Turkeys
This founding father referred to the wild turkey as a "bird of courage" and pushed for it to become the national symbol.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
This President declared Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This beverage was transported on the Mayflower by the Pilgrims and was consumed during the first Thanksgiving feast.
What is beer?
The very first Macy's Day Parade did not feature any balloons. However, it did feature live animals from this popular zoo.
What is the Central Park Zoo?
What famous Christmas song was initially written for Thanksgiving.
What is Jingle Bells?
This U.S. company sells the most turkeys on Thanksgiving.
What is Butterball?
This Native American was honored at the first Thanksgiving feast.
Who is Squanto?
These two pie flavors are the most popular pies consumed during Thanksgiving.
What are pumpkin and pecan?
This store was the first to host a Thanksgiving Day parade.
What is Gimble's?
These two football teams play on Thanksgiving Day every year.
Who are the Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys?
People from this Western State are the largest consumers of turkey in the United States.
What is California?
This tribe of Native Americans were invited to the first Thanksgiving feast.
What are the Wampanoag?
This traditional Thanksgiving fruit must pass a 4-inch bounce test before it is harvested.
What is a cranberry?
A giant balloon version of this classic cartoon character has appeared in the parade more times than any other character (6 times).
Who is Snoopy?
In a Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, this was served to Charlie's guests at Thanksgiving dinner.
What is ice cream?
This is the name of the fleshy protuberance on the forehead of a turkey.
What is a snood?
The first Thanksgiving lasted this many days.
What is 3?
This utensil was not used at the first Thanksgiving dinner.
What is a fork?
This character was the very first balloon float in a Macy's Day Parade in 1927.
Who is Felix the Cat?
This is what the word "cornucopia" means.
What is "horn of plenty?"
These are the two names of the live Turkeys received by President George W. Bush in 2003, as voted on by the public.
Who are Stars & Stripes?
This President was the first to begin the tradition of pardoning a turkey on Thanksgiving.
Who is Harry Truman?
This U.S. city calls itself the Pumpkin Capital of the world.
What is Morton, IL?
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade began in this decade.
What is the 1920s? (1924 to be exact).
According to Butterball, this is the best place in a turkey to stick a meat thermometer into.
What is the thigh?