For the Birds
The weight of the heaviest turkey ever recorded
86 Pounds, named Tyson
The meaning of "cornucopia"
Horn of plenty in Latin
The first video game character in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Sonic the Hedgehog
This president wanted the turkey to be the national bird
Benjamin Franklin
The year "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" was made
1973
The skin that hangs off a turkey's beak
A snood
The country that celebrates Thanksgiving the second Monday in October
Canada
The year of the first Thanksgiving Day Parade
1924
This Native American was honored at the first Thanksgiving
Squanto, interpreter and guide to the new settlers
This Christmas song was originally a Thanksgiving song
Jingle Bells
The color of turkey eggs
Tan
The most consumed kind of pie on Thanksgiving
Pumpkin Pie (50 million are consumed)
The number of miles the Thanksgiving Day Parade consists
2.5 miles
The first US President that pardoned a turkey
John F Kennedy
The year "Black Friday" got its nickname
1951, in the journal, Factory Management and Maintenance
The name of a male turkey
Tom or gobbler
The number of calories the average person eats on Thanksgiving
4,500
The person(s) that appear at the end of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Santa and Mrs. Claus
The US President that proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863
Abraham Lincoln
The year "Cyber Monday" was coined
2005
The number of turkeys consumed in the US on Thanksgiving
46 million
The bird served at at the first Thanksgiving
Goose or duck
The number of minutes it takes to inflate each of the balloons
Each large balloon needs about 90 minutes to be inflated
The place of the first Thanksgiving
Plymoth, Massachusetts
The weight of the heaviest pumpkin ever recorded
3,699 pounds