Thanksgiving
Which gender of turkeys makes the iconic "gobble" sound?
Male Turkeys
In what decade did Boylan open?
1960s
In Elf, Buddy explains that the four main food groups for elves are candy, candy canes, candy corn, and what else?
Syrup
This famous 1940s All-American Girls Professional Baseball League team represented Rockford and was immortalized in the 1992 film A League of Their Own.
Rockford Peaches
According to superstition, if one of these animals crosses your path, it brings bad luck.
Black Friday
6A
Mariah Carey’s modern staple "All I Want for Christmas Is You" was released in this decade.
1990s
Rockford became nationally famous for producing red-heeled socks, which led directly to the creation of this iconic handmade stuffed toy.
Sock Monkey
According to classic folklore and film, this precious metal is the primary weakness of a werewolf.
Silver
The annual foot races held nationwide on Thanksgiving morning carry this bird-inspired nickname.
The Turkey Trot
What is the senior year retreat called?
Kairos
This rich, creamy dairy drink is traditionally spiced with nutmeg and often mixed with rum or bourbon during the holidays.
Housed inside the Burpee Museum of Natural History, "Jane" is the nickname of a famous, highly complete juvenile fossil specimen of this dinosaur.
T-Rex
In Tim Burton's 1993 stop-motion classic The Nightmare Before Christmas, Jack Skellington holds the official title of King of this town.
In A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, Charlie Brown famously serves his friends a meal consisting of buttered toast, pretzels, jelly beans, and this snack.
Popcorn
In 2014, the Boylan Engineering Department made national headlines by 3-D printing what?
A prosthetic hand
In National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, Cousin Eddie famously empties his RV's sewage tank into the storm drain while wearing this color bathrobe.
White
During World War I and World War II, thousands of U.S. Army soldiers trained just south of Rockford at this famous military installation.
Camp Grant
The folklore tradition of looking into a mirror in a darkened room while repeating a specific name to see a spirit usually invokes this bloody figure.
Bloody Mary
What is the red flap under a turkey's chin called?
Wattle
This 1999 Boylan graduate became a prominent professional golfer on the PGA Tour, winning the 2011 Viking Classic.
Chris Blanks
In the song "Twelve Days of Christmas," this gift is given on the fifth day.
5 golden rings
NBA star Fred VanVleet grew up in Rockford and led Auburn High School to a state tournament appearance before winning an NBA championship with this team in 2019.
Toronto Raptors
The tradition of carving jack-o'-lanterns originally used this root vegetable in Ireland and Scotland before Irish immigrants switched to pumpkins in America.
Turnip