THE MACY'S PARADE: BEHIND THE SCENES
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200
'(Jon of the Clue Crew stands on a catwalk in a storeroom.) The first Macy's parade in 1924 included live bears--they scared the children, so in 1927 balloon animals debuted, including this silent cartoon cat'
Felix the Cat
200
'He was the first African-American Secretary of State'
Colin Powell
200
'Catholic and co-ed, this university has a noted law school'
Notre Dame
200
'We're on this kind of a tight budget, so we're serving the long, skinny potatoes of the same name'
shoestring
200
'The October 1871 fire in this U.S. city burned more than 17,000 buildings & claimed 250 lives'
Chicago
400
'(Jon walks in front of a parade inflatable.) The Macy's parade did not take place for three years during this decade--since rubber was in short supply, the balloons were donated to the war effort'
1940s
400
'2-word term for a soft pad used to apply makeup'
powder puff
400
'A football powerhouse, it's also famous for its archaeology museum'
Nebraska
400
'My Chantilly potatoes are richer than I am; they're made with the heavy type of this'
cream
400
'This 1969 Vonnegut work takes place in part during the firebombing of Dresden'
Slaughterhouse-Five
600
'(Kelly of the Clue Crew poses in front of Snoopy.) A new version of Snoopy debuted in 2006--when he first appeared in 1968, he was dressed up as this, the way he often was atop his doghouse'
WWI flying ace
600
'Electric drills, saws & other equipment, collectively'
power tools
600
'This university originally opened in Ocala in 1853'
University of Florida
600
'I want this dish of thinly sliced potatoes whose name reminds me of Ms. Paquin'
potatoes Anna
600
'The 1911 fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in this city left 146 garment workers dead'
New York City
800
'(Kelly reads the clue from inside a house parade float.) Macy's parade floats must fold up to be just eight feet wide and twelve and a half feet high to fit through this tunnel for the trip from New Jersey to Manhattan'
Lincoln Tunnel
800
'A brazen political maneuver to gain advantage, or a period in hockey where one of the other team is in the penalty box'
power play
800
'Come out of your shell and name this university where Jim Henson went to school'
University of Maryland
800
'I get a "rush" when I eat the yellowish potatoes known as Yukon this'
gold
800
'491 perished when the Coconut Grove nightclub caught fire in this New England capital city in 1942'
Boston
1000
'(Kelly presents the clue from the workshop.) This 1947 movie which used footage of actual floats gave many Americans a love for the Macy's parade'
Miracle on 34th Street
1000
'Pocahontas' papa'
Powhatan
1000
'We'll duke it out over these potatoes pureed with egg yolks & butter & named for a duke's wife'
duchess
1000
'A 1967 accident aboard the U.S.S. Forrestal, one of these ships, caused a tragic fire'
aircraft carrier