Turkey myths.  

Do you know fact from fiction about our famous “almost national” bird? (Remember, Benjamin Franklin wanted the turkey, not the eagle, to be our country’s symbol.) Can you picture the U.S. Postal Service truck with a turkey instead of an eagle? Anyway, see if you know the correct answers about this famous bird that often dresses our holiday table. Answer correctly, and you could win a $25 Butterball® gift check.

1. Turkeys were important sources of food going all the way back to: Answer: a) The country Turkey, of course b) The Aztec and Mayan civilizations c) Greece, where the bird was thought to be Jupiter’s first pet d) Spain. Columbus brought the bird to America

2. Turkeys got their name from: Answer: a) Their country of origin, Turkey b)The sound they make (turk, turk, turk) c) The Guatemalan name for guinea fowl, which the turkey resembles d) Columbus, who called the bird Tuka, Indian for peacock

3. We eat Turkeys at holidays because: Answer: a)It’s a cheap source of protein b) It’s a tradition begun by the Pilgrims c) Norman Rockwell put a turkey in his famous holiday painting d) In mythology, the bird symbolizes life

4. The turkey’s famous wattle refers to: Answer: a) the way it walks b) the red thing dangling from its neck c) ancient use of turkey beaks for monetary exchange d) the bumpy skin on its toes

5. Benjamin Franklin liked the turkey for its: Answer: a) beauty b) food source c) vanity d) majesty

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