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Macy's Thanksgiving Parade!

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

old cars

b)

live animals

c)

city workers

2.

The balloon designers are called ____________.

a)

balloonatics

b)

ballooners

c)

balloonists

d)

build-a-balloon

3.

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

a)

Barney

b)

Snoopy

c)

Mickey Mouse

d)

Sonic the Hedgehog

4.

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

a)

Dollar Tree Stores

b)

Party City stores

c)

Hospitals

d)

US Government

5.

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

a)

Philadelphia

b)

New York City

c)

Omaha

d)

Los Angeles

6.

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.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Each balloon takes about __ minutes to inflate.

a)

15

b)

30

c)

60

d)

90

8.

It only takes __ minutes to deflate the large balloons!

a)

5

b)

15

c)

30

d)

60

9.

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

a)

balloon pilot

b)

balloon driver

c)

balloon engineer

d)

balloon conductor

10.

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

a)

marching bands

b)

horses

c)

Rockettes

d)

NFL kickers

11.

Over 200 pounds of _________ fill the sky at the beginning of the parade!

a)

glitter

b)

rice

c)

bubbles

d)

lights

12.

Who is always at the conclusion of the parade?

a)

The current NY mayor

b)

The President of the United States

c)

The Macy's President

d)

Santa Claus