Turkeys
Animals
Chicken or the Egg
On This Day..
Chickens
100
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
100
What 1952 book by E. B. White tells the tale of a spider who helps save a pig named Wilbur?
“Charlotte's Web”
100
Which came first?
Mickey Mouse
Bugs Bunny
Mickey Mouse
A busy debut year for Disney’s famous rodent, Mickey Mouse appeared in three shorts in 1928: Plane Crazy, Gallopin’ Gaucho, and Steamboat Willie. Bugs Bunny has been asking “What’s up, Doc?” since his first appearance in 1940’s A Wild Hare.
100
December 7, 1941
A) Germany invades Poland.
B) Allies invade Normandy.
C) Japan attacks Pearl Harbor.
D) Japan surrenders World War II.
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor.
100
During which decade was the popular “Chicken Dance” introduced?
The 1980s
200
What is the term for a juvenile turkey?
poult
200
What animal is known for its ability to change color?
The chameleon
200
Which came first?
the airplane
the light bulb
The light bulb
Thomas Edison patented the light bulb in 1879, improving on electrical-light innovations dating back even further. The Wright brothers flew the first plane in 1903.
200
July 20, 1969
A) John F. Kennedy is assassinated.
B) First humans walk on the Moon.
C) Martin Luther King, Jr., is assassinated.
D) The final U.S. soldiers leave Vietnam.
First humans walk on the Moon.
200
Are chickens flightless birds?
No They can fly a short distance, enough to soar over a fence or make it into a tree’s lower branches
300
Which founding father once called the wild turkey “a respectable bird”?
Benjamin Franklin
300
How many tusks does a warthog have?
Four
300
Which came first?
Pablo Picasso
Vincent van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh was born in 1853, and his artistic career started in 1880 and lasted only about 10 years. Pablo Picasso was born in 1881 and lived until 1973.
300
June 15, 1215
A) Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa.
B) The First Crusade is launched.
C) Genghis Khan dies.
D) The Magna Carta is signed.
The Magna Carta is signed.
300
True or false: Chickens will only lay eggs if given a “light cue”?
True
Photoreceptors in a gland near their eyes are triggered by sunlight, and this begins the egg-laying process.
400
In what country is pavochon, a turkey stuffed with mashed plantains, a traditional Thanksgiving dish?
Puerto Rico
The name pavochon refers to a turkey cooked in the manner of a roasted pig
400
How many teeth does a seahorse have?
Zero
400
Which came first?
Clue
Monopoly
Monopoly
The toy and game company Parker Brothers began marketing the modern version of Monopoly in 1935. Clue was first published in England (under the name Cluedo, as it is still called there) in 1949.
400
April 14, 1912
A) The Titanic hits an iceberg.
B) The U.S.S. Maine explodes.
C) The Hindenburg explodes.
D) Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated.
The Titanic hits an iceberg.
400
Will a fresh chicken egg sink or float?
Sink
500
Turkeys are which of the following: herbivore, carnivore, or omnivore
Omnivore
500
What do you call a group of porcupines?
A) Stick
B) Prickle
C) Stab
Prickle
500
Which came first?
baseball’s World Series
football’s Super Bowl
baseball’s World Series
The first World Series was played in 1903, more than half a century prior to the first Super Bowl (then called the AFL-NFL Championship Game) played in 1967.
500
July 4, 1776
A) George Washington is sworn in as president.
B) British forces are expelled from the 13 colonies.
C) The Declaration of Independence is adopted by the Continental Congress.
D) The U.S. Constitution is ratified.
The Declaration of Independence is adopted by the Continental Congress.
500
Chickens are a subspecies of jungle fowl from what continent?
Asia
600
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
600
The urine of this animal glows in the dark if you shine an ultraviolet light on it.
Cat
600
Which came first?
the Titanic sinking
the Hindenburg disaster
the Titanic sinking
The Titanic sank in 1912, while the 804-foot-long airship Hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed in 1937.
600
November 11, 1918
A) end of hostilities on the Western Front of World War I
B) dedication of the Statue of Liberty
C) the first “talkie” movie released
D) the first modern Olympic Games
end of hostilities on the Western Front of World War I
600
Chicken eggs contain lutein, which helps prevent what eye condition?
Cataracts