Macy's Day Parade
Gobble Gobble
The OG Thanksgiving
Consumerism
Black Friday
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Where is the Macy's Day Parade?
New York
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What turkeys actually gobble?
Male turkeys
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Who travelled from England to Massachusetts on the first Thanksgiving?
The Pilgrims
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What sport is traditionally watched on Thanksgiving?
Football
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What other big sale follows Black Friday?
Cyber Monday
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The Macy's Day Parade did not happen for 3 straight years in 1942-1944. Why?
The War Effort; Actually there were supply shortages and helium and rubber were needed for the war.
200
What are male turkeys called?
Toms
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How many days was the first Thanksgiving feast?
3 days.
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Campbell's makes what percentage of its total sales of cream of mushroom soup for the year leading up to Thanksgiving?
40% of its sales
200
According to a survey conducted on behalf of the coupon site RetailMeNot, what percent of all Black Friday shoppers admit they hit the stores whilst under the influence of alcohol?
12%
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Who is always in the Macy's Day Parade as the last float?
300
Where do we put the meat thermometer in turkeys?
In the thigh
300
In what month did the very first Thanksgiving celebration likely take place?
September
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How much did the world’s most expensive Thanksgiving dinner on record cost?
$150,000 at New York City’s Old Homestead Steakhouse
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Who was the world's largest retailer who broke the Black Friday tradition in 2011, when it opened its store on Thanksgiving evening?
400
On average, how many people attend the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade each year?
3.5 million
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Who was the first President to pardon a turkey?
John F. Kennedy
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What Native American tribe celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims?
The Wampanoag
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What state consumes the most turkey every Thanksgiving?
California
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Although it's often touted as the biggest shopping day of the year, the day didn't earn the designation consistently until....when?
2001; Before that the Saturday before Christmas still held the record)
500
What year did the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade first have balloons?
1928
500
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, how much does the heaviest turkey on record weigh?
86 pounds
500
How many women were at the very first Thanksgiving celebration?
Five
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How many turkeys are prepared for Thanksgiving in America each year?
About 46 million
500
The most searched product globally for Black Friday between November 2019 and October 2020 with almost 2.98 million searches during the measured period was....what?
The Nintendo Switch