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