The Answers

1. Can turkeys fly?
   Only the wild ones.
2. How fast can a wild turkey run?
   25-30 miles per hour
3. What U.S. state raises the most turkeys?
   California
4. In 1789 who proposed the turkey be U.S. national bird?
   Benjamin Franklin
5. The red bumps on a turkey's head are called...
   carnuckles
6. What are boy turkeys called?
   Toms
7. Do all turkeys gobble?
   Only boy turkeys gobble
8. What country consumes the most cereal?
   Turkey
9. What country eats the most turkeys?
   Israel
10. What famous person wears turkey feathers?
    Big Bird
11. Girl turkeys are called...
    Hens
12. What is the greatest dressed weight recorded for a turkey?
    39.09 kg (86 lbs.)
13. Baby turkeys are called...
    Cullets
14. The turkey's scientific name is ...
    Meleagris gallopavo
15. When is U.S. National Turkey Lover's Month?
    June
16. What U.S. President proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday?
    Abraham Lincoln
17. How much turkey did Americans eat in 1996 per capita?
    18.5 lbs.
18. What year was Thanksgiving first proclaimed a U.S. holiday?
    1863
19. 675 million pounds of turkey are eaten in the U.S. each Thanksgiving
    Yes!
20. The most popular way to serve leftover Thanksgiving turkey is...
    Sandwich
21. Turkey is...
    low in fat and high in protein.
22. Who ate turkey on the moon?
    Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin
23. About how many feathers do mature turkeys have?
    3,500
24. What sound do lady turkeys make?
    Clicking sound

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