What is a snood?
The loose skin under a male turkey’s neck.
It has been estimated that how many Americans eat turkey at Thanksgiving.
72%
75%
88%
50%
Every year the President of the United States pardons a turkey, who spends the rest of its life on a historical farm.
True
False
A full grown turkey has about how many feathers?
a million
too many to count
7,500
3,500
Which president is believed to be the first to pardon a turkey and start this annual tradition?
President Lincoln in 1863
President Harry Truman in 1947
President Roosevelt in 1939
The first Thanksgiving lasted how many days:
3 days
5 days
7 days
4 days
True or False: Turkeys can see behind themselves.
True - They can see 270 degrees.
Approximately how many turkeys are eaten each year on Thanksgiving in the United States?
280 million
100 million
500 million
370 million
The best place to put the meat thermometer in the turkey is:
the thigh
the breast
the middle of the back
What is a baby turkey called?
a nestling
a turklet
a chick
a poult
Thanksgiving occurs on the:
fourth Thursday in November
True or False: All turkeys gobble.
False. Only male turkeys gobble. They do so to attract female turkeys.
What state consumes the most Turkey?
Texas
Illinois
California
Georgia
True or False: The first department store to hold a Thanksgiving parade was Macy’s.
False. It was Gimbel’s.
What utensil was not used by the Pilgrims to eat Thanksgiving dinner?
knife
fork
spoon
Which Indian tribe taught the Pilgrims how to cultivate the land and were invited to the Thanksgiving meal?
Cherokee
Apache
Iroquois
Wampanoag