Pilgrims
Name of the first Pilgrim ship
What is the Mayflower?
Known as maize, this crop is essential due to its versatility with parts used for making things such as baskets and toys
What is corn?
The long-held tradition of giving thanks came from ___ (Pilgrims or Native Americans?)
What are Native Americans?
Name 3 foods common to an American Thanksgiving
What is turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie, pecan pie, sweet potato pie
This day celebrates ancestors and loved ones who passed away in Mesoamerican countries
What is Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)?
Religion of the Pilgrims
What are Puritans?
This Native American language has its own alphabet
What is Cherokee?
As more and more English colonists poured in, they brought ___ with them that ended up killing as much as 90% of Native Americans
What is disease?
Sport most commonly associated with Thanksgiving
American Football
This Jewish holiday centers around being thankful for the new year and is celebrated in September
What is Rosh Hashanah?
Location of the Pilgrim colony
What is Plymouth, Massachusetts?
This tribe is native to the NYC area
What is the Lenape?
This country celebrates Thanksgiving in October
What is Canada?
Thanksgiving is celebrated on the __ _____ of November
What is LAST THURSDAY?
Hindus celebrate their gratitude for the arrival of spring during this colorful holiday
What is Holi?
Why did they come to the Americas?
What is religious freedom, economic liberty, and isolation?
Name of the Native American tribe at the first Thanksgiving
What are the Wampanoag?
Year the first Thanksgiving between Pilgrims and Native Americans was celebrated
What is 1621?
The day after Thanksgiving is know as ______
What is Black Friday?
Vesak or Purnima commemorates the birth of this spiritual leader
What is Buddha?
Where did the Pilgrims settle prior to coming to the Americas?
What is Leiden, Netherlands?
Native American credited with teaching the Pilgrims how to survive
What is Squanto?
This US President declared Thanksgiving an official holiday
What is Abraham Lincoln?
This is the average number of calories consumed on Thanksgiving in the US
What is 4,500 calories (between 4,000 and 5,000)?
This holiday celebrates the end of the holiest month in Islam
What is Eid al-Fitr / Eid ul-Fitr?