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Turkey quiz
A Times Editorial
Published November 22, 2007
No heavy-hitting editorials this Thanksgiving Day. But feel free to use this quiz, compiled by Aristotle Web Design Services and available online at home.aristotle.net/Thanksgiving/trivia-index.asp as a forum to talk turkey. (Correct answers are at the end.) Enjoy the holiday.
1. When was the first American 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
Click
Chirp
Peep
7. What sound does a male turkey make?
Gobble
Click
Chirp
Peep
8. About how many feathers does a mature turkey have?
1,500
2,000
3,500
5,000
9. Which state produces the most turkeys annually?
Kansas
Ohio
Arkansas
North Carolina
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 tribe celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the colonists?
The Wampanoag tribe
The Sioux tribe
The Choctaw tribe
The Arapaho tribe
13. Can wild turkeys fly? If so, how fast?
No.
Yes, up to 25 mph
Yes, up to 40 mph
Yes, up to 55 mph
14. What percentage of American homes eat turkey on Thanksgiving?
49%
67%
82%
90%
15. 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 U.S. president specified that Thanksgiving would fall on the fourth Thursday of November?
Martin Van Buren
Andrew Jackson
William H. Taft
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?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harry S. Truman
Gerald R. Ford
19. Which country consumes the most turkey per year per capita?
The United States
Israel
Spain
The United Kingdom
20. What is the fastest way to defrost a turkey?
With a hair dryer
In the refrigerator
In cold water
In the microwave oven
Answers:1. 1621. 2. Mexico and Central America 3. Hen 4. Tom 5. Benjamin Franklin 6. Click 7. Gobble 8. 3,500 9. North Carolina) 10. 25 mph 11. Third 12. The 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
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