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A Quiz To Test Your Knowledge On Native Turkeys
Take this quiz to find out how much you know about the Wisconsin's native turkeys. Native turkeys served as an important food source for settlers and Native Americans alike but by 1918 they had largely disappeared. The wild turkey now roams freely in most of the state and is doing great Can you answer the following multiple choice questions about the native turkeys? Complete the quiz and then see your score. Better yet, stump your family and friends by asking them to take this quiz.
1. Wild turkeys can run, reaching speeds of __________ miles per hour.
3 mph
7 mph
25 mph
55 mph
2. What is the name of the skin that hangs off the turkey's chin?
Wattle
Snood
Caruncle
Snark
3. A male turkey is called a 'cob.'
True
False
4. A female turkey is called a 'hen.'
True
False
5. Turkeys are originally from ___________.
Europe
Southeast Asia
Americas
Turkey
6. Turkeys have a keen sense of hearing and can pinpoint sounds from as far as a mile away.
True
False
7. Wild turkeys are unable to fly.
True
False
8. Baby turkeys are called _______.
Chicks
Eyas
Squaker
Poults
9. Wild turkeys sleep on the ground in nests made of leaves, sticks and small woody debris.
True
False
10. Female turkeys don't 'gobble.'
True
False
11. Which of the following is NOT true about how male turkeys attract females?
Puff up tail feathers
Spread their tail feathers
They face the female and exchange bows
The make grunting sounds
12. Turkeys use a dust bath to maintain the condition of their feathers.
True
False
13. A male wild turkey weighs ________ pounds.
7 to 10 lbs.
13 to 23 lbs.
27 to 40 lbs.
50 to 75 lbs.
14. The fleshy bumps on the head and neck of both male and female turkeys are called ______________.
Wattle
Snood
Caruncle
Snark
15. Wild turkeys have ________ stomachs.
1
2
3
4
16. A wild turkey's beard is composed of specialized feathers.
True
False