Thanksgiving Foods
A common symbol of the holiday, this conical-shaped basket is generally filled with fruits and vegetables
What is a cornucopia?
Requiring more than 600 internal tie-lines to create, this character's balloon was the first with a square shape to be featured in the parade
The first official Thanksgiving game in this league took place in 1934 between the Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears
What is the National Football League?
In 1989, this president became the first to officially pardon a turkey
Who is George H.W. Bush?
Research by The American Pie Council suggests that this variety, not pumpkin, is America's favorite pie
What is apple?
Green bean casserole was invented by this popular soup company
What is Campbell's?
Following only the U.S. government, Macy's is the second largest consumer of this gas, needed to make balloons float
What is helium?
Initiated by legendary coach John Madden, MVPs of the Thanksgiving games are given these tasty awards
What are Turkey Leg Awards?
This process refers to soaking a turkey in a saltwater solution before cooking it
What is brining?
It is estimated that roughly this many pumpkin pies are consumed each Thanksgiving in the United States
What is 50 million?
In lieu of turkey, this meat, available in abundance, was likely served at early celebrations
What is venison or deer?
Large character balloons were first introduced in 1927 with the appearance of one modeled after this character
Who is Felix the Cat?
This is the only NFL team to have never played in a Thanksgiving Day game
Who are the Jacksonville Jaguars?
An overestimation by Swanson for how much turkey would be consumed on Thanksgiving led to the invention of this popular class of frozen items
What are frozen meals/TV dinners?
Historians trace the origin of pie to this people, who made them with ground grains like barley, wheat, or oats as far back as 9500 BCE
Who are the Egyptians?
The average person consumes this many calories, on average, at Thanksgiving dinner
What is 4,500?
This character's balloon has made the most appearances of any balloon in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Who is Snoopy?
The tradition of football on Thanksgiving began in 1876 with a game between these two college teams
What are Yale and Princeton?
Each year, experts from this popular turkey brand answer more than 100,000 questions via their Turkey Talk-Line
What is Butterball?
This apple variety, known for being tart, crisp, and firm, is the most popular for use in baking apple pies
What is Granny Smith?
This U.S. state holds the record for producing the most cranberries each year
What is Wisconsin?
When the Macy's parade first began in 1924, it featured live animals like camels, elephants, bears, and monkeys borrowed from this zoo
What is Central Park Zoo?
Except when games were paused during WWII, this NFL team has played at home on Thanksgiving every year since 1934
Who are the Detroit Lions?
According to the National Turkey Federation, this is the approximate number of turkeys consumed each Thanksgiving
What is 45-46 million?
Pecan pie experienced a surge in popularity in the 1920s after this company began printing the recipe on their package labels
What is Karo corn syrup?