Happy Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Trivia
Bring something new to the table this Thanksgiving and serve up some food for thought with the following quiz!

• 1) What do we call the skin that hangs off the turkey’s neck?
• 2) What is the red flap that starts at the base of the turkey’s beak and hangs over the top?
• 3) What percent of a turkey is white meat? And dark?

• 4) Why is turkey the traditional entree on Thanksgiving?
• 5) According to the National Turkey Federation, how many pounds of turkey do Americans eat on Thanksgiving Day?  A) 100 million. B) 513 million. C) 690 million.
• 6) Which U.S. President set aside the last Thursday in November as a “day for national thanksgiving and prayer?”

• 7) When is Thanksgiving celebrated in Canada?
• 8) Do all turkeys gobble?
• 9) Can turkeys fly?
• 10) What children’s TV favorite wears a costume made of turkey feathers?

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ANSWERS

• 1) Wattle.
• 2) Snood.
• 3) Typically, a turkey has 70 percent white meat; 30 percent dark.
• 4) To remind us of the four wild turkeys served at the Pilgrims’ first Thanksgiving feast in 1621 at Plymouth Rock.
• 5) 690 million lbs.
• 6) Abraham Lincoln.
• 7) On the second Monday in October.
• 8) Only male turkeys gobble. Hens make a clicking noise.
• 9) Domesticated turkeys can’t fly, but wild turkeys fly up to 55 mph for short distances. They’re also fast on feet, covering ground at speeds of up to 25 mph.
• 10) Sesame Street’s Big Bird.

Be well and do good,