Turkey Dinner & Sides

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1.Pecan pie's standard filling sweetened largely with which syrup became common in the 1930s?
- A. Honey
- B. Agave
- C. Corn syrup
- D. Maple syrup
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Corn syrup
Did you know? Karo-era corn syrup recipes standardized pecan pie.
2.Which tradespeople report their busiest day of the year right after Thanksgiving, thanks to kitchen mishaps?
- A. Electricians
- B. Plumbers
- C. Roofers
- D. Painters
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Plumbers
Did you know? Plumbers get flooded with calls from overloaded sinks and disposals.
3.Which Boston hotel created Parker House rolls in the 1870s?
- A. The Parker House
- B. The St. Francis
- C. The Ritz-Carlton
- D. The Fairmont
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The Parker House
Did you know? The Omni Parker House birthed the fold-over roll.
4.Removing the backbone and flattening a bird for faster roasting is called what?
- A. Spatchcocking
- B. Snooding
- C. Trussing
- D. Dry-brining
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Spatchcocking
Did you know? Spatchcocking halves the roasting time.
5.Cranberries share "native North American fruit" status with blueberries and which grape?
- A. The niagara grape
- B. The Concord grape
- C. The muscadine
- D. The pinot grape
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The Concord grape
Did you know? Cranberry, blueberry and Concord grape are the native trio.
6.True cinnamon comes from the bark of trees native to which island nation?
- A. Cuba
- B. Iceland
- C. Sri Lanka
- D. Madagascar
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Sri Lanka
Did you know? Ceylon cinnamon hails from Sri Lanka.
7.Which Philadelphia-area kennel club hosts the National Dog Show?
- A. The American Kennel Club
- B. The Westminster Kennel Club
- C. The Kennel Club of Philadelphia
- D. The Seattle Kennel Club
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The Kennel Club of Philadelphia
Did you know? The Kennel Club of Philadelphia stages the annual show.
8.Which pearl-size onion dish is a New England Thanksgiving classic?
- A. Pickled onions
- B. Onion jam
- C. Blooming onions
- D. Creamed onions
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Creamed onions
Did you know? Creamed pearl onions have anchored New England tables for generations.
9.Which turkey organ grinds food using swallowed grit?
- A. The gizzard
- B. The crop
- C. The liver
- D. The heart
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The gizzard
Did you know? The muscular gizzard does the chewing turkeys cannot.
10.Which coastal New England stuffing adds bivalves?
- A. Oyster stuffing
- B. Scallop stuffing
- C. Mussel bake
- D. Clam chowder
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Oyster stuffing
Did you know? Oyster stuffing is a New England coast tradition.
11.Turkey tetrazzini is named for which Italian opera soprano?
- A. Amelita Galli-Curci
- B. Enrico Caruso
- C. Adelina Patti
- D. Luisa Tetrazzini
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Luisa Tetrazzini
Did you know? The creamy turkey pasta honors singer Luisa Tetrazzini.
12.Which yellow-fleshed root vegetable, mashed with butter, is a New England staple?
- A. Parsnip
- B. Jicama
- C. Daikon
- D. Rutabaga
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Rutabaga
Did you know? Mashed rutabaga turns up across New England holiday tables.
13.Which plant-based roast brand, created in 1995, anchors vegetarian holiday tables?
- A. Tofurky
- B. Vegeturkey
- C. Fauxbird
- D. GreenGobbler
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Tofurky
Did you know? Tofurky rolled out its holiday roast in 1995.
14.Repeated basting actually does what to roast turkey skin?
- A. Speeds browning
- B. Nothing at all
- C. Makes it shinier
- D. Keeps it from crisping
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Keeps it from crisping
Did you know? Open-oven basting cools the bird and softens the skin.
15.The fatty tail nub of the roast turkey is jokingly called what?
- A. The deacon's beard
- B. The parson's nose
- C. The choir loft
- D. The bishop's hat
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The parson's nose
Did you know? The pygostyle earns nicknames like "parson's nose."
16.The Butterball Turkey Talk-Line first opened in which year?
- A. 1975
- B. 1981
- C. 1995
- D. 1965
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1981
Did you know? Butterball's home-economists have answered calls since 1981.
17.Canned cranberry sauce was first marketed commercially in 1912 by which grower?
- A. Marcus Urann
- B. Eli Lilly
- C. John Cabot
- D. Henry Heinz
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Marcus Urann
Did you know? Lawyer-turned-grower Marcus Urann first canned the sauce.
18.The nutmeg in holiday desserts grows natively on which Indonesian island group?
- A. The Galápagos
- B. The Banda Islands
- C. The Falklands
- D. The Ryukyus
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The Banda Islands
Did you know? Nutmeg is native to Indonesia's Banda Islands.
19.In which year did Ocean Spray introduce its cranberry juice cocktail?
- A. 1945
- B. 1990
- C. 1978
- D. 1963
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1963
Did you know? Ocean Spray rolled out cranberry juice cocktail in 1963.
20.Canned "pumpkin" is often actually which heirloom squash variety?
- A. The kabocha
- B. The Dickinson squash
- C. The acorn squash
- D. The butternut
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The Dickinson squash
Did you know? Libby's cans Dickinson squash, a pumpkin cousin.
21.Which Campbell's recipe developer, called the "mother of comfort food," created the green bean casserole?
- A. M.F.K. Fisher
- B. Marion Cunningham
- C. Julia Child
- D. Dorcas Reilly
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Dorcas Reilly
Did you know? Dorcas Reilly invented the dish in 1955.
22.Which colonial New England baked dessert combines cornmeal, molasses and spices?
- A. Sticky toffee
- B. Indian pudding
- C. Rice pudding
- D. Bread pudding
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Indian pudding
Did you know? Indian pudding bakes cornmeal and molasses for hours.
23.In which Illinois town, the "Pumpkin Capital," does Libby's can its pumpkin?
- A. Springfield
- B. Aurora
- C. Peoria
- D. Morton
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Morton
Did you know? Morton, Illinois, calls itself the Pumpkin Capital.
24.Which simple cornmeal-and-molasses dish gave Harvard's theatrical club its name?
- A. Flummery
- B. Sago pudding
- C. Hasty pudding
- D. Spotted dick
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Hasty pudding
Did you know? Harvard's Hasty Pudding Club honors the dish.
25.The word "pumpkin" descends from the Greek pepon, meaning what?
- A. A golden sun
- B. A round bread
- C. A ripe pear
- D. A large melon
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A large melon
Did you know? Greek "pepon" (large melon) became pompion, then pumpkin.
26.European pumpkin pie recipes appeared as early as 1651 in the book of which French chef?
- A. Escoffier
- B. Carême
- C. La Varenne
- D. Brillat-Savarin
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La Varenne
Did you know? La Varenne's 1651 work carried a pumpkin tourte.
27.Which Ohio town hosts the self-styled "Greatest Free Show on Earth" pumpkin festival?
- A. Circleville
- B. Toledo
- C. Akron
- D. Dayton
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Circleville
Did you know? Circleville's Pumpkin Show draws crowds each October.

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