Turkey
Turkeys that gobble
Male
Number of days that the First Thanksgiving took place
Three
Thursday that Thanksgiving occurs on
Fourth Thursday
First video game character to be in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Sonic the Hedgehog
Most popular Thanksgiving side
Stuffing
State that raises the most turkeys
Minnesota
Meats that were served at the first Thanksgiving
Venison, seafood, ducks, geese
Busiest travel day of the year
Thanksgiving day
Two items in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Bands, Balloons, Dancers, etc.
Company that invented the Green Bean Casserole
Campbell's Soup Company
Baby Turkey
Poult
Days it took for the Mayflower to cross the Atlantic Ocean
66 days
Number of people who call the Butterball Turkey-talk line
100,000
President who made Thanksgiving a national holiday
Abraham Lincoln
Number of cranberries needed to make one can of cranberry sauce
200
Number of feathers on an adult turkey
3,500
Native American who helped the pilgrims as an interpreter
Squanto
Weight of the heaviest turkey
86 pounds
NFL team that ALWAYS plays on Thanksgiving
Detroit Lions
Way to check if cranberries are ripe
They bounce them
Average weight of a turkey
15 pounds
Year of the first Thanksgiving
1621
Average number of calories consumed by single person on Thanksgiving
4,500
First President to pardon a turkey
John F. Kennedy
Recommended amount of mashed potatoes to prepare per person
1.5 potatoes per person