Why Do Presidents Pardon Turkeys?
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main purpose of the annual turkey presentation at the White House?
To select the tastiest turkey for the President's dinner
To grant clemency to a turkey as a symbolic gesture
To promote turkey farming in the United States
To showcase the best turkeys from each state
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who is believed to have initiated the tradition of sparing a turkey's life during the holiday season?
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
President Thomas Jefferson
President Abraham Lincoln's son, Tad
President George Washington
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the reaction of the poultry industry to President Truman's suggestion of a poultry-less Thursday?
They supported the idea wholeheartedly
They were indifferent to the suggestion
They were outraged by the suggestion
They proposed an alternative solution
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which president is credited with making the turkey pardon tradition official?
President John F. Kennedy
President Harry Truman
President Richard Nixon
President George HW Bush
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
During which president's administration did sending the pardoned turkey to a farm become a common practice?
President Richard Nixon
President Ronald Reagan
President John F. Kennedy
President Jimmy Carter
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