OUTDOOR TRIVIA brought to you by TOP RATED
  • is the pounding rain keeping your clients indoors and are they getting really restless?
  • is the conversation stalling to an embarassing silence?
  • are the fish in your stories getting a bit too large?
  • are you fed up with your client's tales about the Class VI rapids he tackles on a weekly basis?
  • is the discussion in the cook tent turning political and you need to put a stop to it?
  • do you sense that you need to add a bit of spice to your natural charm...?
Then it's time for TRIVIA!! - Here are some arrows for your quiver. Use them carefully and humbly and share your trivia with us - click here

 

Birds
 Q. How many species of turkeys are found in North America?

A.   2 species - The North American Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) [with 5 subspecies] and the Ocellated Turkey (Meleagris ocellata)
Q. How many species of quails are found in North America?

A.   6 species of quails live in North America - Montezuma, California, Gambel's, Scaled, Mountain & Bobwhite. (If you include the Masked Bobwhite Quail, then 7.)

Mammals

 Q. Which one is the largest representative of the deer family?

A.   The moose - Members of the deer family, they shed their antlers every year much like deer and elk do.

Fish

 Q. How many species of salmon can be found in Alaska?

A.   5 species - Chum, King, Red, Silver, and Pink salmon.

 

Biking

 Q. Who invented the First Gear Changer for bikes?

A.   An Italian bike racer, Tullio Campagnolo did in the 1930's and it was called Cambio Corsa.
Q. How fast was the fastest speed on a bike ?

A.   The fastest bike speed according to the Encyclopedia Britannica was 204.73 kph in France on July 16, 1962 by Jose Meiffret. Hang on to your goggles.....

Misc.

 Q. Where is the word jerky coming from?

A.   The word jerky comes from the spanish word charque (which is pronounced Sharkey) which means "to cut or to pull things in long strips" .This describes the usual shape of the long strips of this type of carne seca (Spanish for dry meat). Over the years the word changed and this type of preserved meat became known as Jerky.
 

Horses

 Q. What is a buckaroo?

A.   A Buckaroo is another word that means cow-boy. It derives from word vaquero which is the equivalent of cowboy in spanish. Please note that bucakroos believe to be the quintessence of the cowboy life and they do not like to be called cowboys. They love rawhide, large hats with flat tops, and they equally value a good mount and thier stock dog (which, by the way, should not be touched). Don't try to pet their dogs!

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