Thanksgiving Table Traditions

The Holiday

1. 100 Which national holiday do the United States and Canada share, each in a different month? Response: Thanksgiving Thanksgiving or Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated on various dates in October and November in the United States, Canada, Saint Lucia, and Liberia. Source: Wikipedia, “Thanksgiving”
2. 200 Thanksgiving falls in which two months, depending on the country? Response: October and November Thanksgiving or Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated on various dates in October and November in the United States, Canada, Saint Lucia, and Liberia. Source: Wikipedia, “Thanksgiving”
3. 300 Which Australian territory also celebrates Thanksgiving? Response: Norfolk Island It is also observed in the Australian territory of Norfolk Island. Source: Wikipedia, “Thanksgiving”
4. 400 Besides the United States and Canada, which two countries celebrate Thanksgiving as a national holiday? Response: Saint Lucia and Liberia Thanksgiving or Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated on various dates in October and November in the United States, Canada, Saint Lucia, and Liberia. Source: Wikipedia, “Thanksgiving”
5. 500 Besides its religious roots, Thanksgiving has long been what kind of holiday? Response: a secular holiday Although Thanksgiving has historical roots in religious and cultural traditions, it has long been celebrated as a secular holiday as well. Source: Wikipedia, “Thanksgiving”

Turkey Terms

1. 100 Which large, heavyset bird is native to the Americas? Response: turkey Turkeys are large, heavyset galliforms in the genus Meleagris, indigenous to the Americas. Source: Wikipedia, “Turkey (bird)”
2. 200 Turkeys belong to which genus? Response: Meleagris Turkeys are large, heavyset galliforms in the genus Meleagris, indigenous to the Americas. Source: Wikipedia, “Turkey (bird)”
3. 300 Which living species occupies Southern, Central, and Eastern North America? Response: wild turkey There are two extant turkey species: the wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) of Southern, Central and Eastern North America, and the ocellated turkey (Meleagris ocellata) of the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. Source: Wikipedia, “Turkey (bird)”
4. 400 Which of the two turkey species lives on Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula? Response: ocellated turkey There are two extant turkey species: the wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) of Southern, Central and Eastern North America, and the ocellated turkey (Meleagris ocellata) of the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. Source: Wikipedia, “Turkey (bird)”
5. 500 What is the fleshy flap that hangs from the top of a male turkey's beak called? Response: snood Males of both species have a distinctive singular fleshy wattle, called a snood, that hangs from the base of the culmen. Source: Wikipedia, “Turkey (bird)”

Cranberry Sauce

1. 100 What cranberry condiment is also called cranberry jam? Response: cranberry sauce Cranberry sauce or cranberry jam is a sauce or relish made out of cranberries, commonly served as a condiment or a side dish with Thanksgiving dinner in North America and Christmas dinner in the United Kingdom and Canada. Source: Wikipedia, “Cranberry sauce”
2. 200 On which continent is the relish commonly served with Thanksgiving dinner? Response: North America Cranberry sauce or cranberry jam is a sauce or relish made out of cranberries, commonly served as a condiment or a side dish with Thanksgiving dinner in North America and Christmas dinner in the United Kingdom and Canada. Source: Wikipedia, “Cranberry sauce”
3. 300 With which winter meal is the sauce linked in the United Kingdom and Canada? Response: Christmas dinner Cranberry sauce or cranberry jam is a sauce or relish made out of cranberries, commonly served as a condiment or a side dish with Thanksgiving dinner in North America and Christmas dinner in the United Kingdom and Canada. Source: Wikipedia, “Cranberry sauce”
4. 400 How does cranberry sauce usually taste in Europe, compared with North America? Response: slightly sour-tasting There may be subtle differences in flavor depending on the geography of where the sauce is made: in Europe it is generally slightly sour-tasting, while in North America it is typically more heavily sweetened. Source: Wikipedia, “Cranberry sauce”
5. 500 How is cranberry sauce usually made in North America, compared with Europe? Response: more heavily sweetened There may be subtle differences in flavor depending on the geography of where the sauce is made: in Europe it is generally slightly sour-tasting, while in North America it is typically more heavily sweetened. Source: Wikipedia, “Cranberry sauce”

Stuffing and Dressing

1. 100 What is the herb-and-bread mixture cooked inside another food usually called? Response: stuffing Stuffing, filling, or dressing is an edible mixture, often composed of herbs and a starch such as bread, used to fill a cavity in the preparation of another food item. Source: Wikipedia, “Stuffing”
2. 200 Besides stuffing and dressing, what is a third name for the bread-and-herb mixture? Response: filling Stuffing, filling, or dressing is an edible mixture, often composed of herbs and a starch such as bread, used to fill a cavity in the preparation of another food item. Source: Wikipedia, “Stuffing”
3. 300 Stuffing is often made with herbs and which starch? Response: bread Stuffing, filling, or dressing is an edible mixture, often composed of herbs and a starch such as bread, used to fill a cavity in the preparation of another food item. Source: Wikipedia, “Stuffing”
4. 400 Besides poultry, which two broad kinds of food are often stuffed? Response: seafood and vegetables Many foods may be stuffed, including poultry, seafood, and vegetables. Source: Wikipedia, “Stuffing”
5. 500 Stuffing is cooked inside another food. Which part of that food does it fill? Response: a cavity Stuffing, filling, or dressing is an edible mixture, often composed of herbs and a starch such as bread, used to fill a cavity in the preparation of another food item. Source: Wikipedia, “Stuffing”

Pumpkin Pie

1. 100 Which dessert has a spiced custard filling based on pumpkin? Response: pumpkin pie Pumpkin pie is a dessert pie with a spiced, pumpkin-based custard filling. Source: Wikipedia, “Pumpkin pie”
2. 200 During which two seasons is pumpkin pie generally eaten? Response: fall and early winter The pumpkin and pumpkin pie are both a symbol of harvest time, and pumpkin pie is generally eaten during the fall and early winter. Source: Wikipedia, “Pumpkin pie”
3. 300 Pumpkin and pumpkin pie are both symbols of which time of year? Response: harvest time The pumpkin and pumpkin pie are both a symbol of harvest time, and pumpkin pie is generally eaten during the fall and early winter. Source: Wikipedia, “Pumpkin pie”
4. 400 In the United States and Canada, pumpkin pie is usually made for which two holidays? Response: Thanksgiving and Christmas In the United States and Canada it is usually prepared for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and other occasions when pumpkin is in season. Source: Wikipedia, “Pumpkin pie”
5. 500 Pumpkin pie spice includes cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg. Which two spices can complete it? Response: cloves or allspice The pie is generally flavored with pumpkin pie spice, a blend that includes cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves or allspice. Source: Wikipedia, “Pumpkin pie”

Final round: At the Table

This red-fruit relish is paired with Thanksgiving dinner in North America and a winter holiday dinner in the United Kingdom and Canada. Response: cranberry sauce Cranberry sauce or cranberry jam is a sauce or relish made out of cranberries, commonly served as a condiment or a side dish with Thanksgiving dinner in North America and Christmas dinner in the United Kingdom and Canada. Source: Wikipedia, “Cranberry sauce”