Football
These two NFL football teams play a game every year on Thanksgiving.
Who are the Dallas Cowboys and Detroit Lions?
We’re not sure if wild turkey was on the first Thanksgiving menu. ____ was probably more likely.
What is duck?
The first Macy's parade took place in this decade.
What was 1920s? (1924)
By the 19th century, celebrating Thanksgiving is said to have been the origin of this following table tradition.
a. Having a kiddies' table
b. Having table cloths with turkeys on them
c. Having Indian corn as a centerpiece on the table
What is (a) having a kiddies' table for the children to eat at during the meal?
Benjamin Franklin wanted this bird to be America's national bird.
What is a turkey?
If you are a football fan, you will be able to watch this number of games on Thanksgiving Day.
What is three?
On this holiday, people are also likely to eat turkey.
What is Christmas Day?
True or False. No helium balloon has never crashed into a lamppost.
False. In 1986, a Raggedy Ann balloon crashed into a lamppost and sent a lamp into the street. The same year, a Superman balloon had its hand torn off by a tree. Neither incident caused any injuries.
True or False The real Plymouth rock is cracked.
True. It cracked in half during the Revolutionary War when being pried from it's location to put on a pedestal.
The day after Thanksgiving is called ______. It is the biggest shopping day of the year.
The day after Thanksgiving is called Black Friday. It is the biggest shopping day of the year.
This is the length of a football field.
What are 120 yards?
Based on 2010 statistics, this country is the leading producer of potatoes.
What is China?
This is the largest helium balloon that has been in the parade.
What is Hello Kitty or SpongeBob SquarePants? Tied at 16,200 cubic feet
The pilgrim women cooked the first Thanksgiving meal in 1621. Select the number of women:
a. 5
b. 15
c. 25
What were (a) 5 pilgrim women? These were the only survivors.
Each year ___ live turkey(s) are/is presented to the President of the United States who then "pardons" the turkey(s) it get(s) to live out its/their life on a farm.
a) 1
b) 2
c)10
What is 1 turkey.
This team has hosted the most games on Thanksgiving Day.
What is the Detroit Lions?
This bread is older than our country.
What is cornbread?
True or False. The current parade route is 5 miles long.
False. The Parade adopted its current 2 1/2 mile long route in 1945 when television networks began televising the parade.
This country also celebrates a Thanksgiving Day.
What is Canada? (the 2nd Monday in October)
In the United States Thanksgiving is observed ALWAYS on the ___ Thursday in November. In Canada it occurs on the second Monday of October.
a) second
b) third
c) fourth
What is the FOURTH.
Approximately this number of footballs are used in a single NFL game by one team.
What are 54?
Around ___% of people eat turkey on Thanksgiving.
a) 99%
b) 88%
c) 50%
d) 25%
Around 88% of people eat turkey on Thanksgiving.
Instead of the traditional character balloons, _______ were used instead.
What are monkeys, bears, camels, and elephants, all borrowed from the Central Park Zoo.
I was the first president to establish Thanksgiving as a legal national holiday to be held the 4th Thursday in November.
Who was Franklin D. Roosevelt?
This character had the most appearances in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Who is Snoopy?