History
What were the "Pilgrims" called when they came to America for religious freedom?
a. Reformers
b. Separatists
c. Progressives
b. Separatists
What was the name of the ship the "Pilgrims" sailed on?
a. The Stillwater
b. The Seven Seas
c. The Mayflower
c. The Mayflower
The Indian who spoke English to the Pilgrims and helped them learn to hunt, fish and plant was:
a. Big Bear
b. Squanto
c. Samoset
b. Squanto
Which food was most certainly at the first Thanksgiving?
a. corn
b. mashed potatoes
c. cranberries
a. corn
It's been estimated that how many Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day?
a. 88%
b. 50%
c. 75%
a. 88%
When did the "Pilgrims" land in the New World?
a. 1619
b. 1620
c. 1610
b. 1620
How many passengers did the ship bring to the New World?
a. 77
b. 213
c. 102
c. 102
The Native American tribe that helped the "Pilgrims" was:
a. The Cherokee
b. The Wampanoag
c. The Mohican
b. The Wampanoag
Which wild bird was not on the Pilgrims' First Thanksgiving menu?
a. duck
b. turkey
c. bald eagle
c. bald eagle
Thanksgiving Day occurs on which day?
a. November 22 each year
b. the fourth Thursday of November
c. the last Thursday in November
b. the fourth Thursday of November
How many "Pilgrims" died that first winter?
a. 1/3
b. almost 50%
c. most of them
b. almost 50% (42 out of 102)
There was a baby born aboard the ship. What was the baby named?
a. Oceanus
b. Seamus
c. Christiana
a. Oceanus
The Chief of the Wampanoag Tribe was named:
a. Seattle
b. Massasoit
c. Chief Wahoo
b. Massasoit
A woman named Sarah Hale convinced which President to proclaim a Day of Thanksgiving?
a. President Jackson
b. President Washington
c. President Lincoln
c. President Lincoln
What utensil was not used by the Pilgrims to eat Thanksgiving dinner?
a. knife
b. fork
c. spoon
b. fork
The "Pilgrims" came to America:
a. to fight the Indians
b. for religious freedom
c. to start a .com company
b. for religious freedom
The Mayflower sailed off-course and landed:
a. North of the original destination
b. South of the original destination
c. At the original destination
a. North of the original destination
Squanto spoke English because he had been taken to England and then brought back. (TRUE OR FALSE)
TRUE
The first Thanksgiving meal was prepared by the surviving married women among the Pilgrims. How many "hostesses" were there?
a. 15
b. 7
c. 4
c. 4
The Pilgrims celebrated the First Thanksgiving in:
a. Washington, D. C.
b. Plymouth, Massachusetts
c. Jamestown, Virginia
b. Plymouth, Massachusetts
How long did the First Thanksgiving last?
a. 4 hours
b. 2 days
c. 3 days
c. 3 days
The Mayflower was supposed to sail with another ship from England. What was the name of the leaky ship that got left behind?
a. Speedwell
b. Titanic
c. Seven Seas
a. Speedwell
Who celebrated the First Thanksgiving with the "Pilgrims"?
a. 90 Indian warriors
b. 90 Indian families
c. 9 Indian chiefs
a. 90 warriors
Thanksgiving Day football games were started in:
a. the 1750's
b. the 1920's
c. the 1810's
b. the 1920's
What landmark is known as the place where the Pilgrims landed in America?
a. Pet Rock
b. Patriot's Rock
c. Plymouth Rock
c. Plymouth Rock