Turkey Trivia

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

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 cuckooa

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? (this one stumped me)

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 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. Approximately what percentage of American homes eats turkey on Thanksgiving? 49%

67%

82%

90%

15. Approximately what percentage of American homes eats 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

Scroll down for answers.........................

1. 1621

2. Mexico and Central America

3. a hen

4. a 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. 34%

16. wattle

17. Abraham Lincoln

18. Franklin D. Roosevelt"

19. Israel

20. in cold water

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