All Turkey Trivia!

Let’s Talk Turkey Round

1. What is the flap of skin under a turkeys chin (it rhymes with “bottle”)?

2. What ACC college football team’s official team name is the Fightin’ Gobblers, with a turkey for a mascot (though they go by a different nickname)?

3. What is a male turkey called (other than a gobbler)?

4. Male turkeys gobble. What sound do female turkeys make?

a) clicking b) chirping c) whooping d) nagging

5. What lady, famous for her Christmas cards, created a painting called Thanksgiving Turkey that is currently at the Metropolitan Museum?

6. What is a female turkey called?

7. According to Butterball, when the breast is at what temperature should you take a turkey out of the oven?

a) 145 degrees b) 165 degrees c) 185 degrees d) 205 degrees

8. What founding father wanted the turkey to be the national bird, writing that the Eagle was a coward?

9. What dish, often prepared with turkey, is cooked in a parmesan sauce and is named after an Italian opera star?

10. Who was pardoning a turkey while another one behind her was being executed in 2008?

11. On what 1970s sitcom would you have heard the famous line, “As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly?”

12. What brand has called itself “America’s leading turkey alternative since 1995”?

13. Triptophan is one of the 9 of these that humans must consume in their diets.

14. This was one of Stuart Little’s best friends, voiced by Don Knotts in a 2005 film.

15. What is the capital of Turkey?

Continue reading “All Turkey Trivia!” →

More Thanksgiving Trivia

parade

  1. What local station is the only one that televises the annual Philadelphia Thanksgiving parade?
  2. From what ancient culture do we get the cornucopia?
  3. Who recorded an album in 1998 called Pilgrim?
  4. On what day of the week do the Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving?
  5. In 1952, Mildred Norman became the first woman to hike the length of the Appalachian Trail in one season. What was she better known as?
  6. What was the name of the Indian tribe who helped the Pilgrims through the first tough winter?
  7. This department store in Philadelphia was the first one to ever host a Thanksgiving day parade, hosting one in 1920.
  8. What poet wrote the Courtship of Miles Standish in 1858, a poem about the pilgrims and their early leader?
  9. Who famously said, “We didn’t land on Plymouth Rock, Plymouth Rock landed on us?”
  10. How many Pilgrims were on the Mayflower?  a) 56 b) 81 c) 102 d) 145

Continue reading “More Thanksgiving Trivia” →

Thanksgiving Food Quiz

Thanksgiving-DinnerHere’s a fun Thanksgiving food round quiz you can share with the fam over turkey dinner. All of the answers are Thanksgiving foods.

  1. In bowling, how many straight strikes is called a turkey?
  2. This was introduced by General Foods in 1972, after being developed by a research team of Nobel Prize winning scientists. I need a brand name in the answer.
  3. Whose debut album was called “Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We?”
  4. The makers of what brand of corn syrup are credited with popularizing pecan pie?
  5. What Ben and Jerry’s flavor is named after a hippie who was the official clown of the Grateful Dead?
  6. What dance move was popularized by Philadelphian Dee Dee Sharp in 1962?
  7. What is a favorite drink of the students at Hogwort’s school of Witches and Wizards?
  8. What type of soup should be used in a green bean casserole?
  9. In the North, people often use white bread in their stuffing. What type of bread do they typically use in the South?
  10. What song did Domino have a hit with in 1994? Continue reading “Thanksgiving Food Quiz” →

If You Are Crazy Enough to Shop on Black Friday, And You Love the Phillies…

l.jpg…then I’ve got good news. I recently made a small investment in a clothing store called Pro League Authentics, located on 13th Street, between Walnut and Sansom. I’m pretty excited about the opportunity: I’m teaming up with my buddy Brian who runs Phillies Nation and several of his friends, and we’re kicking things off in the ultimate trial by fire…we’re taking over the store on Black Friday. Yeah, it’s going to be complete madness, and there is a decent chance of a train wreck. But since train wrecks are more fun for you, the customer, why not stop by?

Ultimately, we want to build a sports shop that is unlike anything seen in the city. We’ve got some pretty exciting ideas that I will be bombarding you with over the coming months. But in the meantime, our Black Friday sale will include free Phillies stickers, and $50 will get you a $60 gift card, and $100 will get you a $125 gift card. And yeah, I’ll be around for at least part of the day. So come on by and hang out and check out some cool Phillies gear. See ya there!