Turkey Pardoning

For over how many years has the President of the United States been given a live turkey as a gift for Thanksgiving dinner?

• 100 years

• 20 years

• 30 years

• 40 years

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Which President began the tradition of posing with turkeys for newspaper photos?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Harry Truman

• John F. Kennedy

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

In what year did President Kennedy pardon a turkey?

• 1961

• 1962

• 1963

• 1964

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What did the sign on the turkey's neck say when President Kennedy was given a 55-pound bird?

• Eat Me

• Happy Thanksgiving

• Good Eating, Mr. President

• Save Me

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Who made turkey pardoning an official tradition in 1989?

• Ronald Reagan

• George H. W. Bush

• Bill Clinton

• Barack Obama

Where do the freed turkeys live out their days according to the passage?

• In a sanctuary

• On a farm

• In the wild

• At a zoo

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What happened to the pardoned turkeys during the years of 2005-2009?

• They were sent to Disney for the parade.

• They were released into the wild.

• They were kept as pets by the President.

• They were donated to a zoo.

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Who was the first president to use the word 'pardon' when he decided to save his gifted turkey in 1987?

• Bush

• Truman

• Reagan

• Carter

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What does the word "pardon" mean?

• spared the life

• kept as a pet

• ate for dinner

• sent to a parade

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What would you do if you were given a turkey?

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