Thanksgiving Episodes
1
Which show has Thanksgiving-themed episodes titled "A Lilith Thanksgiving" and "The Apparent Trap"?
Seinfeld
Frasier
Full House
The Cosby Show
2
On the show Bob's Burgers, which character loves Thanksgiving the most, going so far as to carry on long conversations with a dead turkey?
Bob
Gene
Linda
Tina
3
On the season 2 episode of The Simpsons titled "Bart vs. Thanksgiving", Bart upsets Lisa by destroying what?
TV
Centerpiece
Saxophone
Ant farm
Lisa's centerpiece was "...a tribute to the trailblazing women who made our country great... Georgia O'Keeffe, Susan B. Anthony, and this is Marjory Stoneman Douglas."
4
In The Office episode "WUPHF.com", which employee creates a hay festival in the parking lot so he can appoint himself "Hay Festival King"?
Michael
Jim
Andy
Dwight
5
In the Thanksgiving-themed Mad Men episode "The Wheel", Don Draper pitches "the Carousel" to which company?
Jaguar
Disneyland
Hilton Hotels
Kodak
Don, perhaps realizing what family means, rushes home to an empty house.
6
Which show had a number of Thanksgiving-themed episodes including a flashback episode called "The One With All the Thanksgivings"?
Full House
Friends
King of the Hill
Everybody Loves Raymond
Food
7
Cranberries are typically grown in this type of wetland.
C
K
Y
U
I
D
T
O
A
F
G
B
8
Which dish was definitely NOT at the first Thanksgiving in 1621?
Clams
Squash
Mashed potatoes
Venison
Potatoes weren't available to the North Americans in the 1620s.
9
This amino acid is often blamed for making people tired after a large Thanksgiving meal.
Asparagine
Tryptophan
Melanin
Glycine
Turkey has roughly the same amount of tryptophan as other meats. The sleepiness comes from overeating in general.
10
Approximately what percentage of a 15-pound turkey is dark meat?
10%
30%
50%
70%
11
According to a 2019 survey by YouGov, what is the most popular Thanksgiving side dish?
Cranberry Sauce
Mashed Potatoes
Stuffing/Dressing
Mac and Cheese
Respondents could pick three items and the popular sides include stuffing/dressing at 53%, mashed potatoes at 51%, sweet potatoes/yams 31% and cranberry sauce at 24%.
12
When did Turtle Island Foods introduce their vegan Tofurky product?
1979
1995
2002
2009
Black Friday
13
Which shopping term refers to the Monday after Black Friday?
Discount Monday
Cyber Monday
Monday Madness
Slashed Monday
14
According to a 2016 BlackFriday.com survey of 1500 adults, what was the average amount consumers planned to spend on Black Friday?
$112
$236
$385
$472
15
Which Black Friday horror story at a Wal-Mart is NOT true?
25 arrested in riot outside Best Buy in 2006
Two fatally shot at Toys 'R' Us in 2008
Walmart employee trampled to death in 2008
Toys for Tots volunteer stabbed in 2010
16
According to the National Retail Federation, 84.2 million people shopped in stores on Black Friday in 2019. How many people shopped in stores on Thanksgiving Day?
12.4 million
37.8 million
75.2 million
103.1 million
17
In which year was Black Friday taken to new extremes when several retailers (including Target, Kohl's, Macy's, Best Buy, and Bealls) opened at midnight for the first time?
2002
2007
2011
2015
18
Which retailer pushed an #OptOutside Black Friday boycott in 2015?
The outdoor retailer paid its 12,000 employees to not work on Black Friday.
Thanksgiving Movies
19
Al Pacino's famous "hoo-ah" became famous due to which Thanksgiving-set movie?
Heat
Scent of a Woman
Donnie Brasco
The Insider
Pacino exclaimed the Army phrase while playing retired Army Lt. Col. Frank Slade.
20
A scene from which Thanksgiving movie is pictured below?
Nobody's Fool
Son in Law
One True Thing
Dutch
21
Which 1990s movie is set around Thanksgiving?
Home for the Holidays
Office Space
The Ref
Clueless
22
A scene from which Thanksgiving movie is pictured below?
Addams Family Values
Funny People
The Ice Storm
The Big Chill
23
What Thanksgiving-themed movie is the following audio clip from?
24
Tiffany Haddish and Ike Barinholtz argue with relatives during Thanksgiving in this 2018 comedy?
Long Shot
Nobody's Fool
A Family Thanksgiving
The Oath
Turkey
25
Wild Turkey is a popular brand of what alcohol?
Rum
Scotch Whisky
Bourbon
Brandy
26
Often called "gobblers", what is another name for a male turkey?
Tom
Drake
Cob
Rooster
27
What empire ruled the area where modern-day Turkey is from the 14th to the early 20th centuries?
N
T
C
M
N
Z
G
P
N
A
O
T
O
28
Male turkeys have a special claw known as what?
Ridge
Spur
Hook
Wattle
29
This North Carolina company was the biggest exporter of turkeys in 2015.
T
A
L
I
B
T
L
B
L
R
U
E
T
30
What is the fleshy protuberance on the forehead of turkeys?
Spur
Crest
Wattle
Snood
Thanksgiving History
31
The National Day of Mourning is an annual protest organized by Native Americans of New England on the fourth Thursday of November. In what year was the first protest?
1918
1945
1959
1970
32
The first Canadian Thanksgiving is believed to have been held how many years before the American counterpart?
5
16
30
43
The canadian tradition is believed to date back to 1578... 43 years before the 1621 American feast.
33
Which U.S. historical figure praised the turkey as "a much more respectable bird" than a bald eagle?
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Alexander Hamilton
Benjamin Franklin
34
As recounted by Edward Winslow, how many days did the first Thanksgiving feast last in 1621?
2
3
5
10
35
Squanto, the early liason between Native Americans and the Pilgrims, was a member of which tribe?
Pawnee
Lakota
Patuxet
Osage
36
When did Congress pass an act to make Thanksgiving a paid federal holiday in the United States?
1792
1866
1885
1939
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