First Thanksgiving
What Native American tribe celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims?
Wampanoag
Which president made Thanksgiving a permanent national holiday?
Abraham Lincoln
When was the first Macy's Thanksgiving parade?
1924
How many deer were killed for the meal?
5
What year was the first Thanksgiving?
1621
Which president ordered a national day of Thanksgiving?
George Washington
What year did the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade first have balloons?
1927
Did the Pilgrims eat turkey at the first Thanksgiving?
no
How many days long was the first Thanksgiving?
three days
Which president refused to celebrate Thanksgiving as a national holiday?
Thomas Jefferson
How many miles long is the parade?
2.5 miles
What seafood was served at the first Thanksgiving?
Lobster, oysters, fish, and possibly eel
How many colonists were at the first Thanksgiving?
50
Which president officially made Thanksgiving the fourth Thursday of every November?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Where does the parade take place?
New York City
What meats were served at the first Thanksgiving celebration?
venison, swan, duck, and goose
What month did the first Thanksgiving take place?
September
Which president received a live raccoon as a Thanksgiving present?
Calvin Coolidge
Who is at the end of the parade?
Santa Claus
Why was there no pumpkin pie at the first Thanksgiving?
There was not enough butter or wheat flour to make a pie crust.