Talking Turkey
What is the largest game bird in North America?
The wild turkey. These birds can weigh around 20 pounds and have a wingspan of up to five feet.
Who composed the music for the films Easter Parade and This Is the Army, Mr. Jones?
Irving Berlin. During his 60-year career, he wrote more than 1,500 songs. “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” was his first international hi
Of knitting and crochet, it’s the one that predominantly uses needles.
What is knitting? Knitting requires two needles, while a hook is used for crocheting.
If you place an egg in a glass of water and it sinks to the bottom, it is this.
What is fresh, or good? If the egg floats, it’s a sign that the egg is no longer fresh
What is Romeo's last name?
Montague
Edvard Munch. Gustav Klimt. Roy Lichtenstein
Artists
What is the only U.S. state that does not have a turkey population?
Alaska. Turkeys are either native or have been introduced to every other state, including Hawaii.
What fairy tale involves a brother and sister, a witch, and a trail of breadcrumbs?
“Hansel and Gretel.” In the Grimm brothers’ fairy tale, Hansel and Gretel become lost when the breadcrumbs they’ve used for a trail are eaten.
Of the games played on a checkerboard, this is generally considered the easiest.
What is checkers? The typical game is played on a board with 64 squares, and the object of the game is to capture your opponent’s pieces. Each player starts with 12 pieces, and the player who loses all their pieces loses the game.
A hen lays approximately this number of eggs in a day.
What is one? A hen lays an egg every 24 to 26 hours. Within 30 minutes, a new egg begins to form.
What is the only Canadian province that begins with the letter M?
Manitoba
Viktor Petrenko, Johnny Weir, Sonja Henie
Figure Skaters
True or false: You can tell a turkey’s age by its droppings.
True. Not only that, but male and female droppings have distinct shapes
What does the Latin expression tempus fugit mean?
“Time flies” or “time flees.” The expression first appeared in a poem by Latin poet Virgil around 29 BC.
Before recreational drones were invented, children and their parents would head to the nearest park to fly these miniature flying machines.
What are model, remote-controlled, or radio-controlled airplanes? The basics of “flying” the two are similar. However, drones, also known as quadcopters, are easier to control, more stable, and sturdier. They take off and land vertically, limiting the chance of a crash landing.
The color of the eggshell is not an indication of nutritional value, but this can be.
What is the color of the yolk? Often but not always, the brighter and darker the yolk color (leaning more toward orange than yellow), the more nutrition the egg provides.
Which two planets in our solar system begin with the letter M?
Mercury and Mars
Chelsey Sullenberger, Steve Fossett, Chuck Yeager
Pilots
Tryptophan, an amino acid found in turkey, is thought to make people what?
Sleepy/drowsy. However, the level of tryptophan in turkey is not enough to actually cause drowsiness.
What ancient device enabled a person to lift very heavy objects?
The lever. According to the History Channel, the lever may have been used to help build the pyramids
This two-person, alliterative, three-word children’s game begins with the letter T.
What is tic-tac-toe? One player’s pieces are X’s, and the other player’s pieces are O’s. The playing board is divided into nine squares in a three-by-three layout. The object of the game is to get three of your pieces in a row, vertically, horizontally, or diagonally.
This color egg is typically more expensive.
What is brown? Hens that lay brown eggs are usually larger than chickens that lay white eggs, so feeding a larger hen is more expensive.
Who wrote gone with the wind?
Margaret Mitchell
Ernie Banks. Bob Gibson, Steve Carlton
Baseball Players
Turkeys are most closely related to which other bird?
Pheasants. Many members of this family are actually native to Eurasia.
What actress is best known for her role as Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard?
Gloria Swanson. Swanson was nominated for Best Actress for her performance, but she lost to Judy Holliday (Born Yesterday).
Of soft and hard cheeses, amateur cheese artisans usually make this type of cheese at home.
What is soft? Hard cheeses must age at specific temperatures and humidity levels in a cave-like environment, and most people do not have access to such a space.
This is how you tell whether an egg is raw or hard-boiled.
What is spinning the egg? If it wobbles, it’s raw. The liquid in the raw egg sloshes as you spin it, causing it to wobble. If the egg is steady as it spins, it’s hard-boiled.
When she married Arthur Miller, her initials became MMM.
Nellie Melba, Jessye Norman, Renee' Fleming
Opera Singers
Turkeys are which of the following: herbivore, carnivore, or omnivore?
Omnivore. Turkeys are known to forage for nuts, insects, fruits, and they will even eat crabs if they can find them!
Chiffon and marble are what type of dessert?
Cake. Chiffon is a light cake. Marble cake has streaks of dark batter or chocolate.
Hobby numismatists collect these.
What are coins? Numismatists are also called coin collectors, and they spend a lot of time searching for rare coins. In the professional world, numismatists also study the history of currency and its impact on culture, among other things.
Cloudy egg whites indicate this.
What is the egg is fresh? Carbon dioxide is the cause of the cloudiness and is present only in fresh eggs.
In the Bible, who was the first person to witness the resurrection of Jesus?
Mary Magdalene
Hank Stram. Chuck Noll, Bill Parcells
Coaches