WorksheetsBalloons Over Broadway
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What did Tony do to Impress his dad when he was 6 years old?
Create a pulley system to feed the Chickens from his bed.
Make a yummy breakfast all by himself.
Create balloon puppets in a parade.
When Tony grew up, what did he make for kids?
Toys
Marionettes
iPhone
Which department store asked Tony to create a marionette display?
Belk
Dillard's
Macy's
Where were Tony's Marionettes first displayed?
In the Macy's store window
In the Macy's parade as balloons
on TV
Who was the Macy's Thanksgiving parade created for?
The president
Tony's dad
Macy's employees
Which was NOT included in the first Macy's Parade?
Bears
Floats
Santa
Why did Tony need to replace the animals in the parade?
They were loud and scared the children
They made a mess on the streets
They escaped from their cages
How did Tony create marionettes big enough for people to see from the street?
He made them part puppet, and part balloon and controlled them from below.
He made the wooden marionettes bigger.
He used close up shots on the camera.
One early problem with Tony's puppets was that...
they were ugly and the crowd didn't like them.
when it rained, the puppets fell down.
they were so big and heavy that no one could carry them.
there were so many people that the puppets couldn't be seen.
How did Tony change the puppets so that they would rise above the crowd?
He filled them with helium, like balloons.
He used planes to carry the balloons.
He used birds to hold the puppet strings from above.
He used people with jetpacks on to carry the balloons.
The result of Tony's work was that...
puppet balloons were and are still being used to this day.
his balloons were used for 25 years, then placed in a museum.
Macy's fired Tony because he could never make them right.
the balloons were replaced with marionette puppets.
2. What were Tony's marionettes made of?
a. wood and plastic
b. wood, cloth, and string
c. wood
d. wood, plastic, and metal
4. Who worked at Macy's at this time that helped Tony with the window displays and was the core reason behind the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
a. Children
b. Mothers
c. College Students
d. Immigrants
7. Where did the first parade start from in New York City?
a. Brooklyn
b. Harlem
c. Manhattan
d. Chinatown
8. What was the first parade based on?
a. street festivals from around the world
b. parades from around the world
c. customs from different cultural groups
d. Tony's own ideas
What year was the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
1900
1986
2001
1924
What event in history prevented the Macy's day parade from happening for two years?
WWI
WWII
9/11
Vietnam War
Many ______ came from England for a better life.
employees
deflate
immigrants
marionette
Macy's _____ missed their homes and holiday traditions.
employees
mechanical
marionette
celebrate
We ______ Thanksgiving every fourth Thursday in November.
deflate
celebrate
wobbled
immigrants
