Turkey Facts
Male turkeys are called "Toms," while Female turkeys are called this.
Hens
The first Thanksgiving was celebrated in 1621 over a three day harvest festival in this Massachusetts town.
Plymouth
U.S.-based department store chain that has been the host of the Thanksgiving Day Parade since it's inception in 1924
Macy's
"Turducken" is a dish that combines these three meats.
Children typically get this in their stockings if they’re on the Naughty List.
A lump of coal
The feathers of domesticated turkeys are normally this color.
White
The first official presidential turkey pardon was given by this President in 1989.
George H.W. Bush
The Thanksgiving Day Parade floats used to be pulled by this animal.
Horses
This Thanksgiving staple was invented in the 1950s by a Campbell Soup Company employee, with the hope of boosting sales of one of Campbell’s products.
Green Bean Casserole
This Christmas beverage is also known as “milk punch."
Egg nog
Female turkeys will do this when they are happy, just like a cat.
Purr
These two NFL teams have played a game on Thanksgiving Day every year since 1966.
Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys
The Thanksgiving Day Parade was halted from 1942-1944 due to a rubber and helium shortage from this major historical event.
This process refers to soaking a turkey in a saltwater solution before cooking it.
Brining
This cartoon character’s name is used to indicate a small, thin, or just plain undesirable Christmas tree.
Charlie Brown
A group of turkeys is often called this.
A rafter, a gaggle, or a flock.
Concerned that the Christmas shopping season was cut short by a late Thanksgiving, this President decreed in 1939 that Thanksgiving would be celebrated a week earlier.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR)
The first year of the Parade, animals from this Zoo walked in the parade instead of balloons.
Central Park Zoo
This state is the largest producer of cranberries in the United States.
Wisconsin
In the Twelve Days of Christmas, there are eleven this.
Pipers piping
This state produces the most turkeys in the United States.
Minnesota
The proclamation making Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863 was the result of years of campaigning by Sarah Josepha Hale, who wrote this famous nursery rhyme.
Mary Had a Little Lamb
This cartoon character has appeared in the Thanksgiving Day Parade more than any other, debuting in 1968, making over 40 appearances.
Snoopy
This Thanksgiving vegetable was grown in space for the first time in 1995.
Potato
The McCallisters are traveling to this international city when they forget their son, Kevin, in “Home Alone."
Paris