Turkey IQ

**Buster** · 11-22-2009, 04:02 AM

http://home.aristotle.net/Thanksgiving/trivia.asp

Turkey Trivia Quiz How much do you know about the turkey? Take Aristotle's Turkey Trivia Quiz and find out!

When was the first Thanksgiving celebration?
1492
1567
1621
1777
Where was the turkey first domesticated?
Canada
Mexico and Central America
New Zealand
India
What is a female turkey called?
a rooster
a cuckoo
a chick
a hen
What is a male turkey called?
a larry
a clark
a harry
a tom
What great American statesman lobbied to make the turkey the national symbol?
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Andrew Jackson
What sound does a female turkey make?
gobble
cluck
chirp
peep
What sound does a male turkey make?
gobble
click
chirp
peep
About how many feathers does a mature turkey have?
1,500
2,000
3,500
5,000
Which state produces the most turkeys annually?
Kansas
Ohio
Arkansas
Minnesota
How fast can wild turkeys run?
5 mph
15 mph
25 mph
45 mph
How does Arkansas rank among the other states in turkey production?
first
third
eighth
fourteenth
What Native American tribe celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the colonists?
the Wampanoag tribe
the Sioux tribe
the Choctaw tribe
the Arapaho tribe
Can wild turkeys fly? If so, how fast?
No.
Yes, up to 25 mph
Yes, up to 40 mph
Yes, up to 55 mph
Approximately what percentage of American homes eats turkey on Thanksgiving?
49%
67%
82%
90%
Approximately what percentage of American homes eats turkey on Christmas?
34%
50%
67%
89%
What is the name of the skin that hangs from a turkey's neck?
snark
wattle
garble
swag
Which U.S. president specified that Thanksgiving would fall on the last Thursday of November?
Martin Van Buren
Andrew Jackson
William H. Taft
Abraham Lincoln
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
Which country consumes the most turkey per year per capita?
The United States
Israel
Spain
The United Kingdom
What is the best way to defrost a turkey?
with a hair dryer
in the refrigerator
in cold water
in the microwave oven

**nnuut** · 11-22-2009, 12:55 PM

Where are the correct answers?

**Buster** · 11-22-2009, 07:10 PM

Originally Posted by nnuut

Where are the correct answers?

Take the test here: http://home.aristotle.net/Thanksgiving/trivia.asp

**grandma** · 11-22-2009, 07:43 PM

Sometime ago - long time ago, I guess, I heard there used to be Turkey Drops out of helicopters over around the North Central part of AR, near the MO border ...
I guess that lasted until folks got tired of trying to catch the turkey before it hit the ground & turned to mush! -

...actually, I think PETA got after them for that......

**Buster** · 11-22-2009, 10:08 PM

Originally Posted by grandma

Sometime ago - long time ago, I guess, I heard there used to be Turkey Drops out of helicopters over around the North Central part of AR, near the MO border ...
I guess that lasted until folks got tired of trying to catch the turkey before it hit the ground & turned to mush! -

...actually, I think PETA got after them for that......

You sure you weren't watching an episode of WKRP in Cincinnati?

**grandma** · 11-22-2009, 11:32 PM

Originally Posted by Buster

You sure you weren't watching an episode of WKRP in Cincinnati?

what is that?

**Buster** · 11-23-2009, 01:37 AM

Originally Posted by grandma

what is that?

It was a TV series back in the 70's

You're in luck..here is the whole episode from 1978...The good stuff happens about 18 minutes into the show..

http://radio.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1...urkeyDrop.html

**nnuut** · 11-23-2009, 02:48 AM

Originally Posted by Buster

Take the test here: http://home.aristotle.net/Thanksgiving/trivia.asp

Darn I only got 14 right, and I thougt I could talk TURKEY!!! vult3.gif

**grandma** · 11-23-2009, 05:14 AM

Originally Posted by Buster

It was a TV series back in the 70's

You're in luck..here is the whole episode from 1978...The good stuff happens about 18 minutes into the show..

http://radio.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1...urkeyDrop.html

Okay - well - here is where they got the idea - National Enquirer picked up the story as an example of animal cruelty. Yellville's Turkey Trot Festival - here's some of the events:
http://asms.k12.ar.us/armem/Tatum/ttrot.htm
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/16921
...I guess they try to keep a local secret since all the bad outside publicity -

Thanx for the link to the TV show - that was funny !
And I have seen that show, but don't remember seeing that episode..

**Silverbird** · 11-23-2009, 12:39 PM

Wild turkeys are actually very smart, stealthy birds, if you don't like hunting, try to track one with a movie camera (good luck!). Not to be mistaken for the big white domestic version that can't even stand up anymore after it reaches a certain age (little legs, large breast meat area). Ben Franklin knew about the wild version. He'd think the domestic version fits the stereotype of "bird brain", it's been bred to be stupid along with having a body type that would never survive 10 minutes out in the wild.