Macy's Thanksgiving Parade!

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, which began in 1924, originally used __________ for entertainment.

• old cars

• live animals

• city workers

The balloon designers are called ____________.

• balloonatics

• ballooners

• balloonists

• build-a-balloon

Which character has appeared in the parade more than any other?

• Barney

• Snoopy

• Mickey Mouse

• Sonic the Hedgehog

Macy's is the second-largest consumer of helium in the world. The largest consumer is ________.

• Dollar Tree Stores

• Party City stores

• Hospitals

• US Government

The Macy's Thanksgiving Parade is held in which city?

• Philadelphia

• New York City

• Omaha

• Los Angeles

True or False: In the early years of the parade, the balloon handlers would release the balloons into the air at the end of the parade instead of deflating them.

• True

• False

Each balloon takes about __ minutes to inflate.

• 15

• 30

• 60

• 90

It only takes __ minutes to deflate the large balloons!

• 5

• 15

• 30

• 60

The person in charge of each balloon is called a _________.

• balloon pilot

• balloon driver

• balloon engineer

• balloon conductor

The ___________ are an iconic part of the parade with their synchronizing kicks!

• marching bands

• horses

• Rockettes

• NFL kickers