Macy's Day
Things That Start With “T”
FOOTBALL
Riddles
7th grade
100

These giant characters float above New York City during the parade.

balloons

100

This animal with feathers is the star of Thanksgiving

What is a turkey

100

This player throws the football.

Quarterback 

100

I have hands but cannot clap. What am I?

What is a clock

100

What point of view uses words like “he,” “she,” and “they”

Third person

200

This street, known for shopping, is where the parade ends

34th Street

200

The legal agreement that ended hostilities or set borders — often signed by countries

treaty

200

This word means catching the ball from the quarterback and running with it.

What is a handoff

200

I’m tall when I’m young and short when I’m old.

What is a candle

200

What is the capital city of Japan

Tokyo

300

This balloon character holds the record for most parade appearances over the years.

Snoopy

300

In electronics, this semiconductor device amplifies signals and switched modern circuits on/off.

transistor

300

This is worth six points in football.

Touchdown

300

What gets wetter the more it dries

towel

300

What is the smallest unit of life?

a cell

400

This famous department store sponsors the parade

What is Macy’s

400

A unit of magnetic flux density named after a famous inventor; its symbol is T.

tesla

400

This line marks where a play begins.

What is the line of scrimmage

400

I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish

 A Map

400

Which instrument has 88 keys?

 A Piano 

500

This NBC host has been a long-running face of the parade broadcast

Al Roker?

500

The climate zone found near the poles, characterized by permafrost and little vegetation

tundra

500

This defensive player tries to sack the quarterback and lines up on the outer edge of the defensive line.

Who is the defensive end?

500

I go all around the world but always stay in a corner

 A Stamp 

500

How many sides does a hexagon have

Six