Turkey trot trivia quiz
1. Most people know that Americans celebrate Thanksgiving, but they’re not alone. What event is held in Virgin Islands on October 25?
A. A Thanksgiving Day to Rejoice in the End of Hurricane Season
B. A Thanksgiving to celebrate the end of the harvest season
C. A Thanksgiving to usher in the harvest season
D. There is no such event except in QuizQueen’s imagination.
A. A Thanksgiving Day to Rejoice in the End of Hurricane Season
QQ: The Virgin Islands celebrate Thanksgiving on October 25 to celebrate the end of the hurricane season. That is certainly something to celebrate well!
2. Where do turkeys come from?
A turkey
B Europe
C. South America
D. Antarctica
C. South America
QQ: Turkeys were not introduced to Europe from the Spanish colonies in South America until 1523. However, in 1524, turkeys, imported from South America, were eaten at the court of King Henry VIII of England.
3. Thanksgiving is also a legal holiday in Canada. When does it fall?
A. Second Monday in October
B. Second Thursday in October
C. Second Monday in November
D. Second Thursday of November
A. Second Monday in October
QQ: Because Canada is north of the United States, your harvest comes earlier in the year. Consequently, the Thanksgiving holiday falls earlier in Canada than in the United States. The Canadian parliament reserved November 6 for the annual Thanksgiving Day celebrations in 1879. In 1957, the date was changed to an even earlier day, to the second Monday in October.
4. Who originally domesticated the turkey?
A. The Turks
B. The Mexicans
C. The Chinese
D. The Vulcans
B. The Mexicans
QQ: The turkey was originally domesticated in Mexico. The ocellated turkey is native to the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico and adjacent areas of Guatemala and Belize.
5. What month is National Turkey Lovers Month?
A. may
b june
C.November
D.December
b june
QQ: Ha, I bet a lot of people got that wrong! June is National Turkey Lovers Month, after all, June is lovers month, isn’t it?
6. Benjamin Franklin, who proposed the turkey as the official bird of the United States, was dismayed when the bald eagle was chosen instead of the turkey. Because?
A. He loved to eat turkey and he wanted everyone to love it too.
B. I thought turkey was much more respectable.
C. He said that the bald eagle had a bad moral character.
D. The turkey was a true native of America.
E. They are all true
F. None is true
G. A, B and C are true
HB, C and D are true
HB, C and D are true
QQ: He may have loved eating turkey, but after the selection was made, Franklin wrote to his daughter, referring to the eagle’s “bad moral character,” saying, “I wish the bald eagle hadn’t been chosen as a representative of our country! The turkey is a much more respectable bird, and, moreover, a true original native of America.”
7. Which image of Thanksgiving dates back to the ancient harvest festivals?
A candle
B. Cornucopia
C. Pilgrim hat
D.Turkey
B. Cornucopia
QQ: The cornucopia (a horn-shaped basket brimming with fruits and vegetables) is a typical emblem of Thanksgiving bounty dating back to ancient harvest festivals. Many of the images commonly associated with Thanksgiving derive from much older traditions of celebrating the fall harvest.
8. Can turkeys fly?
A. Domestic only
B. Only the savages
C. All turkeys can fly.
D. No turkey can fly
B. Only the savages
QQ: Domesticated turkeys can’t fly. Wild turkeys can fly short distances of up to 55 miles per hour and can run up to 20 miles per hour.
9. Although the US is first when it comes to turkey consumption (who knows if it’s Thanksgiving that puts us over the top), which country comes in second?
In France
B.Italy
C.Germany
D. United Kingdom
In France
QQ: This was a tough question, because according to the USDA, the French, Italians, Germans, and British track American turkey consumption (in that order).
10. Although often associated with Christmas, Kwanzaa is actually more associated with which holiday?
A. St. Patrick’s Day
b.Halloween
C. Thanksgiving
D. Valentine’s Day
C. Thanksgiving
QQ: Come on, even if you didn’t know that Kwanzaa means “firsts” in Swahili, this is a Thanksgiving-themed quiz! Kwanzaa has its roots in the ancient African celebrations of the harvest of the firstfruits from which it takes its name. However, its modern history begins in 1966 when it was developed by the African-American scholar and activist Maulana Karenga.
11. When Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin sat down to eat their first meal on the moon, what did their food packages contain?
A. Roast turkey and all the trimmings
B. Spaghetti and meatballs
C. Hot dogs and beans
D. Peanut butter and jelly
A. Roast turkey and all the trimmings
PQ: If you got it wrong, check out the quiz title!
12. What Jewish holiday could be associated with Thanksgiving?
A.Shabuoth
B. Easter
C. Hanukkah
D. Yom Kippur
A.Shabuoth
QQ: Shabuoth or Shavuoth, also Feast of Weeks or Pentecost, is celebrated in late spring during the Hebrew month of Sivan, seven weeks after Easter. In Biblical times, the festival was a thanksgiving for the grain harvest. Later tradition associates the festival with the giving of the Law on Mount Sinai.
13. Who gobbles in the turkey family?
A. Everyone
B. Adult turkeys only, no chicks
C. Only turkeys took
D. Female turkeys only
C. Only turkeys took
QQ: Only tom turkeys gobble up. Hen turkeys make a snap. Click. Click.
14. The custom of watching football games on Thanksgiving Day also evolved during the first decades of the 20th century. Many Americans digest their holiday meal while watching football games on television. Traditionally, which two teams in the National Football League (NFL) host games on Thanksgiving?
A. Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys
B. Carolina Panthers and Miami Dolphins
C. Jacksonville Jaguars and Cincinnati Bengals
D. Houston Oilers and Cleveland Browns
A. Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys
QQ: The high viewership of these Christmas games has made football an American Thanksgiving tradition. Yet another retail strike against America! And for your football trivia, the Carolina Panthers, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Houston Oilers couldn’t possibly be part of any long-standing tradition, as the Panthers and Jaguars were part of the NFL expansion in 1995. and the Oilers moved to Tennessee in 1997 to become the Titans.
15. What is the turkey trot?
A. A ragtime dance
B. The joy of a horse
C. A card game
D. The way a turkey runs
A. A ragtime dance
QQ: The turkey trot ragtime dance is characterized by a springy gait with feet wide apart and a rocking movement of the shoulders up and down.
