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Turkey (The Bird)

Can you answer twelve questions about this fancy fowl?
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On what holiday is it most common to roast a turkey in the U.S.?
Thanksgiving
On what holiday is it most common to roast a turkey in the U.K.?
Christmas
A dog says "woof". A cat says "meow". What does a turkey say?
Gobble gobble
Which U.S. founding father thought that the turkey was a more respectable bird
than the bald eagle?
Ben Franklin
What is the name of the red flap of skin that hangs from a turkey's chin?
Wattle
What red flap hangs down from the forehead over the nose? (hint: starts with S)
Snood
Turkeys are one of the six heaviest birds that can fly. Name one of the others.
Bustard / Swan /
Albatross /
Pelican / Condor
In the country of Turkey, the bird is known as "Hindi", because the Turks believed that the
bird originally came from ....
India
What country did the bird really come from?
Mexico /
Canada /
United States
What does the U.S. President do to one lucky turkey each November?
Pardon It
In what sport can you get a "turkey" (if you're doing well)?
Bowling
What method of cooking a turkey is strongly discouraged by the
National Fire Protection Association?
Deep-Frying
31 Comments
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Level 74
Nov 27, 2019
The president pardons a turkey each year? What crimes do turkeys get accused of in the US?
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Level 87
Nov 27, 2019
Being delicious.

That's the theory, anyway. Personally I think turkey tends to be dry and a little flavorless, and I'd much rather eat chicken, duck, or goose.

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Level 67
Nov 29, 2024
Totally agree about turkey being less than delightful to eat.
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Level 85
Nov 27, 2019
The president is presented with a live turkey for Thanksgiving. Then the turkey's life is spared by a presidential pardon, and the turkey is sent to live in a zoo, a farm or even as a honorary grand marshal in Disney's Thanksgiving parade.

The pardon is also used as a satirical roast on the scandals of the time.

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Level 74
Nov 27, 2019
Trump pardoned two turkeys this year by the names of Bread and Butter. Trump said they were then given subpoenas to appear in front of Schiff to testify in his basement like hundreds of others. Unlike those "witnesses" he's actually met Bread and Butter. Trump also noted, “In any event, I expect this pardon will be a very popular one with the media. After all, turkeys are closely related to vultures.”
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Level 67
Nov 28, 2019
Did he really say that? That sounds far too clever for him.
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Level 77
Feb 28, 2023
It's really not hard to tell the when he's using a scripted line versus speaking off the cuff. If you trust your instinct, you will be right 99% of the time. Doesn't matter whether you like him or not.
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Level 91
Nov 28, 2019
He did, but then immediately afterward he said "I don't know if I like that line." So it sounds like someone else wrote it for him.

Here's the source.

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Level 74
Nov 28, 2019
I wasn't aware that Turkeys can fly!?
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Level 63
Nov 28, 2019
It's hard to imagine when you look at a photo of a big bloated turkey displaying its feathers. But they don't seem that gigantic otherwise. They're looking almost vulture-like.
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Level 88
Nov 28, 2019
Only for short distances.
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Level 81
Nov 28, 2019
The ones that have been fattened up for food production have a hard time. Just ask the guys at WKRP in Cincinnati.
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Level 75
Mar 8, 2020
"As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly"
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Level 66
Nov 28, 2019
Fun fact.

In portuguese, the bird is also named after a country, but a different one: Peru

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Level 72
Nov 28, 2019
It is named after india in France and Turkey and after an Indian city in dutch.
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Level 73
Nov 30, 2019
Interesting. Which Indian city?
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Level 65
Nov 29, 2024
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Level 74
Nov 29, 2019
Love the comments.

They are called turkeys because back in the day Europeans imported a similar bird from Turkey that actually came from India (which is why some countries call them Indian birds - including France) and some of them thought they originated in Turkey. The wild turkeys in North America resembled them, so they got called turkeys too.

I only know the snood as something that covers a woman's hair done up in a bun.

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Level 63
Dec 3, 2019
I learned today that the different names in different languages for a turkey are just one mistake after another. Their Latin name comes from a legend that refers to women being turned into guinea fowls. Which were the birds the Brits actually imported through Turkey not knowing they came from North Africa. So they called them Turkey. While the Turks saw a difference and of course knew that neither bird came from their country. They suspected the "other" bird to come from the "India" that the Spanish discovered aka America. While in other languages their name relates to the Indian city Kozhikode which was where Vasco da Gama started a colony. So they may have actually come through India.
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Level 39
Apr 10, 2021
Nice quiz! Greetings from Turkey (country)! Hahaha
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Level 85
Oct 6, 2021
Did anyone else just get hungry for turkey???
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Level 72
Apr 8, 2023
Free or reprieve should also be allowed as an alternative to pardon.
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Level 69
Jun 25, 2024
Fun quiz but could use an extra 30 seconds
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Level 73
Nov 28, 2024
You can also get a turkey in golf (and disc golf, and I imagine, other variants as well). It's called a turkey if you get three birdies (or better) in sequence.
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Level 57
Nov 28, 2024
Has anyone else never eaten turkey before? I never see it anywhere.
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Level 33
Nov 28, 2024
Am I the only one who blanked on what a turkey says despite hearing nonstop every thanksgiving in elementary school?
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Level 56
Nov 29, 2024
Great quiz as always, but I must say the question about "where turkeys come from" is incorrect. There are two species of turkeys - the wild turkey and the ocellated turkey. The ocellated turkey is the obscure one and is native only to Mexico. The wild turkey (which could use a name change lol) is by far the more popular species that has been domesticated for consumption. These are native primarily to the United States, along with sparse parts of Canada and Mexico. Nevertheless, the vast majority of wild turkeys actually live in the US! Therefore, I think you should definitely also accept the United States for that question (or just ask for the continent).
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Level ∞
Nov 29, 2024
The turkey was first domesticated in Mexico from the Wild Turkey.

But you are correct that the United States and Canada should be accepted.

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Level 51
Nov 29, 2024
I'm an 8%er that got snood.. that couldn't get Franklin lol
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Level 67
Nov 29, 2024
Would be nice to accept “wottle” seeing as it’s a homophone (“wattle” rhymes with “bottle”)
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Level 49
Nov 29, 2024
Would a Haast's Eagle be allowed for heavier flying bird? They're extinct, but they would otherwise fit the category.