Thanksgiving
n 1863 this president declared a national day of Thanksgiving to be held in November
Abraham Lincoln
2 of Rihanna's 14 No. 1 hits, "What's My Name?" & "Work", featured this Canadian rapper
Drake
A right cross or jab in Honalulu
The math symbol for this looks like an 8 on its side
Infinity
He was born at the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm & has a mustache-wearing brother named Spike
Snoopy
This department store's beloved Thanksgiving Day parade has been floating through New York City since 1924
Billboard called this Australian singer's "Somebody Like You" the No. 1 country song of the first decade of the 21st century
Keith Urban
This type of motor engine has an octet of cylinders
V8
In 2006, it was downgraded to a dwarf, leaving us with just 8 planets
Pluto
Jim Davis named this faithful friend of Garfield after a character he created for a car commercial
Both of these 2 NFL teams that traditionally hold games on Thanksgiving Day
Lions and Cowboys
He topped the charts in 1976 duetting with Kiki Dee on "Don't Go Breaking My Heart"
Elton John
It's another term for an elf or a pixie
Sprite
From the game of pool comes this expression meaning to be in a serious predicament
Behind the 8 ball
In 1998 this animated Great Dane & the gang explored new mysteries "on Zombie Island"
Scooby-Doo
A simple method of doing this to sweet potatoes is to bake them with a mixture of butter & brown sugar
Candying
Robert Van Winkle is the real name of this rapper who was "cool" in the early 1990s
Vanilla Ice
No booze in Ontario or Winnipeg?
Per "A Visit From St. Nicholas", it's alphabetically last among Santa's 8 reindeer
Vixen
A cocker spaniel & a mutt are the title characters of this 1955 animated classic
Lady and the Tramp
Since 1957 this country has been celebrating Thanksgiving on the second Monday in October
Canada
In 1957 this jazz trumpeter released the album "Miles Ahead", which had him playing the flügelhorn on all the tracks
Miles Davis
This rhyming hyphenated phrase is used to get someone's attention
Yoo-Hoo
In poker, a dead man's hand is a pair of 8s & a pair of these
Aces
Cartoonist Brad Anderson based the personality of this canine on a dog named Bruno, also made into a movie staring Owen Wilson
Marmaduke