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Where can you watch the parade?

NBC or peacock

100

A Thanksgiving Day race named after the holiday's traditional centerpiece

Turkey Trot

100

Why do the Detroit Lions always play on Thanksgiving?

purchased the Portsmouth (Ohio) Spartans, moved them to the Motor City and set up a game on Thanksgiving in hopes of attracting fans in the team’s first season.

100

In 1995, this popular Thanksgiving vegetable was the first to be grown in space.

The potato

100

Do male or female turkeys gobble?

Males

200

how long is the parade? time

3.5 hours

200

What do they break to make a wish?

Wishbone

200

Which two NFL teams have played a game on Thanksgiving Day since 1966? Answer

lions and cowboys

200

What crunchy ingredients usually tops green bean casserole?

french fried onions

200

What 2005 movie about a dysfunctional family Thanksgiving stars Sarah Jessica Parker?

The Family Stone

300

 what is the longest-running character balloon in the parade?

snoopy 

300

Which U.S. president was the first to officially pardon a turkey?

Bush

300

When did the NFL start following the tradition of Thanksgiving Day football games?

1920

300

Around how many calories are in a half-cup serving of bread stuffing?

118 calories

300

According to Merriam-Webster, when was the term “Friendsgiving” first circulated?

2007

400

What year did the parade start?

1924

400

What was on the menu of the first Thanksgiving?

Venison, goose, duck, fish and porridge or bread made from corn

400

The lowest temp a game was played on during thanksgiving?

-13 Dallas vs greenbay

400

Are pumpkins technically a fruit or a vegetable?

fruit

400

Referred to as the “pumpkin capital” of the U.S., what town is home to the Libby's pumpkin canning plant?

Morton, Illinois

500

What was the first-ever parade balloon?


Felix the cat



Felix the Cat


500

In 2023, approximately how many people shopped over Thanksgiving weekend?

200.4 million

500

Highest score game on thanksgiving?

72-41

500

How many calories are in a typical holiday dinner?

around 3000

500

According to Macy's, roughly how many people attend the attend the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York each year?

3.5 million

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