Macy's Parade
Food
History
Turkeys
Miscellaneous
200

The famous Macy's day Parade is held every year in this city.

What is NYC?

200

Americans eat approximately 535 million pounds of this on Thanksgiving.

What is turkey?

200

This is the name of the ship on which the pilgrims came to America.

What is the Mayflower?

200

This is the sound a turkey makes.

What is "gobble gobble?" (Just "gobble" also accepted)

200

The day after Thanksgiving, often referred to as the biggest shopping day of the year, is nicknamed this.

What is Black Friday?

400

A float featuring this jolly fellow ends the parade every year.

Who is Santa Claus/Kris Kringle/Father Christmas/Saint Nick/Grandfather Frost/etc.?

400

What are the two most popular pies baked at Thanksgiving?

What is pumpkin and apple pies?

400

True or False:

Thanksgiving is considered as a religious holiday. 

What is True?

400

This is the name of the skin that hangs from a turkey's neck.

What is a "wattle/dewlap"

400

These two football teams play on Thanksgiving Day every year.

Who are the Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys?

600

A giant balloon version of this cartoon dog has appeared in the parade more times than any other character and has 9 different varieties including 2023.

What is the Snoopy balloon?

600

Approximately 94% of American Thanksgiving meals include this tangy item.

What is cranberry sauce?

600

The Mayflower held approximately this many pilgrims.

What is 100?

600

People from this Western State are the largest consumers of turkey in the United States.

What is California?

600

This president is the one who officially declared Thanksgiving a national holiday.

Who is Abraham Lincoln?

800

If you tune into this year's parade, you will see balloon characters from this book series, one that is popular with pre-teens and teens.

What is "Diary of a Wimpy Kid?"

800

Many Southern Americans serve this cheesy side dish with their Thanksgiving meal.

What is mac n' cheese?

800

The first Thanksgiving lasted this many days.

What is 3?

800

Female turkeys are called hens. Male turkeys are called this.

What are "toms?"

800

This is what the word "cornucopia" means.

What is "horn of plenty?"

1000

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade began in this decade.

What is the 1920s? (1924 to be exact).

1000

Approximately this percentage of American Thanksgiving meals include turkey (percentage should be in 10s. Ex.10, 20, 30, etc.).

What is 90%?

1000

This tribe of Native Americans were invited to the first Thanksgiving feast.

Who are the Wampanoag?

1000

This state produces the most turkeys each year.

What is Minnesota?

1000

In Canada, Thanksgiving is celebrated during this month.

What is October?