Saturday, November 22, 2008

gobbler quiz

Since Thanksgiving is this week, test your noggin and see how much you know about turkeys!

1) About how many feathers does a mature turkey have?
a) 3500
b) 2000
c) 5000
d) 1500

2) What is the name for the skin that hangs from a turkey's neck?
a) swag
b) snark
c) garble
d) wattle

3) In what year was the first Thanksgiving celebrated?
a) 1493
b) 1778
c) 1621
d) 1622

4) Which Native people celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims?
a) The Sioux
b) The Wampanoag
c) The Iroquois
d) The Choctaw

5) How fast can a wild turkey fly over a short distance?
a) 15 mph
b) 55 mph
c) 22 mph
d) 35 mph

6) What sound does a turkey make to communicate when there's danger near?
a) putt
b) gobble gobble
c) clack clack
d) turk turk turk

Good luck! Answers to be posted tomorrow!

5 comments:

Aimee said...

Cute post. Very creative! I can't wait to see the answers.

ashley said...

I think i know some of these, not sure on 1 or 2. I also just realized you have the same background as my sister's blog. I thought something seemed familiar.

Kristin said...

Okay...here are my answers. I asked Jeremy on a couple. :) cdcbaa

Melissa-Mc said...

I'm interested in the answers because I have no clue about some of them.

The Tufts said...

Wow, there is definitely a lot more to turkeys than I ever imagined! Now wonder they were considered for our national bird.

Yay for seeing your ticker to China get closer and closer...

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