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Turkey
The Peanuts character who holds the record for appearing as a giant balloon in the most Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parades.
Snoopy
The teams that play every Thanksgiving.
Dallas Cowboys and Detroit Lions
The group of European settlers who sailed to America in 1620.
The Pilgrims
The classic noise a turkey makes.
Gobble
Pumkin Pie
Instead of helium balloons, the inaugural 1924 parade featured these live creatures borrowed from the Central Park Zoo.
Zoo animals
The dried V-shaped turkey bone that two people pull apart to see who gets their wish granted.
Wishbone
The name of the famous ship the Pilgrims sailed on.
Mayflower
What covers a turkey's body instead of fur or hair.
Feathers
The side dish made from boiled potatoes crushed until smooth with butter and milk.
Mashed Potatoes
At the end of the parade who is the last person to come out?
Santa Claus
The name for the popular 5K run or walk families enter on Thanksgiving morning to burn calories before the big meal.
Turkey Trot
The yellow grain crop Native Americans taught Pilgrims how to grow.
Corn
Baby turkeys are called this short 4-letter word.
poult
The red, tart fruit sauce traditionally served alongside roasted turkey.
Cranberry sauce
Radio City Rockettes
The huge shopping day right after Thanksgiving that marks the start of the holiday gift season.
Black Friday
The ocean the Pilgrims crossed to get to America.
Atlantic Ocean
True or False: Wild turkeys can fly for short distances.
True
The classic side dish composed of green beans, cream of mushroom soup, and crispy fried onions.
Green bean casserole
In the late 1920s, parade organizers didn't deflate the giant helium balloons after the parade—instead, they did this with them.
Released them into the sky
The ceremony where the U.S. President officially spares a live turkey from being eaten, sending it to live on a farm.
Presidential Turkey Pardon
The Native Americans who helped the Pilgrims and shared the first Thanksgiving feast.
Wampanoag
A male turkey is called a tom, while a female turkey is called this.