It's all in "POTATOES"
Turkey
The Macy's Parade
We're Thankful For...
Thanksgiving
100

This Italian sauce is made of basil leaves, garlic, pine nuts, parmesan, and olive oil

POTATOES

Pesto

100

Although Turkey is famous for its coffee, its most consumed beverage is actually this.

Tea

100

The Macy's Parade was not NYC's first Thanksgiving Parade, that title belongs to this parade. Mallory would have fit right in. 

Thanksgiving Ragamuffin Parade

100

These frozen Greek yogurt bars. (looking at you, Hank and Jen)

Yasso

100

Presidents originally had to declare Thanksgiving a holiday every year up until this president made it a national holiday. Thank him next time you open your wallet.

Lincoln

200

Examples of these include Walt Whitman, Sylvia Plath, and Homer

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Poets

200
You might think this flower is the national flower of The Netherlands, but it is in fact the national flower of Turkey.

Tulip

200

A collaboration between Macy's and Walt Disney led to the parade debut of this character.

Mickey Mouse

200

This college football team's perfect record 

Oregon Ducks

200

The Detroit Lions have played football on Thanksgiving for 90 years, however this tradition was paused between 1939-1944 due to this.

WWII

300

These beverage vessels originally made of clay can be traced back to China around 1500 AD

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Teapots

300

Turkey's population (85 mil) is almost exactly the same as the population of this country, home to Dresden, Hamburg, and Dusseldorf. 

Germany

300

This dance troupe started in Missouri in 1925 and has performed in the parade since 1957

The Radio City Rockettes

300

This professional sports team that has called three cities home, including Cleveland and Los Angeles.

Rams

300

The first collegiate Thanksgiving football game took place in 1876 and was between Princeton University and this Connecticut university.

Yale

400

You might find a New Yorker sitting outside their front door on this

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Stoop

400

Turkey's largest city is also the only city in the world to straddle two continents (Europe and Asia).

Istanbul

400

Until 1939 floats were pulled by these, not cars. 

Horses

400

This adorable little dog named after a sweet treat. 

Cupcake

400

This state is considered the "Turkey Capital" of the U.S. raising 40 million turkeys a year, dontcha know?

Minnesota

500

Hank does this a lot in the morning. Actually he does it a lot all day long.

POTATOES

Toots

500

It's said that this man said his famous “Veni Vidi Vici” after the battle of Zela, 47 BC in what is now Northern Turkey.

Julius Caesar

500

With 43 parade appearances, this comic strip character has been a Macy's parade balloon more than any other character. 

Snoopy

500

Say something you're thankful for in regards to Hailey

Aww thank you <3

500

In 1705 the people of Colchester, CT postponed Thanksgiving because a frozen Connecticut River prevented shipments of molasses and sugar from arriving, thus making it impossible to bake this Turkey Day dessert.

Pumpkin Pie