THANKSGIVING
Where was the first Thanksgiving celebrated?
Plymouth Plantation in the Fall of 1621
Where is the largest Thanksgiving Day Parade held every year?
New York City
What cartoon character always tried to eat Tweety Bird?
Sylvester the cat.
What animal can't jump?
Elephant
How tall is the Christmas Tree in Rockefeller Center?
75-foot-tall, 11-ton Norway spruce
Why do we eat turkey on Thanksgiving?
Colonists had hunted wild turkeys during the autumn of 1621 so it just kind of stuck.
How long does it take to inflate one of the mega balloons in the parade?
Each large balloon needs about 90 minutes to be inflated.
Name one book written by Dr. Seuss?
Green Eggs and Ham
Oh, the Places You'll Go!
One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish
The Lorax
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
What animal is bulletproof?
Armadillo's
Who is the Governor of the state of Iowa?
Governor Kim Reynolds
Who was the first President of the United States to pardon a turkey?
Ronald Reagan
How many miles is the Macy's Day Parade?
2.5 miles
Who are the two co-hosts of Wheel of Fortune?
Vanna White and Pat Sajak.
What animal doesn't have eyeballs?
Owls
What state has the highest number of total Covid-19 cases?
Texas is #1, California is #2
What President of the United States made Thanksgiving a National Holiday?
Abraham Lincoln
Approximately how many handlers are used to control/guide a balloon in the Macy's Day Parade?
Approximately 90 handlers per balloon.
The highest grossing fast food chain is?
1. McDonald's
2. Starbucks
What insect kills approximately 1,000,000 people a year?
Mosquitos
What is the number 1 best selling book of all time?
The Bible
Is Thanksgiving a religious holiday?
No. It has long been celebrated as a secular holiday.
What is the largest balloon to have appeared in the Macy's Day Parade?
The Nantucket Sea Monster is one of the largest balloons known to appear in the Parade, at 125 feet long.
What is the most consumed manufactured drink in the world 2020?
Tea
It's sales equal all the other types of drinks (pop, coffee, alcohol) combined.
What animal kills more people than sharks?
Cows
(Sharks kill an average of 5 people per year while cows kill an average of 22 people per year.)
Name one Pharmaceutical Company that is developing a vaccine for Covid-19?
Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Moderna, Sinovac, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Novavax, CanSino Biologics, and AstraZeneca.