Thanksgiving Trivia for Seniors — 15 Classic Questions

1924. The parade began on November 27, 1924, originally called the Macy's Christmas Parade. It featured live animals borrowed from the Central Park Zoo.

'A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving.' The Peanuts special premiered on November 20, 1973, on CBS, and has been broadcast every Thanksgiving since.

The Butterball Turkey Talk-Line launched in 1981. It started with six home economists answering calls on Thanksgiving Day — today it handles over 100,000 calls each holiday season.

Green Bean Casserole. Dorcas Reilly of Campbell's created it in 1955 using cream of mushroom soup and French fried onions — now made 20 million times a year at Thanksgiving.

1941. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a bill on December 26, 1941, officially setting Thanksgiving as the fourth Thursday in November.

President Abraham Lincoln. He proclaimed a national day of Thanksgiving on October 3, 1863, largely influenced by writer Sarah Josepha Hale's 36 years of campaigning.

'The Thanksgiving Song.' Released on 'They're All Gonna Laugh at You!' in 1993, it became a staple of holiday humor radio.

Forcemeat. Colonial recipes called it 'forcemeat' — a mixture of ground meats and herbs. The term 'stuffing' became common in the 1800s; 'dressing' is still preferred in the South.

Macy's. Macy's broadcast the parade on local New York radio from 1932, and television coverage began in 1946 on NBC, making it one of the earliest televised holiday events.

'Freedom from Want.' Part of the 'Four Freedoms' series, it shows a grandmother serving a turkey at a large family table. It was published in the Saturday Evening Post on March 6, 1943.

'Alice's Restaurant Massacree.' The 18-minute folk song, released November 1967, tells of Arlo's arrest for littering on Thanksgiving and how it affected his draft board interview.

The electric roasting oven (or tabletop roaster). Brands like Nesco and Rival made countertop roasters common in the 1950s, freeing up the main oven for sides and pies.

About $3–$5 (roughly 39–49 cents per pound). Turkey was considerably cheaper relative to other meats, which helped make it America's go-to holiday centerpiece.

The television set. NBC broadcast the parade nationally starting in 1952. Gathering around the TV to watch the parade became a beloved morning tradition for millions of American families.

1970. The Dallas Cowboys played their first Thanksgiving game in 1966; the Detroit Lions have hosted since 1934. The NFL officially locked in two Thanksgiving games annually from 1970 onward.