It is time we talk turkey !! Yeah, it’s close to thanksgiving, so why not talk turkey?  Maybe even a little turkey trivia quiz??

1. The turkey is actually a type of  peacock -  roadrunner-  pheasant. (choose one)

2.  There is a ballroom dance called ___  ____  ____ named after the jerky steps of the turkey.

3. Older larger male turkeys are preferable over young ‘toms’ because the meat is less stringy.  True or false

4.  The fleshy appendage that attaches just above the beak and extends to hang down over the beak is called  ____   ___________. (the Dewlap, the Caruncle, the  Snood,  the Bulbis glandiculi)

5. The field of vision of a turkey is -  180 degrees-- 330 degrees-- 270 degrees-- 107 degrees.  (choose one)

6. Turkeys are very lacking in which of the following senses. Sight- hearing-smell- taste (choose one)

7 Domestic turkeys are poor flyers but wild turkeys can fly for short distances at speeds up to --35, 45, 55, 65 -- miles per hour. (choose one)

8 The tail fan of a tom turkey is made up of -- 12-- 18-- 24-- 37-- feathers. (choose one)

9. The U S per capita consumption of turkey was higher in 1975 than it was in 2007. (true or false)

10.  The beard of a tom turkey, a trophy for turkey hunters, is often 10 inches or more in length and is actually - a modified feather-- part of the turkeys skin-- the hearing organ for the turkey-- contains cells the give the sense of smell--(choose one).

            The US dept. of Ag claims more than 242 million turkeys will be raised in 2010

with an average weight of 28 pounds--  sure seems like that would  be enough to go around and no need to feel guilty about taking seconds.

Answers: 1. Pheasant 2. the turkey trot 3. True  4. Snood  5. 270  6. Smell  7. 55  8. 18

                 9.  True  10. Modified feather