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TURKEY TRIVIA QUIZ
1 – When was the first American Thanksgiving celebration?
a. 1492 b. 1567 c. 1621 d. 1777
2 – Where was the turkey first domesticated?
a. Canada b. Mexico & Central America c. New Zealand d. India
3 – What is a female turkey called?
a. a rooster b. a cuckoo c. a chick d. a hen
4 – What is a male turkey called?
a. a larry b. a clark c. a harry d. a tom
5 – What great American statesman lobbied to make the turkey the national symbol?
a. Benjamin Franklin b. Thomas Jefferson c. John Adams d. Andrew Jackson
6 – What sound does a female turkey make?
a. gobble b. click c. chirp d. peep
7 – What sound does a male turkey make?
a. gobble b. click c. chirp d. peep
8 – About how many feathers does a mature turkey have?
a. 1,500 b. 2,000 c. 3,500 d. 5,000
9 – Which state produces the most turkeys annually?
a. Kansas b. Ohio c. Arkansas d. North Carolina
10 – How fast can wild turkeys run?
a. 5 mph b. 15 mph c. 25 mph d. 45 mph
11 – How does Arkansas rank among the other states in turkey production?
a. first b. third c. eighth d. fourteenth
12 – What Native American tribe celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the colonists?
a. Wampanoag b. Sioux c. Choctaw d. Arapaho
13 – Can wild turkeys fly? If so, how fast?
a. no b. yes, up to 25 mph c. yes, up to 40 mph d. yes, up to 55 mph
14 – Approximately what percentage of American homes eats turkey on Thanksgiving?
a. 49% b. 67% c. 82% d. 90%
15 – Approximately what percentage of American homes eats turkey on Christmas?
a. 34% b. 50% c. 67% d. 89%
16 – What is the name of the skin that hangs from a turkey’s neck?
a. snark b. snood c. garble d. swag
17 – Which US president specified that Thanksgiving would fall on the 4th Thursday of November?
a. Martin Van Buren b. Andrew Jackson c. William H. Taft d. Abraham Lincoln
18 – Which president attempted to move the Thanksgiving holiday to the next to last Thursday in November to create a longer Christmas shopping season?
a. Franklin D. Roosevelt b. Dwight Eisenhower c. Harry Truman d. Gerald Ford
19 – Which country consumes the most turkey per year per capita?
a. USA b. Israel c. Spain d. The United Kingdom
20 – What is the fastest way to defrost a turkey?
a. with a hair dryer b. in the refrigerator c. in cold water d. in the microwave oven
answers
1-c, 2-b, 3-d, 4-d, 5-a, 6-b, 7-a, 8-c, 9-d, 10-c, 11-b,
12-a, 13-d, 14-d, 15-b, 16-b, 17-d, 18-a, 19-b, 20-c |
