WorksheetsBalloons Over Broadway
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 6hrs 0mins
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.
The store first asked Tony to use his puppets to decorate...
the front entrance and escalators to the main store in Times Square.
The children's clothing department.
the store's holiday window displays.
the shoe department.
Why was the parade first started?
Store employees missed holiday traditions of street dancing and music from their native countries.
New Yorkers wanted a fun way to start off the holidays.
The store had extra money to spend.
It was a pandemic and everyone was bored.
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.
Tony chose ropes to control the balloons instead of wooden sticks because...
sticks were too sticky and splintery.
ropes let the balloons bounce around and sway more naturally.
ropes were cheaper.
wood was too expensive.
The parade is always held on...
Christmas.
Easter.
Thanksgiving.
Halloween.
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.
What did Tony do to get out of chores as a child?
a. Paid his brother to do them
b. Completed his chores so poorly his father never asked him to do any again
c. Rigged pulleys to the chicken coop to feed them in the mornings
d. Refused to do the chores at all
2. What were Tony's marionettes made of?
a. wood and plastic
b. wood, cloth, and string
c. wood
d. wood, plastic, and metal
3. Macy's Department Store asked Tony to create a window display with his marionettes. What was is called?
a. Macy's Wondertown
b. Macy's Window to the World
c. Macy's Wonders of the World
d. Macy's Window to Wonder
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
5. Which animal was NOT borrowed from Central Park Zoo for the first parade?
a. bears
b. camels
c. zebras
d. elephants
6. What year was the FIRST Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
a. 1924
b. 1925
c. 1930
d. 1934
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
10. Who is the author of the book, "Balloons Over Broadway?"
a. Melissa Sugar
b. Tony Sarge
c. Wayne Ackerman
d. Melissa Sweet
