southern California.
What is/are Cardinal and Gold
200
The annual Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City is sponsored by this department store giant.
What(who) is Macy's.
200
In 1636, Puritan educators founded the school that later became part of this oldest American University.
What is Harvard University.
200
This Founding Father of the United States proposed that the national bird be the turkey.
What/who is Benjamin Franklin.
200
This tart fruit can be found in acidic bogs throughout the Northern Hemisphere.
What is a cranberry.
200
USC athletes were referred to as this name prior to becoming "Trojans."
What is/are the Fighting Methodists/Wesleyan.
300
In 1863, this American president declared a national day of "Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens"
What(who) is Abraham Lincoln.
300
Puritans were involved in "witch hunts" within this Massachusetts village.
What is Salem.
300
The fleshy part hanging from the top of a turkey's beak.
What is a wattle.
300
Also known as the "Tar Heel State," this state is the leading producer of sweet potatoes in the U.S.
What is North Carolina.
300
The current president of USC.
What/who is C.L. Max Nikias.
400
This Patuxent Native American taught the Pilgrims how to catch eel and grow corn and served as an interpreter.
What(who) is Squanto.
400
This Reformed theologian is delivered a classic sermon entitled "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God."
What(who) is Jonathan Edwards
400
Turkey contains this amino acid, which is rumored to cause sleepiness upon consumption.
What is tryptophan.
400
Corn in espanol...
What is maize.
400
He received his M.S. Aerospace Engineering in 1970 after becoming the first man on the Moon.
What/who is Neil Armstrong.
500
Plymouth Rock is in this American state.
What is Massachusetts
500
The acronym TULIP is associated with the five major points of this school of theology.
What is Calvinism.
500
Another name for a "furcula."
What is a wishbone.
500
A delectable dish coined by John Madden to refer to turkey, duck, and chicken nested inside one another.
What is "turducken."
500
USC's college football team played this school in its first game outside of Southern California.
What is Stanford University.