Simon
Thanksgiving
Halloween
Past Tense
American Society + Culture
100

What's Simon's full name?

Simon Meisel

100

What does Thanksgiving celebrate?

What did it ORIGINALLY celebrate?

1. Gratitude and family

2. The pilgrims were saved by the Native Americans, and Thanksgiving was their way of showing gratitude

100

What's this called?


100

Put in the past tense: I am hungry.

I was hungry.

100

Who is the current President of the US?

Joe Biden

200

What state is Simon from?

New York (but NOT the city :D )

200

How did the Native Americans help the Pilgrims?

Taught them how to farm, use fertilizer, and grow native crops

200

What is Trick-or-Treating?

The giving of candy to costumed children

200

Put in the past tense: He does his laundry.

I did my laundry.

200

How many states are in the US?

50

300

What is Simon's favorite holiday?

Halloween

300

What year was the first Thanksgiving?

1620

300

What are the two MODERN Halloween traditions?

1. Costumes

2. Trick-or-Treating

300

I don't have a hat.

I didn't have a hat.
300

Where is the capital of the US?

Washington, D.C.

400

What subjects does Simon study at school?

Law, French, English, and Theatre

400

What were the 2 reasons that the pilgrims were dying?

Famine, cold

400

Where OR when did Halloween originate?

Britain and Ireland, thousands of years ago

400

I eat Khaled's sandwich.

I ate Khaled's sandwich.

400

When was the US founded (approximately)?

July 4, 1776

500

What pets does Simon have?

1 dog, 20 chickens, and about 50,000 bees

500

What was the name of the Native American that helped the Pilgrims?

Squanto

500

What are the two ANCIENT Halloween traditions?

1. Costumes to scare off ghosts

2. "Souling;" praying for people in exchange for bread

500

I teach English at Collège Jean Moulin

I taught English at Collège Jean Moulin

500

Which country was the US' first political ally?

France