Macy's Parade
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade takes place in this city every year.
New York City
This number in the teens is how much the average Thanksgiving turkey weighs (closest wins).
15 pounds.
This late 20th-century President (and famous relative) made turkey pardoning an annual event.
George H. W. Bush
These two true blue pro football teams play on Thanksgiving Day every year.
The Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys
Black Friday is the biggest day of the year for this non-retail trade profession.
Plumbers.
This is Americans' favorite pie to eat at Thanksgiving.
Apple pie.
Since the very first Macy’s parade, what character appears at the end each year?
Santa Claus
This percentage of Americans skip turkey on Thanksgiving (closest wins).
12%
This President and Founding Father declared two Thanksgivings in one year.
James Madison
These Southern college football rivals play each year the day after Thanksgiving in what is called the Iron Bowl.
Alabama and Auburn.
In Canada, Thanksgiving is celebrated during this month.
October
a) in a tree
b) on a bush
c) in a bog
d) on a vine
in a bog
Which famous character has appeared in more parades than any other?
Snoopy
This is how many turkeys are prepared for Thanksgiving in America each year (closest wins).
~46 million.
This alliteratively named President received a live raccoon as a Thanksgiving present.
Calvin Coolidge
This is the name of the college football clash after Thanksgiving between rivals Clemson and South Carolina.
The Palmetto Bowl.
Turkeys sleep in which of the following:
a) trees
b) dens
c) nests
d) fields
Trees
This is the year when green bean casserole was introduced to Thanksgiving dinners (closest wins).
1955.
Which of the following will NOT be a new balloon this year:
- Bluey
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid
- DINO & Baby DINO (Sinclair Oil co.)
- Kevin the Minion
Kevin the Minion (It's Stuart)
This is how much the world's most expensive Thanksgiving dinner on record cost (closest wins).
$150,000 (at New York City's Old Homestead Steakhouse)
Ben Franklin
This year was when the first Thanksgiving NFL game was held (closest wins).
1920.
The earliest known use of "Black Friday" to refer to the day after Thanksgiving occurred in this year (closest wins).
1951.
This is how many calories on average that are consumed, per person, at Thanksgiving dinner (closest wins).
4,500 calories
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade began this year (closest wins).
1924.
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, this is how much the heaviest turkey on record weighs (closest wins)
86 pounds.
This philosophical President refused to celebrate Thanksgiving as a national holiday.
Thomas Jefferson
These two teams with mascots of the same animal family have never played on Thanksgiving Day.
Carolina Panthers and Jacksonville Jaguars
The dangling skin under a turkey's neck called this (start with a "w").
Wattle
This is how many pumpkin pies are consumed every Thanksgiving (closest wins).
50 million.
This is how many people participate in and help run the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade each year (closest wins).
8,000
What are the turkeys that do not gobble called.
Hens
This President was the first to order a national day of Thanksgiving.
George Washington
Thee first ever Thanksgiving football game, the Intercollegiate Football Association championship, was held this year (closest wins).
1876.
This is the holiday other than Black Friday also held the Friday following Thanksgiving.
Native American Heritage Day
The town of Colchester in this small Northern state canceled Thanksgiving in 1705 because they couldn't make pumpkin pies due to a river freezing over.
Connecticut
This is how many people attend the Macy's Thanksgiving parade each year in person (closest wins).
3.5 million
This month is considered National Turkey Lover's month.
June
This unusually middle-named President was the first to receive a ceremonial Thanksgiving turkey.
Harry S. Truman
These Ivy League schools began holding regular Thanksgiving college football games in 1876.
Yale and Princeton
Just as Thanksgiving is held in America on the fourth Thursday of November, Thanksgiving in Canada is held on this ordinal number (early) day of the week each year.
According to a majority of Americans (8 in 10), this is the best part of Thanksgiving.
Leftovers