Macy's Parade
In what decade did the Macy's Parade begin?
1920s (It began in 1924. For its first 3 years it was a Christmas parade and was called The Macy's Christmas Parade).
In 1955, an employee for a famous soup company test kitchen invented which popular Thanksgiving side dish?
Green Bean Casserole
What is the name of the ship the Pilgrims sailed on to America?
Mayflower
What popular Christmas song was originally a Thanksgiving song?
Jingle Bells
What decade was the first NFL game played on Thanksgiving?
1920s (It was played in 1920 it was the inaugural season for the NFL).
Which dancing group has been a part of the parade since 1957.
The Radio City Rockettes
Statistically what is Americans' favorite Thanksgiving side dish?
stuffing
Where did the Pilgrims settle?
Plymouth, Massachusetts (They landed in Provincetown, Massachusetts in 1620)
What household hazard triples on Thanksgiving?
Fires
In 1876 on November 30th, the first college football game on Thanksgiving took place. Name one of the two Ivy League teams that played?
Yale and Pinceton
What cartoon character has been featured the most as a balloon in the parade?
Snoopy (He first appeared in 1968)
In what state was the largest pumpkin pie made?
Ohio (In 2010 during the New Bremen Pumpkinfest the pie weighed in at 3,699 lbs!)
The Wampanoag Native Americans are recorded to have brought 5 of what kind of meat to the Thanksgiving feast?
Venison (deer) They are also thought to have eaten wild turkey, duck, goose, and seafood- oysters, mussels, lobster, eel and fish.
Porridge and bread made from corn are thought to have been some of the side dishes. They may have eaten pumpkin but did not have the resources to make pumpkin pie and did not likely have potatoes.
Which U.S. President made turkey pardoning an official annual tradition?
George H.W. Bush in 1989
Which NFL hosting team's Thanksgiving Day game consistently draws the highest viewership?
The Dallas Cowboys
What classic Christmas movie features real footage from the 1946 Macy's parade?
Roughly how many turkeys are eaten in the United States on Thanksgiving each year?
a. about 46 million c. about 10 million
b. about 85 million d. about 120 million
a. about 46 million
What notable Native American served as an interpreter between the pilgrims and Native Americans?
Squanto (Tisquantum is believed to be his actual name.)
How many guests does the average Thanksgiving host have?
a. 20 c. 11
b. 15 d. 8
c. 11
Name one of the 2 professional football teams who always play on Thanksgiving.
The Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys (The Lions beginning in 1934 and The Cowboys beginning in 1966. They have never played each other on Thanksgiving Day).
The first parade featured these instead of balloons?
Live animals borrowed from the Central Park Zoo. (Including elephants, tigers and bears- these scared some of the young viewers).
Cranberries are naturally rich in __________, a plant-based carbohydrate that forms a gel network with cooked with sugar and water, allowing the jellied sauce.
pectin
How long did the first Thanksgiving feast last?
3 days (About 53 pilgrims attended they were joined by the Wampanoag Native Americans. It was recorded Massasoit came with 90 men.)
Name one of the untraditional Thanksgiving foods served as a part of the "gourmet" meal by Charlie Brown in A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
popcorn, toast, pretzels and jellybeans
What is the only NFL team that has never played on Thanksgiving Day?
a. The Miama Dolphins c. The Jacksonville Jaguars
b. The New York Jets d. The Los Angeles Chargers
d. The Jacksonville Jaguars