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Turkey Quiz Answers | Trivia
What is the official name of Turkey?
a.Kingdom of Turkey
b.Republic of Turkey
c.The Commonwealth of Turkey
d.Federal Republic of Turkey
Answer
Republic of Turkey
What sea lies to the north of Turkey?
a.Sea of Marmara
b.Mediterranean Sea
c.Aegean Sea
d.Black Sea
Answer
Black Sea
What is the capital city of Turkey?
a.Istanbul
b.Antalya
c.Ankara
d.Bursa
Answer
Ankara
What type of Government does Turkey have?
a.Republican Parliamentary Democracy
b.Constitutional Monarchy
c.Constitutional Republic
d.Parliamentary Democracy
Answer
Republican Parliamentary Democracy
What is the part of Turkey in Europe called?
a.Bingol
b.Kayseri
c.Isparta
d.Eastern Thrace
Answer
Eastern Thrace
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When was the Republic of Turkey founded?
A.1905
B.1923
C.1919
D.1876
Answer
1923
Who is Mustafa Kemal Ataturk?
a.The last emperor of the Ottaman Empire
b.The last Prime Minister of Turkey
c.The Professor of Turkology
d.Founder of Turkish Republic
Answer
Founder of Turkish Republic
What is the largest lake in Turkey?
a.Lake Van
b.Lake Salda
c.Lake Eber
d.Lake Burdur
Answer
Lake Van
What is the official currency of Turkey?
a.Euro
b.Riyal
c.Dinar
d.Lira
Answer
Lira
What are the symbols of Turkish Flag?
a.Large Gold Star
b.The Five-pointed Star
c.The Star and Crescent
d.The Sun and the Moon
Answer
The Star and Crescent
November Trivia Questions And Answers
Do Americans prefer apple pie or pumpkin pie?
Answer
Apple pie
What turkeys actually gobble?
Answer
Male turkeys
Which city’s Thanksgiving Day Parade ends with Santa Claus getting a key to the city?
Answer
Detroit
What meats were served at the first Thanksgiving celebration?
Answer
Venison, swan, duck and goose were likely—not turkey!
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How long was the first Thanksgiving celebration?
Answer
Three days
What seafood was served at the first Thanksgiving feast?
Answer
Lobster, oysters, fish and possibly eel
Who was the first President to pardon a turkey?
Answer
John F. Kennedy
Which President made turkey pardoning an annual event?
Answer
George H.W. Bush
How many calories on average are consumed, per person, at Thanksgiving dinner?
Answer
4,500
When was the first Thanksgiving NFL game?
Answer
1920
When was the first Thanksgiving football game?
Answer
1876
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How much did the world’s most expensive Thanksgiving dinner on record cost?
Answer
$150,000 at New York City’s Old Homestead Steakhouse
Who was the first President to receive a ceremonial Thanksgiving Turkey?
Answer
Harry S. Truman
How many women were at the very first Thanksgiving celebration?
Answer
Five
Which President made Thanksgiving a permanent national holiday?
Answer
Abraham Lincoln
Which President refused to celebrate Thanksgiving as a national holiday?
Answer
Thomas Jefferson
Which President declared two Thanksgivings in one year?
Answer
James Madison
Which President tried to make Thanksgiving the third Thursday in November to help boost the economy for the holiday season?
Answer
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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Which President officially made Thanksgiving the fourth Thursday of every November?
Answer
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Which President first ordered a national day of Thanksgiving?
Answer
George Washington
About how many pumpkin pies are consumed every Thanksgiving?
Answer
About 50 million
Thanksgiving Food Trivia Questions And Answers
What meat did the native Americans bring to the first Thanksgiving?
Answer
Deer (venison)
What decade was the green bean casserole, a Thanksgiving staple in many households, first created?
Answer
1950s (Specifically 1955)
What food was present at the first Thanksgiving but is rarely eaten at Thanksgiving now?
Answer
Seafood
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Who do children in Japan give drawings to on Labor Thanksgiving Day?
Answer
Police stations
What culture produced the idea of the cornucopia, the horn of plenty?
Answer
Greek culture
During Chuseok, the Korean Thanksgiving / harvest festival, they traditionally eat a stuffed food but it isn’t a turkey. What food do Koreans stuff and eat during Chuseok?
Answer
Rice cakes (songpyeon)
In what century were the first pumpkin pies as we know them made?
Answer
The 17th century (1600s)
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Thanksgiving in the USA is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November, but when is Canada’s Thanksgiving?
Answer
The second Monday of October
Where is the only place in Australia where Thanksgiving is celebrated?
Answer
Norfolk Island
Turkey Country Trivia Questions
What is the national animal of Turkey?
a.Lynx
b.Bear
c.Gray Wolf
d.Leopard
Answer
Gray Wolf
What is the highest mountain in Turkey?
a.Mount Ararat
b.Mount Kackar
c.Mount Erciyes
d.Mount Nemrut
Answer
Mount Ararat
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What body of water separates the European part of Istanbul from the Asian part?
a.Strait of Malacca
b.Strait of Gibraltar
c.Palk Strait
d.Bosphorus Strait
Answer
Bosphorus Strait
What is the national flower of Turkey?
a.Tulip
b.Rose
c.Jasmine
d.Lily
Answer
Tulip
How many of the “Seven Wonders of the Ancient World” were located in Turkey?
a.1
b.2
c.3
d.4
Answer
2
Funny Turkey Trivia Questions And Answers Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving occurs on the:
a. Fourth Thursday in November
b. Third Thursday in November
c. November 26 each year
Answer
November 26 each year
Which southern state was the first to adopt a Thanksgiving Day in 1855?
a. South Carolina
b. Virginia
c. Georgia
Answer
Virginia
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The first Thanksgiving lasted:
a. One day
b. Two days
c. Three days
Answer
Three days
Which of the following was NOT served at the Pilgrims Thanksgiving meal?
a. Cranberries, corn, and mashed potatoes
b. Rabbit, chicken, wild turkey, and dried fruit
c. Venison (deer meat), fish, goose
Answer
Cranberries, corn, and mashed potatoes
What utensil was not used by the Pilgrims to eat Thanksgiving dinner?
a. Knife
b. Fork
c. Spoon
Answer
Fork
The best place to put the meat thermometer in the turkey is:
a. The breast
b. The middle of the back
c. The thigh
Answer
The thigh
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Which president is believed to be the first to pardon a turkey and start this annual tradition?
a. President Lincoln in 1863
b. President Roosevelt in 1939
c. President Harry Truman in 1947
Answer
President Harry Truman in 1947
The Pilgrims came to the New world seeking religious freedom and were also called:
a. The Puritans because they wanted to purify the teachings and ceremonies of the Church of England.
b. The Great Explorers
c. The Wanderers
Answer
The Puritans because they wanted to purify the teachings and ceremonies of the Church of England.
Today, our Thanksgiving is the fourth Thursday of November because
a. It is the date the Pilgrims landed in the New World.
b. This was the date President Franklin D. Roosevelt set in 1939 and approved by Congress in 1941.
c. It was the date people voted to have it on.
Answer
This was the date set by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939 and approved by Congress in 1941.
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What is a baby turkey called?
a. A chick
b. A nestling
c. A poult
Answer
A poult
It has been estimated that how many Americans eat turkey at Thanksgiving.
a. 88%
b. 50%
c. 75%
Answer
88%
A full grown turkey has about how many feathers?
a. A million
b. Too many to count!
c. 3,500
Answer
3,500
Which Indian tribe taught the Pilgrims how to cultivate the land and were invited to the Thanksgiving meal?
a. Apache
b. Wampanoag
c. Cherokee
Answer
Wampanoag
Approximately how many turkeys are eaten each year on Thanksgiving in the United States?
a. 100 million
b. 280 million
c. 500 million
Answer
280 million
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What is a snood?
a. The loose skin under a male turkey’s neck.
b. A hat worn by a Pilgrim
c. A hot cider drink served at Thanksgiving.
Answer
The loose skin under a male turkey’s neck.
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