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A parade floats onto the Thanksgiving

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    History of Macy's Parade
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  • The Macy's Day Parade is a huge spectacle. Spectacle means:
    A horrible sight for the public to watch.
    Splendid sight for the public to watch.
    People watching the parade.
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  • Today, the exuberant parade is a tradition, and a hallmark of the holiday. Exuberant means:
    Lively and energetic.
    Boring and slow.
    Calm and relaxing.
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  • The staff at Macy's, most of them first-generation immigrants, wanted to celebrate their new homeland with a parade! Immigrant means:
    Someone who was born outside the U.S. but moved there.
    Someone who is visiting the U.S.
    Someone who was born in the U.S.
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  • This first parade did not feature balloons, but rather, it featured live animals from the Central Park Zoo! Feature means:
    To hide something because it is not important.
    To present something as interesting or important.
    To make everything equally important.
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  • When was the first official Thanksgiving Day parade held?
    2000
    1998
    1920
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  • Where was the first official Thanksgiving Parade held?
    San Francisco
    Philadelphia
    Miami
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  • The first Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City did not feature balloons.  Instead, it featured live animals from the Central Park Zoo! True or False
    True
    False
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  • The department store, Macy's, wanted to celebrate that their business was booming. What does booming mean in this context?
    Exploding.
    Doing poorly.
    Growing and doing well.
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  • The Macy's staff, most of them first-generation immigrants, wanted to celebrate their new homeland with a parade! First-generation in this context means:
    The first family members to move to a new country.
    Several generations of family who have lived in a country.
    The first product out.
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