Where did turkeys come from? | Quizzland Trivia Answers

Rachel

I have Turkeys that cross my yard, and I even had one bold male that was "pecking" at a window on my home. He was really trying to start a fight with his reflection.

DjDiamond435

In Turkey they are called "The American Bird"

Nutshell

Becca Sue, from what I understand, the turkey got its name because Turkish merchants were known for selling a similar looking bird at the markets in Britain. So when the first settlers came to the Americas they called them by the same nickname as the birds they knew from home.

Player #19055492

Wild turkey. You can eat it, or drink it.

FiannaFianna

dollis1963, not sure where you got your info from. Wild turkeys do not avoid flying. In fact, they roost in trees and have to fly up to do so. And they are actually quite fast. I have come across then in the woods with my dogs and, believe me, they were not the least bit reluctant to fly.

ElixSkipper

A guy in the western U.S. told his friend how amazed he was at how turkeys could still get into his fenced-in garden. "They fly!" he said.

SweetPopi

1 of my hub's favorite sayings is. "It is hard to soar like an eagle when you work w/turkeys"

RJHondo57

I live in northern Michigan with dense woods around our house. We love watching the wild turkeys during the winter. They'll come up right against our house looking for food. They are comical to watch af they'll follow in a line. And they roost in tall pines at night to keep safe fro.m from

DutchBaby120

One flew across the road once, when I was driving home from work. It scared the heck out of me. It was huge.

whitesloth91

poor fat turkeys

Luke & Addie

they come from eggs!!

lolirock and anime lover

it would make sence if they came from turkey though

Tony

I fell for it, picking Turkey. I should have remembered Thanksgiving and the natives who helped the pilgrims.

JamJam

I assumed this based on the thanksgiving traditions. nearly doubted it and went 'old world' as we eat them at Christmas in the UK

Louise

JimmyLovesQL, lol I remember that show...hilarious

KittyKat

Player #19055492, Love to drink it 😉

Lillian

DjDiamond435, Benjamin Franklin proposed the turkey for our national bird. Wild ones are impressive.

arohanui

Rachel, about as smart as a peacock

wesley

A friend of mine in Minnesota lived on a turkey farm, and we often had turkey eggs, because they had more than they needed. They are about twice the size of chicken eggs.

myrna

JimmyLovesQL, they can

myrna

FiannaFianna, not only can they fly and roost in trees but boy can they run they beat P if any harm comes to their brood and now we lived up in the mountains where I thought came through all the time and they would run down to the beach and take off across the water and bruised up in the pine trees yeah they're amazing creatures and they can run really fast and take the flight almost immediately so very hard to catch not that I would want to

Morganlady

granny, actually those are the domestic turkeys. they don't have to be smart they just have to live until just before Thanksgiving.

I

DjDiamond435, hind qushu, that means Indian bird.

Ray

Ben Franklin has stated that he felt that the turkey was a more appropriate national bird for the United States. the bald eagle in 1782 was not part of the United States it was only in Alaska. The bald eagle was chosen for its majestic looks and it's fierceness and it is only native to North America.

Jeri Milemon

I saw one today with her babies

Player #32549118

Rachel, 😂

Davey Crocket

did people really say Turkey:-)

Daddy G

So why are they called Turkey? Any idea? Would have been nice to see any relation to it the explanation

Kaba Adam

DjDiamond435, nope they are called Hindi, meaning Indian...

Player #36043863

What about Australian turkeys..?

Player #23828673

I read that the turkey was considered as the national bird before the bald eagle was chosen. Kinda makes since now that I think about it

Guillermo

Wild Turkey is also the very best Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey.. my next door neighbor works there.. blessedly creating Kentucky corn vitamin tonic for all to savor

Player #21374632

Player #8464312, A chicken,,of course

Uli von Scosher

My home is in the woods in New England. There are huge flocks of wild turkeys here. They're very aggressive Raptors. They fly up into the highest pine trees to sleep. In the spring they walk all over the neighborhood in packs, displaying their plumage, showing off for the hens They're very dangerous in the spring.