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How much do you know about Thanksgiving??
Try this quiz..and see what you know !

If you want the answers.....e-mail me!

anileafbrncav.gif (14570 bytes)1. Can domesticated turkeys fly? 

A. No - they are too weak and fat. 
B. Yes - they ARE birds, after all.
C. Only some domesticated turkeys can fly.


anileafbrncav.gif (14570 bytes)2. Unlike conventional turkeys, organic turkeys... 

A. Have daily access to the outdoors. 
B. Are minimally exposed to pesticides or antibiotics. 
C. Have more than 3 square feet of living space. 
D. Eat no animal byproducts.
E. All of the above.

anileafbrncav.gif (14570 bytes)3.What did Plymouth Harbor pilgrims most likely eat for the first "Thanksgiving"? 

A. Turkey. 
B. Pig.
C. Beans and Corn.
D. Cake and Pies.

anileafbrncav.gif (14570 bytes)4. Wild Turkeys run... 

A. 50 miles per hour. 
B. As fast as domestic turkeys. 
C. 20 miles per hour. 
D. 1000 mph in November.

anileafbrncav.gif (14570 bytes)5. Wild turkeys fly... 

A. Up to 55 miles per hour. 
B. Only around Thanksgiving. 
C. In annual migratory patterns. 
D. Less than 30 miles per hour.

anileafbrncav.gif (14570 bytes)6. The bronze colored wild turkey... 

A. Can glide for a mile without fluttering a wing. 
B. Has two more toes than other wild turkeys. 
C. Gobbles to disco music but not reggae. 
D. If female, does not gobble at all.
E. A and D.
F. B and D.

anileafbrncav.gif (14570 bytes)7. What is a baby turkey called? 

A. Chick.
B. Poult.
C. Peep.
D. Thanksgiving Dinner in the making.

anileafbrncav.gif (14570 bytes)8. Aside from "Butterball", which is not a type of "wild turkey"? 

A. Gould wild turkey. 
B. California wild turkey. 
C. Oscillated wild turkey. 
D. Mexican turkey. 
E. bourbon whiskey.

anileafbrncav.gif (14570 bytes)9. The color of a wild turkey's naked head and neck areas... 

A. Can change to blue during courtship. 
B. Indicates the age of a wild turkey. 
C. Turns red when the turkey is embarrassed. 
D. A and C. 

anileafbrncav.gif (14570 bytes)10. About how many feathers do turkeys have at maturity? 

A. 3,499. 
B. 5,005. 
C. 1,003.
D. Turkeys have feathers?? I thought they came in plastic wrap.

anileafbrncav.gif (14570 bytes)11. What is the long fleshy growth that hangs down over a turkey's beak? 

A. Snood.
B. Hackle. 
C. Gizzard 
D. Wattle.

anileafbrncav.gif (14570 bytes)12. What are male turkeys called? 

A. Jack
B. Tom
C. Jerry
D. Husband
E. Dinner

anileafbrncav.gif (14570 bytes)13. What color are turkey eggs? 

A. Pale creamy tan with brown speckles. 
B. Brown.
C. White with tan speckles. 
D. White with brown speckles. 
E. White. 

anileafbrncav.gif (14570 bytes)14. Has Thanksgiving always been celebrated on the same day? 

A. No! In 1863 Abraham Lincoln declared November's LAST Thursday "Thanksgiving." 
B. No! In 1939, Roosevelt moved the date one week forward as it is now celebrated. 
C. Both A and B. 
D. None of the Above.

anileafbrncav.gif (14570 bytes)15. In English, turkeys say "gobble gobble gobble." What do turkeys say in Portuguese? 

A. Kalkoen Kluek 
B. Krull Krull 
C. Kalkunen Klukker 
D. Glugluglugluglu 

 

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