Food
Which retailer was the first to host a Thanksgiving Day parade?
Gibels
Macys
A&S
Sears
Gimbels department store hosted a Thanksgiving Day parade in Philadelphia in 1920, four years before Macy’s held their first.
WHAT BIG THANKSGIVING EVENT DOES THE MACY'S DEPARTMENT STORE HOST EVERY YEAR.
Macys Day Parade
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE SHIP THAT THE FIRST PILGRIMS SAILED TO THE NEW WORLD ON?
THE MAYFLOWER
True or False
Some festivals feature mashed potato wrestling
The Potato Blossom Festival in Maine, Potato Day in South Dakota, and the Potato Days festival in Minnesota all include mashed potato wrestling matches as part of the festivities.
If it pains you to think of gallons of potatoes going to waste, don’t worry: According to Guinness World Records, these potatoes are made out of "(inedible) floor sweepings from a factory or outdated flakes that are no longer saleable." They usually become feasts for local cattle afterwards.
What are the three most-disliked Thanksgiving foods? Name 1
According to a 2021 survey by The Vacationer, cranberry sauce tops the list followed by turkey and green bean casserole.
WHICH STATE BECAME THE FIRST TO ADOPT THANKSGIVING AS AN ANNUAL HOLIDAY?
The Thanksgiving Day Parade
WHO TRADITIONALLY "PARDONS" TWO LIVE THANKSGIVING TURKEYS EACH YEAR TO SAVE THEM FROM BEING EATEN?
who was the first president was to do so?
The President!
in 1989, George H.W. Bush "presented a Presidential pardon" to a "fine tom turkey" — and it's been an annual tradition ever since.
How much do you think Americans spend shopping on Black Friday last year?
$55 Million
$400 Million
$4 Billion$8.9 Billion
Americans spent $8.9 billion shopping Black Friday deals online in 2021.
Americans eat approx how many lbs of turkey on Thanksgiving
5 million
115 million
535 million lbs
535 million lbs!
WHICH WAR IN UNITED STATES HISTORY WAS GOING ON WHEN THANKSGIVING WAS DECLARED A NATIONAL ANNUAL HOLIDAY?
Civil War
Which U.S. Founding Father famously called turkeys "a bird of courage"?
Benjamin Franklin
George W. Bush
JFK
Lincoln
Benjamin Franklin!
Female turkeys are called hens
what are male turkeys called
Gobblers
Toms
Studs
Toms!
The largest serving of macaroni and cheese weighed
122 lbs
255 lbs
1,000 lbs
2469 lbs
2,469 lbs!!!
WHAT YEAR DID THE PILGRIMS HAVE THE FIRST THANKSGIVING?
1500
1621
1702
1621
How long is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade route?
2.5 miles
10 miles
21 miles
2.5 miles!
People from this Western state are the largest consumers of turkey in the United States
California
Do fish fart?
Yes
(Laurie will explain....)
Who was the president to declared Thanksgiving a national holiday?
Abraham Lincoln
How many turkeys are consumed each Thanksgiving?
10 million
45 million
100 millionThe National Turkey Federationestimates Americans eat about 45 to 46 million on Thanksgiving.
This is the name of the skin that hangs from a turkey neck
Wattle
Dangler
Giblet
Wattle!