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Answer: Mayflower.\n
2. Grandma and Grandpa had a total of six children.\n
Each of those children grew up and had four children of their own. Those children grew up and had two children each. Everyone will join the Thanksgiving dinner at Grandma and Grandpa\u2019s house. How many people will be at the table?\n
Answer: 80 people.\n
3. Why did mom put the leftover turkey in the fridge instead of throwing it away?\n
Answer: Because she didn\u2019t want it to go to waist.\n
4. If you will be carving the turkey with an electric cutter, what kind of battery will it need when it runs out of power?\n
Answer: None. Because it\u2019s electric-powered.\n
5. Riddle: What did the cranberry say to the turkey during the argument?
\nAnswer: “Don’t sauce me!”
\nExplanation: A play on the word “sauce” and the expression “Don’t sass me!”\n
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6. Riddle: Why did the pumpkin break up with the squash?
\nAnswer: It found someone gourd-geous!
\nExplanation: A play on the word “gorgeous” and the fact that pumpkins and squashes are both gourd-like vegetables.\n
7. Riddle: What’s a turkey’s favorite type of movie?
\nAnswer: Anything with a lot of drama and suspense!
\nExplanation: Turkeys are known for their dramatic behavior, and the answer plays on this characteristic.\n
8. Riddle: What do you get if you cross a turkey with a centipede?
\nAnswer: Drumsticks for days!
\nExplanation: A play on the idea that a centipede has many legs, just like a turkey has many drumsticks.\n
9. Riddle: Why did the mashed potatoes blush?
\nAnswer: Because they saw the gravy dressing!
\nExplanation: Playing on the phrase “seeing red” and the act of dressing mashed potatoes with gravy.\n
10. Riddle: What’s a turkey’s favorite sport?
\nAnswer: Squash!
\nExplanation: A play on the word “squash” as both a sport and a vegetable, and turkeys are known for their squawking sounds.\n
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11. Riddle: Why did the turkey go to space?
\nAnswer: To visit the milky way!
\nExplanation: A play on the name of the galaxy, the Milky Way, and the fact that turkeys are often associated with milk.\n
12. Riddle: What’s a pumpkin’s favorite exercise?
\nAnswer: Squash!
\nExplanation: A play on the word “squash” as both a form of exercise and a vegetable.\n
13. Riddle: What do you call a turkey on the day after Thanksgiving?
\nAnswer: Lucky!
\nExplanation: Playing on the idea that the turkey avoided being part of the Thanksgiving meal.\n
14. Riddle: Why did the corn blush?
\nAnswer: Because it saw the salad dressing!
\nExplanation: Playing on the phrase “seeing red” and the act of dressing a salad with corn.\n
15. Riddle: What’s a turkey’s favorite Shakespeare play?
\nAnswer: Much Ado About Stuffing!
\nExplanation: A play on the title of Shakespeare’s play “Much Ado About Nothing” and the Thanksgiving dish stuffing.\n
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16. Riddle: What do you get if you cross a turkey with a ghost?
\nAnswer: A poultry-geist!
\nExplanation: Combining “poultry” (referring to turkey) with “poltergeist,” a type of ghost.\n
17. Riddle: Why did the cranberry get a promotion at work?
\nAnswer: It was berry good at its job!
\nExplanation: A play on the word “berry” and the expression “very good.”\n
18. Riddle: What do you call a turkey who acts in movies?
\nAnswer: Butter thespian!
\nExplanation: A play on the word “thespian” (an actor) and the addition of “butter” for a Thanksgiving twist.\n
19. Riddle: What’s a turkey’s favorite type of book?
\nAnswer: A poultry tale!
\nExplanation: Playing on the phrase “fairy tale” and the word “poultry” (referring to turkey).\n
20. Riddle: Why did the turkey break up with the stuffing?
\nAnswer: It felt too stuffed!
\nExplanation: A play on the double meaning of “stuffed” as both having eaten a lot and being filled with stuffing.\n
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21. Riddle: What’s a turkey’s favorite TV channel?
\nAnswer: The Food Network!
\nExplanation: A humorous reference to the fact that turkeys are often featured on cooking shows during Thanksgiving.\n
22. Riddle: Why did the turkey sit on the pumpkin?
\nAnswer: To try and hatch a pumpkin pie!
\nExplanation: A play on the word “hatch” in a playful way, as if the turkey is trying to hatch a pumpkin pie like an egg.\n
23. Riddle: You reap what you sow because of this, remove the first three letters, and it becomes an object you can wear. What is it?\n
Answer: harVEST.\n
24. Riddle: If you will be carving the turkey with an electric cutter, what kind of battery will it need when it runs out of power?\n
Answer: None. Because it\u2019s electric-powered.\n
Speaking of batteries, here is your answer if you\u2019ve ever wondered why you don\u2019t see B batteries.\n
25. Riddle: If you cross a key with a fowl, you get a turkey. What would you get if you cross a turkey with fire?\n
Answer: A roasted turkey!\n
From our family to yours, we wish you a Thanksgiving filled with love, gratitude. And the delightful echoes of laughter that linger long after the last piece of pie is served.\n