History
The Mayflower landed near this present-day Massachusetts town.
What is Plymouth?
A male turkey is called this.
What is a tom?
This city hosts the parade each year.
What is New York City?
This bird helps Snoopy cook and is later seated at the table.
Who is Woodstock?
This day, named after a color, marks the start of the holiday shopping season.
What is “Black Friday”?
This group of people shared a 1621 feast with the Pilgrims. (specific tribe, starts with a W)
Who are the Wampanoag?
A group of turkeys is called this.
What is a rafter?
This enormous figure was the first giant balloon used in the parade in 1927.
Who is Felix the Cat?
This character makes toast, popcorn, and jelly beans instead of a real Thanksgiving dinner.
Who is Snoopy?
This activity, sometimes held in towns before Thanksgiving, involves running 5K races.
What is a Turkey Trot?
Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday during this war.
What is the Civil War?
Turkeys make this iconic gobbling sound using this part of their body.
What is the throat (or wattle area)?
In 1958, the parade balloons were filled with what during a helium shortage.
What is regular air (flown by cranes)?
This character arrives late to Thanksgiving dinner—and later invites everyone to her grandmother’s house.
Who is Marcie?
This event, started in 1947, involves the president and a turkey
What is pardoning a turkey?
This Pilgrim leader was elected governor of Plymouth Colony over 30 times.
Who is William Bradford?
This red flap of skin hangs over a turkey’s beak.
What is the snood?
Originally called the “Christmas Parade,” the name changed to the Thanksgiving Parade in this decade.
What are the 1930s?
This character, known for his dust cloud, is not shown at the Thanksgiving dinner table.
Who is Pigpen?
This founding father wanted the turkey to be America's national bird because he thought the bald eagle had “bad moral character” and considered the turkey more respectable.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
This woman lobbied for decades to establish Thanksgiving as a national holiday.
Who is Sarah Josepha Hale?
The bright fleshy area under a turkey’s chin is called this.
What is the wattle?
This Broadway musical currently holds the record for most parade appearances.
What is Annie?
She complains that Thanksgiving should have proper food, including a real table setting.
Who is Peppermint Patty?
This animated film features a turkey who travels back in time to stop Thanksgiving from ever happening.
What is Free Birds?