Academy of Finance Friendsgiving!

Which is NOT considered a successful Thanksgiving marketing campaign?

• Publix’s “Head of the Table”

• KFC's Thanksgiving Bucket

• Butterball's Turkey Talk-Line

• Stove Top: “They Sell It All Year, You Know”

Which state raises the most turkeys?

• Minnesota

• Vermont

• Iowa

• California

Which President tried to change the date of Thanksgiving (which falls on the last Thursday of November currently) in order to lengthen the holiday shopping season?

• Barack Obama

• Andrew Jackson

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Bill Clinton

TV dinners were created when which company colossally miscalculated the level of the American appetite for Thanksgiving turkey, leaving the company with some 260 tons of frozen birds sitting in ten refrigerated railroad cars?

• Swanson

• Butterball

• Kraft

• Purdue

Adam Sandler's Turkey Song fill in the blank: Turkey for me
Turkey for you
Let's eat the turkey
In my big ..

• brown shoe

• Canoe

• Cold Brew

• Perdue

In the movie Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Del and Neal’s plane is diverted due to the snowstorm. Where do they end up? (The movie Grossed 49.5 million)

• 2. Wichita, Kansas

• 1. San Antonio, Texas

• 1. Charlotte, North Carolina

• New York, New York

What was the first department store to hold the Thanksgiving Day Parade?

• Macy's

• Gimbles

• Sears

• Bloomingdales

Which Brand does NOT have a balloon or float in the Thanksgiving Day Parade?

• Ronald McDonald

• Pillsbury Doughboy

• Jolly Green Giant

• Coca Cola Christmas Bear

What was the very first balloon in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?

• Snoopy

• Felix The Cat

• Ronald McDonald

• Mickey Mouse

Which of these sold the most on Amazon during Black Friday LAST year (2023)?

• • Amazon Fire TV Stick.

• • Ring Video Doorbell.

• She’s Birdie Personal Safety Alarm

• Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza Game