True or False?
True or False? Abraham Lincoln was the first American president to declare Thanksgiving as a holiday.
FALSE- George Washington was the first American president to declare Thanksgiving as a holiday.
Approximately how many people attend the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade each year?
A) 3.5 million
B) 2.5 million
C) 6.5 million
A) 3.5 million
How many turkeys do Americans prepare each Thanksgiving?
A) 45 thousand
B) 450 thousand
C) 45 million
C) 45 million
Which Native American acted as an interpreter?
A) Squasho
B) Squanto
C) Squamuel
B) Squanto
True or False? All kinds of Turkeys gobble.
False! Only male turkeys gobble!
True or False? Eating turkey makes you sleepy.
TRUE- Turkey contains an amino acid, tryptophan, which is a natural sedative.
How many pounds of glitter are used during the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade each year?
A) 10 pounds
B) 150 pounds
C) 300 pounds
C) 300 pounds
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, how much does the heaviest turkey on record weigh?
A) 25 pounds
B) 85 pounds
C)100 pounds
B) 85 pounds
How many women were at the very first Thanksgiving celebration?
A) 4
B) 3
C) 7
A) 4
Quick! Name 5 Thanksgiving foods you may see at the table!
Answers include (but are not limited to)
Turkey, Ham, Gravy, Stuffing, Corn, Green Beans, Asparagus, Various pies, Yams, Sweet potatoes, etc.
True or False? Native Americans ONLY used cranberries as a food.
FALSE- Native Americans also used cranberries as a medicine to treat arrow punctures and other wounds.
How long is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade route?
A) 2.5 miles
B) 1 mile
C) 5 miles
A) 2.5 miles
How much did the world's most expensive Thanksgiving dinner cost?
A) $10,395
B) $132,000
C) $181,000
C) $181,000
What food did the colonists and Native Americans not have at the first Thanksgiving?
A) Turkey
B) Corn
C) Yams
A) Turkey
A Thanksgiving turkey mix-up inspired what popular meal trend?
A) Frozen TV dinners
B) Leftovers
C) Meal kits
A) Frozen TV dinners
(In 1953, a Swanson employee accidentally ordered a colossal shipment of 260 tons of turkey. To deal with all of the extras, salesman Gerry Thomas took inspiration from the meals served on airplanes and created what is now known as frozen TV dinners!)
True or False? The first Thanksgiving feast only lasted a couple of hours.
FALSE- The first Thanksgiving feast lasted THREE DAYS!!
From 1927 to 1932, how would handlers take care of the balloons once the parade ended?
A) They would pop them
B) They would just let them fly away
C) They would store them away for next year
B) They would just let them fly away
How many grams of fat does the typical American eat on Thanksgiving?
A) 100 grams
B) 350 grams
C) 230 grams
C) 230 grams
(That's about 3 to 4 times the amount you should eat in a day!)
When was the first Thanksgiving football game?
A) 1866
B) 1825
C) 1876
C) 1876
According to Americans, what's the best part of Thanksgiving?
The leftovers!
Runner-ups include seeing family, and cooking.
True or False? Thanksgiving day is the worst time to travel due to the high concentration of traffic.
FALSE- The worst time to travel around the Thanksgiving holiday is actually on the Wednesday BEFORE Thanksgiving from around noon to 8 P.M.
When on route to the beginning of the parade route in Manhattan from the Macy's Parade Studio in New Jersey, what tunnel do the massive balloons have to travel through?
A) Holland Tunnel
B) The North River Tunnel
C) The Lincoln Tunnel
C) The Lincoln Tunnel
How much pumpkin pie do Americans eat every Thanksgiving?
A) 50 million
B) 100 million
C) 10 million
A) 50 million
What Native American tribe celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims?
A) The Cherokee
B) The Wampanoag
C) The Cheyenne
B) The Wampanoag
On average, Americans tend to prefer which kind of pie?
Pumpkin pie, Pecan pie or Apple pie?
Apple pie!
According to the American Pie Council, more Americans prefer apple pie overall- Pumpkin pie only comes in second place!