Show:
The Ghost of Thanksgiving Past
Thanksgiving Traditions
Gobble Gobble!
It's a bird, it's a plane... it's the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade!
What are we eating?
100

True or False - Turkey was the main dish at the first thanksgiving meal.

False
100

This Thanksgiving traditional game started with a match between Yale and Princeton in 1876.

Football

100

This gender of turkey are known as "Gobblers".

Males

100

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade made its debut in this year.

1924

100

This Thanksgiving day side dish became popular in the 1800's.

Stuffing

200

This American history figure is known as the "Mother of Thanksgiving".

Sarah Josepha Hale
200

Beginning in the 1800's, this term was used to identify stock market crashes but is now known as the busiest shopping day of the year.

Black Friday

200

Benjamin Franklin expressed his preference for the Turkey over the Eagle for what purpose?

The national bird

200

Before the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, this parade was a popular event where children dressed up as beggars and asked adults on the street for pennies, candy and apples.

Thanksgiving Ragamuffin Parade
200

Marcus Urann founded the cooperative now known as Ocean Spray and canned the first jellied cranberry sauce in this year.

1912

300

The first thanksgiving was celebrated in 1621 as a harvest festival by 50 ____ and 90 ____.

Pilgrims and Native Americans

300

In 2005, this popular online shopping day debuted for the first time.

Cyber Monday

300

A species of wild turkeys called Ocellated turkeys are located in this country.

Mexico

300

This famous Disney character made it's debut in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade as a balloon in 1934.

Mickey Mouse

300

Since what century has pumpkin pie been a traditional part of Thanksgiving?

18th Century

400

This tribe of Native Americans were said to appear at the first Thanksgiving.

Wampanoag

400
This popular competition airs after the Thanksgiving Day parade
Westminster Dog Show
400

Baby turkeys are called this.

Poults

400

This "Peanuts" character has made the most appearances in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade.

Snoopy

400

This dish was invented in 1955 by a Campbell's employee to promote Cream of Mushroom soup.

Green Bean Casserole

500

This president refused to recognize Thanksgiving.

Thomas Jefferson

500

This footrace originated in Buffalo, NY and is a common Thanksgiving Day tradition.

Turkey Trot

500

Turkeys can lay up to _______ eggs over a period of 2 weeks.

12

500
This year, Santa Claus was not the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade's finale, but led the parade instead.

1933

500

This popular side dish is canned upside down.

Cranberry Sauce