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Where can you watch the parade?
NBC or peacock
100
A Thanksgiving Day race named after the holiday's traditional centerpiece
Turkey Trot
100
Why do the Detroit Lions always play on Thanksgiving?
purchased the Portsmouth (Ohio) Spartans, moved them to the Motor City and set up a game on Thanksgiving in hopes of attracting fans in the team’s first season.
100
In 1995, this popular Thanksgiving vegetable was the first to be grown in space.
The potato
100
Do male or female turkeys gobble?
Males
200
how long is the parade? time
3.5 hours
200
What do they break to make a wish?
Wishbone
200
Which two NFL teams have played a game on Thanksgiving Day since 1966? Answer
lions and cowboys
200
What crunchy ingredients usually tops green bean casserole?
french fried onions
200
What 2005 movie about a dysfunctional family Thanksgiving stars Sarah Jessica Parker?
The Family Stone
300
what is the longest-running character balloon in the parade?
snoopy
300
Which U.S. president was the first to officially pardon a turkey?
Bush
300
When did the NFL start following the tradition of Thanksgiving Day football games?
1920
300
Around how many calories are in a half-cup serving of bread stuffing?
118 calories
300
According to Merriam-Webster, when was the term “Friendsgiving” first circulated?
2007
400
What year did the parade start?
1924
400
What was on the menu of the first Thanksgiving?
Venison, goose, duck, fish and porridge or bread made from corn
400
The lowest temp a game was played on during thanksgiving?
-13 Dallas vs greenbay
400
Are pumpkins technically a fruit or a vegetable?
fruit
400
Referred to as the “pumpkin capital” of the U.S., what town is home to the Libby's pumpkin canning plant?
Morton, Illinois
500
What was the first-ever parade balloon?
Felix the cat
Felix the Cat
500
In 2023, approximately how many people shopped over Thanksgiving weekend?
200.4 million
500
Highest score game on thanksgiving?
72-41
500
How many calories are in a typical holiday dinner?
around 3000
500
According to Macy's, roughly how many people attend the attend the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York each year?
3.5 million