Q 01/05

Nasaump, a Native porridge the Plymouth colonists adopted, was made by boiling what?

A) Cornmeal

B) Wild rice

C) Acorn flour

D) Dried beans

Answer · why

A) Cornmeal

Cornmeal: Roger Williams recorded nasaump in 1643 as a 'meale pottage', and the English shortened the word to 'samp' for their own boiled corn dish.

Q 02/05

The name 'turkey' was first used in English for which African bird, before the American bird took it?

A) Guineafowl

B) Ostrich

C) Flamingo

D) Hornbill

Answer · why

A) Guineafowl

Guineafowl came first: Europeans tied the African bird to Turkey and called it the 'turkey-cock', and the name passed to the American bird when the tw...

Q 03/05

Which is the only US state with no wild turkeys?

A) Alaska

B) Hawaii

C) Nevada

D) Maine

Answer · why

A) Alaska

Alaska is the lone holdout: after World War II, wildlife agencies trapped wild birds and moved them into restored habitat until every other state had ...

Q 04/05

To kill bacteria, what minimum internal temperature must every part of a cooked turkey, and any reheated leftovers, reach?

A) 145°F (63°C)

B) 165°F (74°C)

C) 175°F (79°C)

D) 155°F (68°C)

Answer · why

B) 165°F (74°C)

165°F (74°C) is the USDA bar for all poultry, measured with a thermometer, and reheated leftovers must hit the same mark.

Q 05/05

Which turkey bone do two diners traditionally pull apart for luck?

A) Drumstick bone

B) Wishbone

C) Thigh bone

D) Breastbone

Answer · why

B) Wishbone

The wishbone, anatomically the furcula, was called the 'merrythought' when the pulling custom arose in the early 1600s; the name wishbone only caught ...