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This annual Thanksgiving parade, sponsored by Macy’s, takes place in this major U.S. city.
New York City
The term “pilgrim” is derived from this word used to describe a journey to a holy location.
Pilgrimage
This NFL team has played at home on Thanksgiving every year since 1934, except when games were paused from 1939-1944 during World War II.
Detroit Lions
The primary difference between stuffing and dressing is this, which determines where each is cooked.
The location (inside the turkey vs outside the turkey)
Every year the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade ends with the arrival of this holly jolly figure.
Santa Claus
According to AAA booking data, this is the most popular U.S. state to travel to for Thanksgiving.
Florida
This well-known U.S. state is where the Pilgrims first arrived in America.
Massachusetts
Every NFL team has played a game on Thanksgiving Day except this team.
Jacksonville Jaguars
No matter how many servings of mashed potatoes you have this year - you won't beat the largest serving of mashed potatoes that was created in 2015 with this many pounds.
2,641 lbs
What cartoon character has had the most balloon appearances in the parade's history?
Snoopy
Like most years, food will be plentiful for the holidays thanks to this U.S. state, which raises and farms the most turkeys.
Minnesota
This man, serving as the first governor of the pilgrims’ Plymouth Colony, provided essential leadership during the settlers’ initial years in America.
William Bradford
Famous NFL coach and broadcaster, John Madden, was the color commentator for 20 Thanksgiving Day NFL games throughout the 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s. In 1989, he created the John Madden Turkey Leg Award to recognize the player who performed the best during the game. The award was a giant turkey leg that was given to the winner after the game. Who was the first NFL player to win the John Madden Turkey Leg Award?
Reggie White
The largest producer of cranberry products in the U.S. is Ocean Spray - they produce around 79 million cans a year. Around how many cranberries are used in each can?
In what year did the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade take place, featuring live animals borrowed from the Central Park Zoo?
1924
It never hurts to save some cash. Tukey costs the least per pound in this U.S. state, leaving them with some extra Black Friday funds.
Oklahoma
The first Thanksgiving was a celebration among the newly-arrived English pilgrims and this tribe of native people.
Wampanoag
The Turducken, a turkey stuffed with boneless duck and chicken, is another Thanksgiving Day tradition made famous by John Madden. Although its exact origins are unknown, the Turducken is generally agreed to have originated in Southern Louisiana. The only College football game on Thanksgiving this year is between Memphis and a team that calls this region home.
Tulane
Green bean casserole is a very popular Thanksgiving side dish and was created by this Cambell's Soup employee!
Dorcas Reilly
It wouldn't be a Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade without giant inflatables! Each balloon needs an estimated 12,000 cubic feet of helium and takes this long to inflate.
90 minutes
This U.S. city hosted the first ever “Turkey Trot” in the late 1800s, where six participants ran a 5-mile race to help ease some of the Thanksgiving gluttony.
Buffalo, NY
The journey to America took the Pilgrims this many days, equating to a little under 10 weeks.
66 Days
Although Yale and Princeton were the first college football teams to play on Thanksgiving Day in 1876, the University of Michigan made it a tradition by playing 19 Thanksgiving Day games from 1885-1905. In fact, Michigan’s annual Thanksgiving Day games during the 1890s are known as “The Beginning of Thanksgiving Day Football.” Who was Michigan’s annual opponent during these games?
Chicago Maroons
Many bakers prefer to use sugar pumpkins to make their pumpkin pies - however if you're using canned pumpkin puree, you're more than likely using this kind of pumpkin in your pie.
Dickinson pumpkin
Felix the Cat was the first-ever balloon featured in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. What year did he make his debut?
1927