Q 01/05

Friendsgiving is especially popular in which community, many of whose members have strained family ties?

A) Military veterans

B) LGBTQ+ people

C) Graduate students

D) Expatriate Britons

Answer · why

B) LGBTQ+ people

Friendsgiving is especially popular among LGBTQ+ people, for whom family gatherings can be fraught; it also thrives in cities full of transplants who ...

Q 02/05

The Washington Post said Friendsgiving lets participants do what to the holiday?

A) Curate it

B) Boycott it

C) Monetise it

D) Outsource it

Answer · why

A) Curate it

The Washington Post wrote that Friendsgiving lets participants 'curate' the holiday: no inherited menu, no assigned seating, no relatives. The New Yor...

Q 03/05

Friendsgiving is usually organised so that every guest brings a dish to share; what is that style of meal called?

A) A catered event

B) A formal banquet

C) A potluck

D) A tasting menu

Answer · why

C) A potluck

A potluck spreads the cooking across the guests, which is why the host of a Friendsgiving rarely has to roast everything alone.

Q 04/05

The word 'Friendsgiving' was officially added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary in what year?

A) 2011

B) 2015

C) 2018

D) 2020

Answer · why

D) 2020

Merriam-Webster added the word in 2020, more than a decade after its first recorded use. Its own etymology note calls it a portmanteau of 'friends' an...

Q 05/05

According to NPR in 2025, roughly what share of Americans celebrate Friendsgiving?

A) About 5%

B) About 20%

C) About 45%

D) About 70%

Answer · why

B) About 20%

One in five is a big number for a holiday that only got its name in the late 2000s. The New York Times has called it 'more than just a riff on Thanksg...