Thanksgiving Food
Thanksgiving History
Macy's Thanksgiving Parade
Animal Facts
Disney
100
Green Bean Casserole was invented by an employee at this soup company in the 1950s.
Campbells Soup
100
Canada has its own Thanksgiving which it celebrates on the second Monday of this other fall month.
October
100
Home to the Liberty Bell, this city's Thanksgiving Parade is older than the Macy's Parade; it's actually the oldest in the country!
Philadelphia
100
A tiny, colorful bird that flaps its wings at over 500 beats per minute.
Hummingbird
100
The name of the evil witch in Sleeping Beauty
Maleficent
200
50 million Pumpkin Pies might be eaten on Thanksgiving, but its not the most popular pie in America; This kind is.
Apple
200
The third US President, known for writing the Declaration of Independence, actually refused to declare Thanksgiving a holiday during his time in office.
Thomas Jefferson
200
The first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade featured animals from the Central Park Zoo; they were replaced with these floating creations instead and are still used today.
Balloons
200
This animal's distinctive pink color comes from its diet of brine shrimp.
Flamingo
200
This Disney movie features 'The Unbirthday Song'
Alice in Wonderland
300
Mashed, roasted, or baked, this starchy food is on most Thanksgiving tables; It is the fourth most important crop in the world.
Potatoes
300
In 1953, the Swanson company had too many leftover Thanksgiving turkeys so they invented this convenient and popular tv-themed frozen food item.
The TV Dinner
300
This famous Sega character, known for speed and his blue color, was also the first video game character to have a balloon in the Macy's Parade.
Sonic the Hedgehog
300
This animal has four speeds, or paces: the walk, trot, gallop, and canter.
Horse
300
Despite what you might think, this big cat's roar was used for the noises in the Lion King
Tiger
400
This west coast state consumes more turkey than any other state on Thanksgiving Day.
California
400
This celebrated President and General declared a national day of thanksgiving in 1789, long before Lincoln made the holiday official.
George Washington
400
Due to their annual parade, Macy's is the second-largest consumer in the world of this substance, coming in just behind the US Government and NASA.
Helium
400
This sea mammal is famous for holding paws with each other while they sleep.
Sea Otters
400
This 'swinging' late 90's Disney movie that takes place in Africa is based on a novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Tarzan
500
Whether you like this small, green Thanksgiving vegetable or whether it just tastes gross and bitter can actually be traced to a specific gene.
Brussels Sprouts
500
The name of the native tribe that celebrated the First Thanksgiving with the settlers of Plymouth/Patuxet.
Wampanoag
500
This Saiyan main character was the first Anime character to get a balloon at the Macy's Parade.
Goku /Dragon Ball Z
500
Much like humans and fingerprints, dogs can be identified by this print.
Nose
500
This Disney character describes herself as 'practically perfect in everyway'
Mary Poppins