Turkey Biology & Behavior
What is the biological purpose of a turkey's tail?
Flight stabilization, steering, and braking.
Sometimes referred to as a "flock" or a "gang," what is the scientifically-preferred name for a group of turkeys?
a rafter
If you're IN the country we call "Turkey," how would you be expected by the locals to spell the country's name?
T U R K I Y E
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the largest pumpkin pie ever made weighed 3,699 pounds. How many gallons of evaporated milk were needed to make it?
100
In 1876, two college football teams played what is believed to be the first collegiate Thanksgiving Day game. Name one of the two.
Yale and Princeton
How long does it take for a turkey egg to hatch? (get within 5 days)
28 days
Within 5 MPH, how fast can a wild turkey fly?
55 MPH
What is Turkey's official language?
Turkish
The city of Colchester in which US state once postponed Thanksgiving because a frozen river interrupted delivery of molasses for pumpkin pie?
Connecticut
Four. (there were 22 men and 25 children)
Are turkeys herbivores, carnivores, or omnivores?
omnivores -- they eat grasses, acorns, insects, nuts, small rodents, reptiles and amphibians.
When its mood changes, a turkey can change the color of its ___ from red to blue to white.
head
Which TWO continents is Turkey in?
Europe and Asia
Within five, what percentage of Americans actually eat turkey on Thanksgiving?
88%
In 1926, Calvin Coolidge received a gift of a live animal he was supposed to kill and eat for Thanksgiving dinner, but he adopted it and named it "Rebecca" instead. What kind of animal was it?
A raccoon
Where do wild turkeys sleep?
in trees -- it protects the from the weather and from ground predators since their night vision is very poor.
The gender of a turkey can be determined from its droppings. Females have "J"-shaped droppings, but for males...
They poo in spirals.
What's the most popular sport in Turkey?
soccer
Americans eat around 4500 calories on average on Thanksgiving. How many Big Macs is that equivalent to?
8
Who was the first video game character to get a float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
Sonic the Hedgehog (1993)
Turkeys have two stomachs: a glandular stomach and ____.
a gizzard
It's a myth that what famous American wanted the turkey (not the bald eagle) to be our national bird?
Benjamin Franklin -- people use a letter he wrote to his daughter as the source for this myth, but his writing was meant to be satirical.
There are 7 countries that have land borders with Turkey. Name any two.
Georgia, Armenia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Greece, and Bulgaria
How many inches must a cranberry bounce in order to be considered properly "ripe"?
4 inches
Within 5, what year did "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" premiere on CBS?
1973