Thanksgiving Trivia for Kids

Once the herbs are working to fill the house with the anticipation of Thanksgiving dinner, and it's time to grab a minute for yourself. Keep the kids occupied while the feast is cooking and the football games are being played. Print out the following turkey trivia questions, or appoint one of the older ones to ask the questions and keep score.



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Turkey Trivia


1.  A wild turkey can fly

1. 150 miles per hour
2. 50 - 55 miles per hour
3. Wild turkeys can't fly

2.  What did Benjamin Franklin want to be the national bird of the United States?

1. The bald eagle
2. A bird shaped kite
3. A wild turkey

3. A wild turkey spends the night

1. In a tree
2. At the Turkey Inn
3. Huddled under a bush

4. A 16 week old turkey is called

1. Lunch
2. Fryer
3. Turklet

5.  How long have turkeys existed on earth?

1. Since last Thanksgiving
2. Almost 10 million years
3. Since the first Thanksgiving

6. What are baby turkeys called?

1. poultry
2. poults
3. hens

7. What kind of turkeys gobble?

1. male turkeys
2. female turkeys
3. all turkeys

8. A male turkey is called

1. Tom
2. Turk
3. Henry

9. A large group of turkeys is called

1. A herd
2. A flock
3. A gaggle

10.  If a turkey looks up while it's raining, it can

1. see a rainbow
2. drown
3. do the turkey trot

Now add up the scores.
Award the wishbone to the winner.

Answers:

1. 2
2. 3
3. 1
4. 2
5. 2
6. 2
7. 1
8. 1
9. 2
10. 2