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Turkey Trivia Quiz

Here are the results of the trivia quiz:

  1. When was the first Thanksgiving celebration?
    You chose:
    Sorry, that's incorrect. The correct answer is: 1621

  2. Where was the turkey first domesticated?
    You chose:
    Sorry, that's incorrect. The correct answer is: Mexico and Central America

  3. What is a female turkey called?
    You chose:
    Sorry, that's incorrect. The correct answer is: a hen

  4. What is a male turkey called?
    You chose:
    Sorry, that's incorrect. The correct answer is: a tom

  5. What great American statesman lobbied to make the turkey the national symbol?
    You chose:
    Sorry, that's incorrect. The correct answer is: Benjamin Franklin

  6. What sound does a female turkey make?
    You chose:
    Sorry, that's incorrect. The correct answer is: cluck

  7. What sound does a male turkey make?
    You chose:
    Sorry, that's incorrect. The correct answer is: gobble

  8. About how many feathers does a mature turkey have?
    You chose:
    Sorry, that's incorrect. The correct answer is: 3,500

  9. Which state produces the most turkeys annually?
    You chose:
    Sorry, that's incorrect. The correct answer is: Minnesota

  10. How fast can wild turkeys run?
    You chose:
    Sorry, that's incorrect. The correct answer is: 25 mph

  11. How does Arkansas rank among the other states in turkey production?
    You chose:
    Sorry, that's incorrect. The correct answer is: third

  12. What Native American tribe celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the colonists?
    You chose:
    Sorry, that's incorrect. The correct answer is: the Wampanoag tribe

  13. Can wild turkeys fly? If so, how fast?
    You chose:
    Sorry, that's incorrect. The correct answer is: Yes, up to 55 mph

  14. Approximately what percentage of American homes eats turkey on Thanksgiving?
    You chose:
    Sorry, that's incorrect. The correct answer is: 90%

  15. Approximately what percentage of American homes eats turkey on Christmas?
    You chose:
    Sorry, that's incorrect. The correct answer is: 50%

  16. What is the name of the skin that hangs from a turkey's neck?
    You chose:
    Sorry, that's incorrect. The correct answer is: wattle

  17. Which U.S. president specified that Thanksgiving would fall on the last Thursday of November?
    You chose:
    Sorry, that's incorrect. The correct answer is: Abraham Lincoln

  18. Which president attempted to move the Thanksgiving holiday to the fourth Thursday in November to create a longer Christmas shopping season?
    You chose:
    Sorry, that's incorrect. The correct answer is: Franklin D. Roosevelt"

  19. Which country consumes the most turkey per year per capita?
    You chose:
    Sorry, that's incorrect. The correct answer is: Israel

  20. What is the best way to defrost a turkey?
    You chose:
    Sorry, that's incorrect. The correct answer is: in cold water

    Your score:
    Gobble, gobble, good! You got 0 questions right.

     

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