A Presidential Thanksgiving
As the country's third president, he refused to celebrate Thankgiving and never declared it a holiday while in office.
Who is Thomas Jefferson? (Thanksgiving was usually a day of prayer and Jefferson was a strong believer in the seperation of chruch and state).
When the Macy's Day Parade started in 1924, it took place on this holiday.
What is Christmas.
At an average rate of 2 miles per hour, the Pilgrims crossed this ocean in the Mayflower.
What is the Atlantic?
The First Thankgiving was held here.
What is Plymouth, Massachusetts?
This Jacksonville franchise is the only NFL team to have never played on Thanksgiving.
Who are the Jaguars?
Thanks to FDR, Thanksgiving is officially celebrated on the this day.
What is the fourth Thursday of November.
A float featuring this man closes out the parade every year.
Who is Santa Claus?
From 2005 to 2013, the turkeys pardoned by the president served as the grand marshal at the annual Disney World Thanksgiving parade, and then retired to Mount Vernon. These landmarks, Disney World and Mount Vernon, are found in these two states.
What are Florida and Virginia?
The first Thanksgiving celebration lasted this long.
What is 3 days?
Every year the "Galloping Gobbler" trophy is given to the Thanksgiving MVP. Originally, the trophy was called the "Turkey Leg" and was given out by this sportscaster, whom the NFL videogame is named after.
Who is John Madden?
This president declared Thanksgiving a national holiday.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This Peanuts character has appeared in the parade 40 times since his 1968 debut, more than any other balloon.
Who is Snoopy?
This midwestern state raises more Turkeys each year than any other.
What is Minnesota?
This food, which includes lobster, bass, and eels, was eaten on the first Thanksgiving, but are rarely eaten on the holiday now.
What is seafood?
These two football teams both sport silver and blue color schemes and host a game every Thanksgiving.
Who are the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys?
Pardoning a Turkey was made an annual event by George H.W. Bush. However this president, who was assinated just a few days before Thanksgiving, was the first to pardon a turkey.
Who is John F. Kennedy?
Originally, parade workers let go of the balloons after the parade was over. They were designed to slowly leak helium, and whoever found one after it landed got one of these as a reward from Macy's.
What is a $100 Macy's gift card. ($1,500 today)
American whaling boats brought the tradition of Thanksgiving to Norfolk Island, which is now the only place in this country to celebrate the holiday.
What is Australia?
This tribe celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the pilgrims.
Who are the Wampanoag?
Aside from the two teams that always play on Thanksgiving, this team has played the most Thankgiving games.
Who are the Green Bay Packers? (36 times)
Although it wasn't declared a national holiday until later, this president was the first to declare Thursday, Nov. 26 as a "Day of Publick Thanksgivin."
Who is George Washington in 1789?
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is by far the most well known Thanksgiving parade, but this now defunct department store held the first Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1920, four years before Macy's.
What is Gimbels?
The Campbell Soup Company invented green bean casserole in order to give Americans a quick and easy recipe using two things they always had on hand, green beans and cream of mushroom soup. The company was founded in this east coast state.
What is New Jersey?
The first Thanksgiving is widely believed to have been celebrated in this year.
What is 1621?
These two Ivy League colleges played the first Thanksgiving football game in 1876.
Who are Yale and Princeton?