Traditions
Writer Sarah Joseph Hale is best known as the composer of this classic children’s song about small farm animal (but she should also be known as the woman who saved Thanksgiving!)
"Mary Had A Little Lamb."
This is how both Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and America’s Thanksgiving Parade conclude
With the arrival of Santa Claus
This is where The first Thanksgiving was held in 1621
Plymouth, Massachusetts
This is the type of pie Americans prefer most at Thanksgiving
Apple
"Stop", "Who Do You Think You Are?", "Say You'll Be There"
Spice Girls
Under this president in 1863 Thanksgiving become an annual holiday
Abraham Lincoln
THE MACY'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE FLOATS USED TO BE PULLED BY THESE ANIMALS UP UNTIL 1939.
Horses
This is the gender of turkey that actually gobbles
Male turkeys.
Believe it or not, turkey was not served at the first Thanksgiving. Name a meat that was..
Venison, swan, duck and goose
The Cranberries
This culture produced the idea of the cornucopia, the horn of plenty, with an origin story of one of their own ripping off the horn of a river god named Achelous.
Greek culture.
This is the decade in which both the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and America’s Thanksgiving Parade started
1920s (1924)
This is the name for the dangling skin under a turkey’s neck
A wattle.
This might sound NUTS, but the most fattening item on your Thanksgiving menu is most likely this dessert. It has around 503 calories per slice, which isn't that much less than a McDonald's Big Mac. You can blame the copious amounts of omega-3 fats, sugar and corn syrup used to make it.
Pecan Pie.
Meatloaf
For almost 80 years Thanksgiving was simply a tradition in the United States. It officially became a national holiday in 1941, when the U.S. Congress passed legislation signed by this President.
Franklin Roosevelt.
This famous cartoon character, who debuted in the 1968 parade, has had a grand total of eight balloons and has made 39 appearances, holding the record for the most parade appearances.
Snoopy.
This Native American friend to the settlers acted as an interpreter
Squanto
This Upper Mid-West state raises the most turkeys
Minnesota.
"Shake Your Thang", "Shoop", "Whatta Man"
One of the strangest Thanksgiving traditions is the presidential pardon of one fortunate fowl. This President was the first to do so in 1989, and the annual custom is still upheld today.
George H.W. Bush
Though it's often been asked and proposed, you cannot ask to do this during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Get Married or Engaged.
This is how long the first Thanksgiving celebration lasted
3 Days
This is the amount of calories consumed by the average person during Thanksgiving Dinner. (Guess within 500 calories)
4,500