On The Table
88% of Americans eat this with their Thanksgiving meal
What is turkey
To announce the expansion of it's superstore, Macy's started the parade in this US city
New York City
In a tradition that started 2,400 years ago, this part of the turkey is saved and snapped as a good luck custom
What is a wishbone
The name of the ship on which the pilgrims came to America
What is the Mayflower
The annual White House tradition of “pardoning” a turkey officially started with this President in 1989
Who is George H.W. Bush
This traditional Thanksgiving vegetable is grown on every continent except Antarctica
What is corn
Since the very first Macy’s parade, this jolly character appears at the end of the parade each year
This can be a boy's first name, and also the name of a male turkey
What is a tom
The first year the Pilgrims and local Native American tribe celebrated Thanksgiving
What is 1621
This president proclaimed the first official national Thanksgiving holiday in 1863
Who is Abraham Lincoln
The name of this Thanksgiving side depends on where you live. If you're in the south, you call it dressing. In the north and western states we call it this
What is stuffing
The first Macy day balloons were filled with this gas, not helium
What is oxygen
Although it's called the "Gopher" state, maybe "Gobbler" state would be more appropriate because this state produces the most turkey each year
What is Minnesota (49 million produced annually)
The name of the English city the Mayflower departed from
What is Plymouth, England
Concerned that the Christmas shopping season was cut short by a late Thanksgiving, this president decreed in 1939 that Thanksgiving would be celebrated a week earlier
Who is Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Green bean casserole was invented by an employee from this soup company
What is Campbell Soup
In 1942, the president of Macy’s announced that the parade would be canceled because of this world event
What is World War II
People people tend to blame this amino acid, found in turkey, for their drowsiness
What is tryptophan
The name of the local Native American tribe with whom the pilgrims forged an alliance
Who is the Wampanoag tribe.
This founding father believed in “a wall of separation between Church and State” and believed that endorsing such celebrations as president would amount to a state-sponsored religious worship
Who is Thomas Jefferson
In 1953, a Swanson employee accidentally ordered a colossal shipment of Thanksgiving turkeys. To deal with the excess, these 98-cents meals were created
What are TV dinners
This character is just as popular today as he was in 1968, when he made his debut. He has appeared in the most Macy's Day parades as an aviator, astronaut, skater and more
Who is Snoopy
This country that consumes the most turkey per year, per capita
What is Israel
This Pawtuxet Indian served as interpreter and intermediary between the pilgrims and the Wampanoag
Who is Squanto
In 1926 this president received a Thanksgiving gift of a live raccoon meant to be eaten. This presidential family adopted the pet and named it Rebecca
Who is Calvin Coolidge