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Turkey Trivia Quiz
Kat:
Turkey Trivia Quiz
How much do you know about the turkey?
1. When was the first Thanksgiving celebration?
O 1492
O 1567
O 1621
O 1777
2. Where was the turkey first domesticated?
O Canada
O Mexico and Central America
O New Zealand
O India
3. What is a female turkey called?
O a rooster
O a cuckoo
O a chick
O a hen
4. What is a male turkey called?
O a larry
O a clark
O a harry
O a tom
5. What great American statesman lobbied to make the turkey the national symbol?
O Benjamin Franklin
O Thomas Jefferson
O John Adams
O Andrew Jackson
6. What sound does a female turkey make?
O gobble
O cluck
O chirp
O peep
7. What sound does a male turkey make?
O gobble
O click
O chirp
O peep
8. About how many feathers does a mature turkey have?
O 1,500
O 2,000
O 3,500
O 5,000
9. Which state produces the most turkeys annually?
O Kansas
O Ohio
O Arkansas
O Minnesota
10. How fast can wild turkeys run?
O 5 mph
O 15 mph
O 25 mph
O 45 mph
11. How does Arkansas rank among the other states in turkey production?
O first
O third
O eighth
O fourteenth
12. What Native American tribe celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the colonists?
O the Wampanoag tribe
O the Sioux tribe
O the Choctaw tribe
O the Arapaho tribe
13. Can wild turkeys fly? If so, how fast?
O No.
O Yes, up to 25 mph
O Yes, up to 40 mph
O Yes, up to 55 mph
14. Approximately what percentage of American homes eats turkey on Thanksgiving?
O 49%
O 67%
O 82%
O 90%
15. Approximately what percentage of American homes eats turkey on Christmas?
O 34%
O 50%
O 67%
O 89%
16. What is the name of the skin that hangs from a turkey's neck?
O snark
O wattle
O garble
O swag
17. Which U.S. president specified that Thanksgiving would fall on the last Thursday of November?
O Martin Van Buren
O Andrew Jackson
O William H. Taft
O Abraham Lincoln
18. Which president attempted to move the Thanksgiving holiday to the fourth Thursday in November to create a longer Christmas shopping season?
O Franklin D. Roosevelt
O Dwight D. Eisenhower
O Harry S. Truman
O Gerald R. Ford
19. Which country consumes the most turkey per year per capita?
O The United States
O Israel
O Spain
O The United Kingdomr year per capita?
20. What is the best way to defrost a turkey?
O with a hair dryer
O in the refrigerator
O in cold water
O in the microwave oven
Turkey Facts
Here turkey, turkey, turkey
~Turkeys are able to adapt to a wide variety of habitats. However, most turkeys are found in hardwood forests with grassy areas.
~The best time to see a turkey is on a warm clear day or in a light rain.
They what?
~Turkeys have heart attacks. When the Air Force was conducting test runs and breaking the sound barrier, fields of turkeys would drop dead.
~Turkeys can drown if they look up when it is raining.
Eat, sleep, gobble
~Turkeys spend the night in trees. They fly to their roosts around sunset.
~Turkeys fly to the ground at first light and feed until mid-morning. Feeding resumes in mid-afternoon.
~Gobbling starts before sunrise and can continue through most of the morning.
Eyes in the backs of their heads?
~A wild turkey has excellent vision and hearing. Their field of vision is about 270 degrees. This is the main reason they continue to elude some hunters.
And they're fast, too!
~A spooked turkey can run at speeds up to 20 miles per hour. They can also burst into flight approaching speeds between 50-55 mph in a matter of seconds.
So close, yet so far
~Benjamin Franklin wanted the national bird to be a turkey
Answers to quiz.
1. 1621
2. Mexico and Central America
3. a hen
4. a tom
5. Benjamin Franklin
6. cluck
7. gobble
8. 3,500
9. Minnesota
10. 25 mph
11. third
12. Wampanoag tribe
13. Yes, up to 55 mph
14. 90%
15. 50%
16. wattle
17. Abraham Lincoln
18. Franklin D. Roosevelt"
19. Israel
20. in cold water
youthfortruth:
Lol interesting quiz Kat, really boosts my Thanksgiving mood. I've also heard turkey can make you sleepy if eaten in large quantities. Can anyone here verify that? :)
God Bless
-Andrew
Kat:
Hi Andrew,
This link should give you all the info you need about the myth... hint hint, that turkey makes you sleepy.
http://www.standard.net/live/news/148771/
mercy, peace and love
Kat
Samson:
--- Quote from: youthfortruth on November 20, 2008, 04:43:08 AM ---
Lol interesting quiz Kat, really boosts my Thanksgiving mood. I've also heard turkey can make you sleepy if eaten in large quantities. Can anyone here verify that? :)
God Bless
-Andrew
--- End quote ---
Hi Kat,
I'm not very good at those Trivia type things, but enjoyed the information. The guys at work are slavishly
trying to figure out those newspaper crossword puzzles and it seems they always ask questions that
most people wouldn't have the answer to. I prefer something like Marilyn Vos Savant, she's very smart.
Andrew: The reason Turkey might make you tired is because it has lot's of the Amino Acid Tryptophane,
which is supposed to promote " Tranquility", calming the nervous system.
Kind Regards, Samson.
OBrenda:
Good Grief...Now I'm really hungry!
;D ;D
Brenda
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