Thanksgiving: A to Z

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A
According to some polls, this type of pie is more popular then pumpkin.
Apple
B
Popular brand of turkey that sets up a hotline with cooking tips for roasting your bird.
Butterball
C
These fruits might have been eaten at the first Thanksgiving, though they most likely were eaten raw instead of in a jelly or relish.
Cranberries
D
These two football teams hold games every Thanksgiving Day. Name one and please give the city and team name.
Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys
E
On Thanksgiving, 1991 the Sears Family Theater showed the network premiere of this Steven Spielberg classic.
E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
F
Founding father who wanted the turkey to be Americas national bird.
Benjamin Franklin
G
This department store got a four year head start on arch rival Macy's when they started their Thanksgiving Day Parade in Philadelphia in 1920.
Gimbels
H
Writer of the nursery rhyme "Mary Had a Little Lamb" who campaigned for a national Thanksgiving holiday and published recipes in "Godey's Lady's Book" for our current Thanksgiving bill-o-fare.
Sarah Josepha Hale
I
Imigrants from this country often augmented their Thanksgiving feast with some type of appatizer, pasta and fish dish.
Italy
J
Even before the Pilgrims arrived, this English settlement celebrated a Thanksgiving festival in 1610.
Jamestown, Virginia
K
Though not the first president to "pardon" a turkey, he was the first to spare a live turkey it's life when he said he didn't plan to eat the bird that was donated to the White House.
John F. Kennedy
L
In 2009 this canned goods manufactueror reported a shortage of canned pumpkin.
Libby's
M
Ship that brought the Pilgrims to the new world.
Mayflower
N
All important spice in making pumpkin pie.
Nutmeg
O
Company that dominates the sale of letter "C".
Ocean Spray
P
Some historians think this type of poultry was served at the first Thanksgiving instead of turkey. Probably wasn't in a pear tree nor did it wake up in love this morning.
Partridge
Q
Christian sect that traditionally did not celebrate Thanksgiving.
Quakers
R
"Freedom From Want" is a 1942 painting by this celebrated American illustrator showing an American family sitting down to a Thanksgiving feast.
Norman Rockwell
S
Native American who helped teach the Pilgrims how to cultivate the land.
Squanto
T
Contrary to popular misconception, this hormone is not what makes you so sleepy after a big Thanksgiving meal.
Tryptophan
U
Organization that often organizes entertainment for overseas troops on Thanksgiving Day.
USO
V
Letter "W" brought a tribute of this red meat with them to the first Thanksgiving.
Venison
W
Native tribe who joined the Pilgrims at the first Thanksgiving.
Wampanoag
Y
Orange root vegitable that is often a must on many a Thanksgiving dinner table.
Yam
Z
Onomatopoeia for a sound someone might make after eating a big Thanksgiving dinner.
Zzzz
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