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How much do you know about the turkey?
1. When was the first Thanksgiving celebration? 1492, 1567, 1621, 1777?
2. Where was the turkey first domesticated? Canada, Mexico and Central America, New Zealand, India
3. What is a female turkey called? a rooster, a cuckoo, a chick, a hen
4. What is a male turkey called? a larry, a clark, a harry, a tom
5. What great American statesman lobbied to make the turkey the national symbol? Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Andrew Jackson?
6. What sound does a female turkey make? gobble, cluck, chirp, peep
7. What sound does a male turkey make? gobble, click, chirp, peep
8. About how many feathers does a mature turkey have? 1500, 2000, 3500, 5000
9. Which state produces the most turkeys annually? Kansas, Ohio, Arkansas, Minnesota
10. How fast can wild turkeys run? 5 mph, 15 mph, 25 mph, 45 mph
11. How does Arkansas rank among the other states in turkey production? first, third, eighth, fourteenth
12. What Native American tribe celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the colonists? the Wampanoag, the Sioux, the Choctaw, the Arapaho
13. Can wild turkeys fly? If so, how fast? no, yes upt to 25 mph, yes up to 40 mph, yes up to 55 mph
14. Approximately what percentage of American homes eat turkey on Thanksgiving? 49%, 67%, 82%, 90%
15. Approximately what percentage of American homes eat turkey on Christmas? 34%, 50%, 67%, 89%
16. What is the name of the skin that hangs from a turkey's neck? snark, wattle, garble, swag
17. Which US president specified that Thanksgiving would fall on the last Thursday of November? Martin Van Buren, Andrew Jackson, William H Taft, Abraham Lincoln
18. Which president attempted to move the Thanksgiving holiday to the fourth Thursday in November to create a longer Christmas shopping season? Franklin D Roosevelt, Dwight D Eisenhower, Harry S Truman, Gerald R Ford
19. Which country consumes the most turkey per year per capita? US, Israel, Spain, United Kingdom
20. What is the best way to defrost a turkey? with a hair dryer, in the frig, in cold water, in the microwave
Answers:
1. 1621, 2. New Zealand, 3. a hen, 4. a tom, 5. Benjamin Franklin, 6. cluck, 7. gobble, 8. 3500, 9. Minnesota, 10. 25 mph, 11. third, 12. the Wampanoag, 13. yes, up to 55 mph, 14. 90%, 15. 50%, 16. wattle, 17. Abraham Lincoln, 18. Franklin D. Roosevelt, 19. Israel, 20. in the frig
Now you're 'talking turkey'.
As a history buff, here's the ones that I did know: #1, #5, #12, #17, #18.
Thx for the info. We try to go around the table and say at least one thing that we're thankful for, for that year.
lol!! damien12341 go for it if you can figure out how to do that on here!! :)
Actually Flaboy they really fly when i hit them with the front of my car they get up to about 75 mph. We need to clarify Wild Turkey's fly not the ones they grow for Thanksgiving. How do I know you ask? Let's just say somethings are left alone, just like you do not feed seaguls certain things.
