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Quiz about Gobbling Good Turkey Tidbits I
Quiz about Gobbling Good Turkey Tidbits I

Gobbling Good Turkey Tidbits I Quiz


Test your turkey savvy. Don't be a chicken. Wag your wattle, fan your tail feathers, and get strutting. I hope you enjoy my turkey quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by donna399. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
donna399
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
136,803
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
1051
Last 3 plays: Guest 173 (6/10), gogetem (5/10), Guest 24 (6/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Turkeys originated in which of these areas? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which tribe of Native Americans tells the tale of an enormous female turkey that brought them corn and taught them to cultivate the grain? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. The Founding Fathers of America choose the bald eagle as a national symbol for our new country. Which statesman, however, thought that the turkey was a much better choice? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Baby turkeys are called which of these? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Wild turkeys can fly for short distances up to what speed? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What is the proper name for the wishbone of a turkey? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. The average 15 pound turkey typically which of these proportions? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. The long, fleshy growth that hangs down from the forehead over the turkey's beak has what name? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Turkeys can see movement at what approximate distance? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. On a quiet day, a gobbling turkey can be heard at what distance? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Turkeys originated in which of these areas?

Answer: northern Mexico and the eastern United States

Early Spanish explorers in Mexico found Indians raising turkeys around their homes. The Spaniards enjoyed turkey meat so much that they took several of the birds back to Europe. By the 1500s, turkeys were domesticated in England, France and Italy. The Pilgrims actually brought turkeys with them on their voyage to the New World.

Naturally, it was part of the first Thanksgiving feast. Fossil records indicate that turkeys have been in existence for over 10 million years.
2. Which tribe of Native Americans tells the tale of an enormous female turkey that brought them corn and taught them to cultivate the grain?

Answer: Navajo

The Navajo viewed turkeys as sacred. Another Navajo legend tells the tale of a turkey rescuing their ancestors from a flood. Wild turkeys were an important part of Native American history. It was a meat staple of many tribes, with some exceptions. The Cheyenne would not eat it for fear it would make them cowardly.

The Apache considered turkeys timid and would not even use the feathers. Sioux women were sure that turkeys caused illness and tried to gain favor with them through special dances.
3. The Founding Fathers of America choose the bald eagle as a national symbol for our new country. Which statesman, however, thought that the turkey was a much better choice?

Answer: Benjamin Franklin

Franklin was greatly disappointed when his candidate was not chosen. Although, the turkey was "vain and silly", Ben felt it was a better choice over the eagle, which he considered "a coward". He stated in a letter to his daughter, "I wish the bald eagle had not been chosen as the representative of our country! The turkey is a much more respectable bird, and withal a true original native of America."
4. Baby turkeys are called which of these?

Answer: poults

Poults are tan and brown in color. They are hatched from
buff-colored eggs, lightly spotted with brown and black that are twice the size of a chicken egg. The eggs hatch in 28 days. Peachicks are baby peafowl, fledglings are baby eagles, and jennys are female turkeys.
5. Wild turkeys can fly for short distances up to what speed?

Answer: 55 miles per hour

Not only are wild turkeys fast in the air but on the ground as well. They can run at speeds of 20 to 25 miles per hour. Domesticated turkeys cannot fly because they are too weak and fat.
6. What is the proper name for the wishbone of a turkey?

Answer: furcula

The furcula joins the two clavicles and provides additional strength in flight. The patella is the same as the human kneebone and the alula is also called a winglet. The keel is the large, flat, bone which extends from the breastbone.
7. The average 15 pound turkey typically which of these proportions?

Answer: 70% white meat and 30% dark meat

The white meat of the turkey is generally preferred in the United States while dark meat is preferred in other countries.
8. The long, fleshy growth that hangs down from the forehead over the turkey's beak has what name?

Answer: snood

A wattle is the bumpy skin on a turkey's neck. Hackles are long, narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird. A gizzard is the thick-walled muscular pouch in the lower stomach of many birds that helps to grind up food, often with the aid of ingested grit and stones.
9. Turkeys can see movement at what approximate distance?

Answer: 100 yards away

Turkeys have excellent visual acuity. They possess a wide range of vision of about 270 degrees which makes them hard to sneak up on. Turkeys can see colors. They do not see well at night. Turkeys have great hearing capablities and an excellent sense of taste. They have a poor sense of smell.
10. On a quiet day, a gobbling turkey can be heard at what distance?

Answer: 1 mile away

Males, or toms, gobble. Females, hens or jennys, do not gobble. Instead, they make a clicking noise.
Source: Author donna399

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