Stuffing or Bluffing
A Midwestern casserole made with crushed potato chips, peas, and canned chicken soup, baked until golden. Stuffing or Bluffing?
What is Stuffing — It’s basically a Midwestern “hotdish,” and yes, people really eat this.
This pie from the South is made with cornmeal, butter, and sugar — so sweet it’s nicknamed “the chess champion of desserts.”
What is Chess Pie?
This part of the turkey is traditionally “snapped” for good luck.
What is the wishbone?
This Pixar movie features a rat who would definitely whip up the world’s best Thanksgiving gravy.
What is Ratatouille?
Cranberries get their name because the flower resembles the head and beak of this bird.
What is a crane?
A dish where turkey gizzards are simmered in cola to create a sweet-and-savory glaze. Stuffing or Bluffing?
Bluffing — Cola-glazed gizzards are not a Thanksgiving thing… thankfully.
This cream pie became iconic after appearing in the cafeteria food fight scene in “Animal House.”
What is Lemon Meringue Pie?
This U.S. president began the modern tradition of “pardoning” a Thanksgiving turkey.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
This 2013 animated movie features turkeys who travel back in time to stop Thanksgiving from ever being invented.
What is Free Birds?
Cranberries grow in this season, which is why harvest festivals often feature them.
What is fall (autumn)?
Cornbread stuffing that includes oysters, celery, and herbs — especially popular in the South. Stuffing or Bluffing?
Stuffing — Oyster stuffing is a traditional Southern dish.
This classic holiday pie was once banned in some American colonies because ministers thought it was “too indulgent.”
What is Mince Pie?
This U.S. state produces the most turkeys each year.
What is Minnesota?
This 2006 animated film stars a group of farm animals—one of which might worry about becoming gravy.
What is Barnyard?
When cranberries are chopped, sweetener is often added to make this fresh, uncooked Thanksgiving condiment.
What is cranberry relish?
A bread pudding made with leftover dinner rolls, pumpkin puree, cinnamon, and a caramel sauce. Stuffing or Bluffing?
Stuffing — Pumpkin bread pudding is a real and beloved fall dessert.
This fruit pie is the official state dessert of Maine.
What is Blueberry Pie?
The small, beard-like cluster of long, hairlike feathers that sometimes hangs from a turkey’s chest is called this.
What is a turkey beard?
This Tom Hanks romance would hit different if the couple met in a grocery store aisle reaching for the same jar of gravy.
What is You’ve Got Mail?
This U.S. state produces more cranberries than any other — shoutout to the bogs!
What is Wisconsin?
Deep-fried green beans coated in crushed cornflakes, drizzled with maple butter. Stuffing or Bluffing?
Bluffing — Cornflake-fried green beans with maple butter is made up (but honestly could slap).
This pie was used as a political tool in ancient Rome — bakers would hide messages inside the crust.
What is Meat Pie?
Wild turkeys can fly up to this approximate speed (MPH) over short bursts.
What is 50–55 miles per hour?
This 1977 space opera begins with a ship chase; a gravy-themed remake might open with “The Gravy is strong with this one.”
What is Star Wars: A New Hope?
Cranberry vines can survive surprisingly long — some bogs in Massachusetts have vines over this many years old.
What is 100+ years?