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| A | According to some polls, this type of pie is more popular then pumpkin. | Apple | 97%
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| 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 | 88%
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| M | Ship that brought the Pilgrims to the new world. | Mayflower | 83%
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| N | All important spice in making pumpkin pie. | Nutmeg | 81%
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| F | Founding father who wanted the turkey to be Americas national bird. | Benjamin Franklin | 79%
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| 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%
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| I | Imigrants from this country often augmented their Thanksgiving feast with some type of appatizer, pasta and fish dish. | Italy | 69%
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| B | Popular brand of turkey that sets up a hotline with cooking tips for roasting your bird. | Butterball | 67%
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| Y | Orange root vegitable that is often a must on many a Thanksgiving dinner table. | Yam | 67%
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| E | On Thanksgiving, 1991 the Sears Family Theater showed the network premiere of this Steven Spielberg classic. | E.T. The Extra Terrestrial | 63%
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| 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 | 63%
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| 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 | 60%
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| J | Even before the Pilgrims arrived, this English settlement celebrated a Thanksgiving festival in 1610. | Jamestown, Virginia | 58%
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| Q | Christian sect that traditionally did not celebrate Thanksgiving. | Quakers | 58%
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| Z | Onomatopoeia for a sound someone might make after eating a big Thanksgiving dinner. | Zzzz | 53%
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| S | Native American who helped teach the Pilgrims how to cultivate the land. | Squanto | 42%
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| V | Letter "W" brought a tribute of this red meat with them to the first Thanksgiving. | Venison | 41%
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| O | Company that dominates the sale of letter "C". | Ocean Spray | 37%
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| T | Contrary to popular misconception, this hormone is not what makes you so sleepy after a big Thanksgiving meal. | Tryptophan | 34%
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| U | Organization that often organizes entertainment for overseas troops on Thanksgiving Day. | USO | 33%
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| L | In 2009 this canned goods manufactueror reported a shortage of canned pumpkin. | Libby's | 30%
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| 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 | 28%
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| 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 | 25%
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| W | Native tribe who joined the Pilgrims at the first Thanksgiving. | Wampanoag | 12%
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| 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 | 6%
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