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	Hint	Answer	% Correct
A	According to some polls, this type of pie is more popular then pumpkin.	Apple	96%
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	86%
M	Ship that brought the Pilgrims to the new world.	Mayflower	83%
N	All important spice in making pumpkin pie.	Nutmeg	82%
F	Founding father who wanted the turkey to be Americas national bird.	Benjamin Franklin	79%
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	78%
B	Popular brand of turkey that sets up a hotline with cooking tips for roasting your bird.	Butterball	69%
I	Imigrants from this country often augmented their Thanksgiving feast with some type of appatizer, pasta and fish dish.	Italy	68%
Y	Orange root vegitable that is often a must on many a Thanksgiving dinner table.	Yam	65%
E	On Thanksgiving, 1991 the Sears Family Theater showed the network premiere of this Steven Spielberg classic.	E.T. The Extra Terrestrial	62%
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	61%
Q	Christian sect that traditionally did not celebrate Thanksgiving.	Quakers	59%
J	Even before the Pilgrims arrived, this English settlement celebrated a Thanksgiving festival in 1610.	Jamestown, Virginia	57%
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	57%
Z	Onomatopoeia for a sound someone might make after eating a big Thanksgiving dinner.	Zzzz	53%
S	Native American who helped teach the Pilgrims how to cultivate the land.	Squanto	39%
V	Letter "W" brought a tribute of this red meat with them to the first Thanksgiving.	Venison	39%
O	Company that dominates the sale of letter "C".	Ocean Spray	36%
U	Organization that often organizes entertainment for overseas troops on Thanksgiving Day.	USO	34%
T	Contrary to popular misconception, this hormone is not what makes you so sleepy after a big Thanksgiving meal.	Tryptophan	33%
L	In 2009 this canned goods manufactueror reported a shortage of canned pumpkin.	Libby's	29%
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	27%
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	22%
W	Native tribe who joined the Pilgrims at the first Thanksgiving.	Wampanoag	9%
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	4%