Turkey IQ

[Silverbird]

Wild turkeys are actually very smart, stealthy birds, if you don't like hunting, try to track one with a movie camera (good luck!). Not to be mistaken for the big white domestic version that can't even stand up anymore after it reaches a certain age (little legs, large breast meat area). Ben Franklin knew about the wild version. He'd think the domestic version fits the stereotype of "bird brain", it's been bred to be stupid along with having a body type that would never survive 10 minutes out in the wild.

 

[grandma]

It was a TV series back in the 70's

You're in luck..here is the whole episode from 1978...The good stuff happens about 18 minutes into the show..

http://radio.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=...//www.radioearth.com/VideoWKRPTurkeyDrop.html

Okay - well - here is where they got the idea - National Enquirer picked up the story as an example of animal cruelty. Yellville's Turkey Trot Festival - here's some of the events:
http://asms.k12.ar.us/armem/Tatum/ttrot.htm
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/16921
...I guess they try to keep a local secret since all the bad outside publicity -
Thanx for the link to the TV show - that was funny !
And I have seen that show, but don't remember seeing that episode..

 

[nnuut]

Take the test here: [FONT=Tahoma, arial, helvetica][FONT=Tahoma, arial, helvetica]http://home.aristotle.net/Thanksgiving/trivia.asphttp://home.aristotle.net/Thanksgiving/trivia.asp[/FONT][/FONT]

Darn I only got 14 right, and I thougt I could talk TURKEY!!! View attachment 7321 :laugh:

 

[Buster]

what is that?

It was a TV series back in the 70's

You're in luck..here is the whole episode from 1978...The good stuff happens about 18 minutes into the show..

http://radio.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/XJ&zTi=1&sdn=radio&cdn=gadgets&tm=8&f=10&tt=13&bt=1&bts=1&zu=http%3A//www.radioearth.com/VideoWKRPTurkeyDrop.html

 

[grandma]

You sure you weren't watching an episode of WKRP in Cincinnati?

what is that?

 

[Buster]

Sometime ago - long time ago, I guess, I heard there used to be Turkey Drops out of helicopters over around the North Central part of AR, near the MO border ...
I guess that lasted until folks got tired of trying to catch the turkey before it hit the ground & turned to mush! -
...actually, I think PETA got after them for that......

You sure you weren't watching an episode of WKRP in Cincinnati?

 

[grandma]

Sometime ago - long time ago, I guess, I heard there used to be Turkey Drops out of helicopters over around the North Central part of AR, near the MO border ...
I guess that lasted until folks got tired of trying to catch the turkey before it hit the ground & turned to mush! -
...actually, I think PETA got after them for that......

 

[Buster]

Where are the correct answers?

Take the test here: [FONT=Tahoma, arial, helvetica][FONT=Tahoma, arial, helvetica]http://home.aristotle.net/Thanksgiving/trivia.asp[/FONT][/FONT]

 

[nnuut]

Where are the correct answers?

 

[Buster]

[FONT=Tahoma, arial, helvetica][FONT=Tahoma, arial, helvetica]http://home.aristotle.net/Thanksgiving/trivia.asp

Turkey Trivia Quiz[/FONT] [/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma, arial, helvetica] How much do you know about the turkey? Take Aristotle's Turkey Trivia Quiz and find out! [/FONT]
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1. [FONT=Tahoma, arial, helvetica] [/FONT][FONT=Tahoma, arial, helvetica]
   [*]When was the first Thanksgiving celebration?
   1492
   1567
   1621
   1777
   [*]Where was the turkey first domesticated?
   Canada
   Mexico and Central America
   New Zealand
   India
   [*]What is a female turkey called?
   a rooster
   a cuckoo
   a chick
   a hen
   [*]What is a male turkey called?
   a larry
   a clark
   a harry
   a tom
   [*]What great American statesman lobbied to make the turkey the national symbol?
   Benjamin Franklin
   Thomas Jefferson
   John Adams
   Andrew Jackson
   [*]What sound does a female turkey make?
   gobble
   cluck
   chirp
   peep
   [*]What sound does a male turkey make?
   gobble
   click
   chirp
   peep
   [*]About how many feathers does a mature turkey have?
   1,500
   2,000
   3,500
   5,000
   [*]Which state produces the most turkeys annually?
   Kansas
   Ohio
   Arkansas
   Minnesota
   [*]How fast can wild turkeys run?
   5 mph
   15 mph
   25 mph
   45 mph
   [*]How does Arkansas rank among the other states in turkey production?
   first
   third
   eighth
   fourteenth
   [*]What Native American tribe celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the colonists?
   the Wampanoag tribe
   the Sioux tribe
   the Choctaw tribe
   the Arapaho tribe
   [*]Can wild turkeys fly? If so, how fast?
   No.
   Yes, up to 25 mph
   Yes, up to 40 mph
   Yes, up to 55 mph
   [*]Approximately what percentage of American homes eats turkey on Thanksgiving?
   49%
   67%
   82%
   90%
   [*]Approximately what percentage of American homes eats turkey on Christmas?
   34%
   50%
   67%
   89%
   [*]What is the name of the skin that hangs from a turkey's neck?
   snark
   wattle
   garble
   swag
   [*]Which U.S. president specified that Thanksgiving would fall on the last Thursday of November?
   Martin Van Buren
   Andrew Jackson
   William H. Taft
   Abraham Lincoln
   [*]Which president attempted to move the Thanksgiving holiday to the fourth Thursday in November to create a longer Christmas shopping season?
   Franklin D. Roosevelt
   Dwight D. Eisenhower
   Harry S. Truman
   Gerald R. Ford
   [*]Which country consumes the most turkey per year per capita?
   The United States
   Israel
   Spain
   The United Kingdom
   [*]What is the best way to defrost a turkey?
   with a hair dryer
   in the refrigerator
   in cold water
   in the microwave oven
   
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