How will you do on this wild turkey trivia test?




How will you do on this wild turkey trivia test?


Here’s your chance to stump and impress family members with wild turkey trivia when you’re sitting around the table today enjoying a Thanksgiving Day feast.


One of the National Wild Turkey Federation’s missions is to educate its members and the public on the history and ways of the wild turkey. Try the questions on your own, then check the answer key at the end of the article to see which ones you answered correctly.


1. What does the word "turkey" mean?


A: A wild or domestic bird in North America


B: A failed theatrical production


C: Three successive strikes in bowling


D: All of the above


2. What president of the United States released the first wild turkey to celebrate Thanksgiving?


A: Abraham Lincoln


B: Theodore Roosevelt


C: George W. Bush


D. None of the above


3. In 1930, there were about 30,000 wild turkeys across North America. In 1973, there were about 1.3 million wild turkeys. How many wild turkeys are in North America today?


A: 2.8 million


B: 4.6 million


C: 6.4 million


D: 8.2 million


4. Wild turkeys can be found in every U.S. state except:


A: Alaska


B: Hawaii


C: Connecticut


D: Delaware


5. Name the five subspecies of the wild turkey.


6. True or False: Native Americans used parts of the wild turkeys they harvested for survival by making clothes, tools and weapons.


7. What type of feathers make up "Sesame Street’s" character Big Bird?


A: Turkey feathers


B: Goose feathers


C: Parrot feathers


D: Crow feathers


8. True or False: The beard on a male wild turkey is actually a modified feather.


9. What is a male turkey called?


A. Tom


B. Dick


C. Harry


D. None of these


10. What is a baby turkey called?


A. Chick


B. Poult


C. Gobblet


D. Infant


11. Wild turkeys nest on the ground, and typically lay ______ eggs in one nest during a two week period.


A. 1-3 B. 9-12


C. 15-18


D. 21-24


12. A wild turkey can fly up to ____ for short distances.


A. 15 mph


B. 35 mph


C. 55 mph


D. Wild turkeys can’t fly


Answer Key:


1. D, 2. D, 3. C, 4. A, 5. Eastern, Rio Grande, Merriam’s, Gould’s, Osceola (or Florida), 6. T, 7. A, 8.T, 9. A, 10. B, 11. B, 12. C.


Courtesy of the National Wild Turkey Federation.



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