Let’s Talk Turkey Trivia Test

Looking for a way to spice up your Thanksgiving meal? Try giving guests this Turkey Trivia Test before you serve the main course.

I know some folks are wont to serve ham on Thanksgiving — and even our family opted for serving fajitas on one particularly hectic holiday — but the meal most associated with Thanksgiving in this country is a nice roasted turkey with plenty of stuffing.

But how much do you really know about your dinner? Take our little turkey quiz to find out. Or, if you’d like to try your trivia knowledge alongside family and friends, scroll down for our free printable version of the turkey test:

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Let’s Talk Turkey

1. According to Guiness Book of World Records, the heaviest turkey ever weighed in at…
   a. 26 lbs
   b. 46 lbs
   c. 66 lbs
   d. 86 lbs
2. What is the proper name for a baby turkey?
   a. a chick
   b. a cygnet
   c. a turkette
   d. a poult
3. The flap of skin that hangs over a turkey’s beak is called:
   a. a wattle
   b. a snood
   c. a graft
   d. a groat
4. According to the National Turkey Federation, approximately how many feathers does a
   mature turkey have?
   a. 1500
   b. 2500
   c. 3500
   d. 4500
5. For the easiest and most accurate temperature reading, you should place a meat
   thermometer in which part of the turkey while baking?
   a. the gizzard
   b. middle of the back
   c. the breast
   d. the thigh
6. A male turkey is called a “tom” and a female is called a “hen.” What is a large group of
   turkeys called?
   a. a gaggle
   b. a strut
   c. a flock
   d. a skien
7. Wild turkeys can run at speeds of 25 mph. How fast can they fly?
   a. 35 mph
   b. 45 mph
   c. 55 mph
   d. they can’t fly
8. At nearly 5 lbs per person annually, what is the top turkey-eating country in the world?
   a. Israel
   b. the United States
   c. France
   d. the UK
9. Turkeys recognize each other by their unique voices. Males gobble; what to females do?
   a. they gobble, too
   b. make a hooting sound
   c. bark
   d. click
10. Unlike their wild counterparts, most commercial turkeys are totally white. Why?
    a. they are raised indoors and get no sun
    b. they’re killed before their feathers turn bronze
    c. it’s the result of selective breeding
    d. commercial turkeys are albino

How’d you do? Did any of those questions stump you?

Answer Key

The answer key is on page 2 of our Turkey Trivia printable. If you are printing lots of copies for a party or family gathering, print as many copies of page 1 (the actual quiz) as you want, but you’ll only need to print one copy of page 2 (and no fair peeking at the answers until everybody is finished with the test!)

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