Answers to the Turkey Quiz

Here are the results of the trivia quiz:

Have a great holiday.

When was the first Thanksgiving celebration?
The correct answer is: 1621

Where was the turkey first domesticated?
The correct answer is: Mexico and Central America

What is a female turkey called?
The correct answer is: a hen

What is a male turkey called?
The correct answer is: a tom

What great American statesman lobbied to make the turkey the national symbol?
The correct answer is: Benjamin Franklin

What sound does a female turkey make?
The correct answer is: cluck

What sound does a male turkey make?
The correct answer is: gobble

About how many feathers does a mature turkey have?
The correct answer is: 3,500

Which state produces the most turkeys annually?
The correct answer is: Minnesota

How fast can wild turkeys run?
The correct answer is: 25 mph

How does Arkansas rank among the other states in turkey production?
The correct answer is: third

What Native American tribe celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the colonists?
The correct answer is: the Wampanoag tribe

Can wild turkeys fly? If so, how fast?
The correct answer is: Yes, up to 55 mph

Approximately what percentage of American homes eats turkey on Thanksgiving?
The correct answer is: 90%

Approximately what percentage of American homes eats turkey on Christmas?
The correct answer is: 50%

What is the name of the skin that hangs from a turkey's neck?
The correct answer is: wattle

Which U.S. president specified that Thanksgiving would fall on the last Thursday of November?
The correct answer is: Abraham Lincoln

Which president attempted to move the Thanksgiving holiday to the fourth Thursday in November to create a longer Christmas shopping season?
The correct answer is: Franklin D. Roosevelt"

Which country consumes the most turkey per year per capita?
The correct answer is: Israel (almsot twice as much per person as the USA)

What is the best way to defrost a turkey?
The correct answer is: in the refrigerator

Bonus Question:
What Country besides Israel consumes more turkey per person than the USA?
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