Turkey Trivia 2016
1. Which Indians taught the Pilgrims how to cultivate the land & were invited to the Thanksgiving meal? a) Apache b) Wampanoag c) Cherokee
2. What is a baby turkey called? a) A chick b) A nestling c) A poult
3. True or False: Turkeys see in color.
4. How do you tell if a cranberry is ripe? a) Bounce it b) Taste it c) Squish it
5. Which utensil was NOT used by the Pilgrims to eat Thanksgiving dinner? a) Knife b) Fork c) Spoon
6. Thanksgiving’s long weekend contains some of the busiest air-travel days in the United States. Of the days in that Wednesday to Sunday period, which is the busiest travel day? a) The Wednesday before Thanksgiving b) The Saturday after Thanksgiving c) The Sunday after Thanksgiving
7. In the 1960s, police officers in which major American city were the first to dub the day after Thanksgiving as “Black Friday” because of the bad traffic and bad behavior? a) Philadelphia b) New York City c) Chicago
8. What was the total combined weight of the two turkeys pardoned by Barack Obama in 2015? a) 95 pounds b) 90 pounds c) 85 pounds
9. Every year, more than 100,000 people in Canada and the United States call the Butterball Talk Line for turkey help. Talk Line advisers have been traditionally women. When did men join the advisers? a) 1993 b) 2003 c) 2013
10. According to the New York Times, which of these has the most calories? a) ½ cup of mashed potatoes with butter b) 2/3 cup of green bean casserole c) 1 dinner roll with butter
11. True or False: For taste, old, large male turkeys are preferable to young toms (males)?
Turkey Trivia 2016 — ANSWERS
1. Which Indians taught Pilgrims how to cultivate the land and were invited to the Thanksgiving meal? a) Apache b) Wampanoag c) Cherokee
2. What is a baby turkey called? a) A chick b) A nestling c) A poult
3. True or False: Turkeys see in color. They also see 260 degrees, which makes it difficult to sneak up on them.
4. How do you tell if a cranberry is ripe? a) Bounce it — SHOULD BOUNCE 4 INCHES b) Taste it c) Squish it
5. Which utensil was NOT used by the Pilgrims to eat Thanksgiving dinner? a) Knife b) Fork c) Spoon
6. Thanksgiving’s long weekend contains some of the busiest air-travel days in the United States. Of the days in that Wednesday to Sunday period, which is the busiest travel day? a) The Wednesday before Thanksgiving b) The Saturday after Thanksgiving c) The Sunday after Thanksgiving
7. In the 1960s, police officers in which major American city were the first to dub the day after Thanksgiving as “Black Friday” because of the bad traffic and bad behavior? a) Philadelphia b) New York City c) Chicago
8. What was the total combined weight of the two turkeys pardoned by Barack Obama in 2015? a) 95 pounds b) 90 pounds c) 85 pounds
9. Every year, more than 100,000 people in Canada and the United States call the Butterball Talk Line for turkey help. Talk Line advisers have been traditionally women. When did men join the advisers? a) 1993 b) 2003 c) 2013
10. According to the New York Times, which of these has the most calories? a) ½ cup of mashed potatoes with butter b) 2/3 cup of green bean casserole c) 1 dinner roll with butter
11. True or False: For taste, old, large male turkeys are preferable to young toms (males)? Tom meat is stringy. The opposite is true for females: old hens are tougher birds.