Thanksgiving
On what ship did the Pilgrims sail to America on?
Mayflower
By 43 A.D., the Roman Empire had conquered the majority of what territory
Celtic
What is Santa's real name?
Saint Nick/ Ol' Saint Nick
Easter occurs on what day this year?
April 17th
What is the fourth of july also called?
Independence Day
How long did the first Thanksgiving last
3 days
In 1000 A.D., the church made November 2 what day?
All Souls Day
What does Santa wear in Australia?
Shorts!
What begins on Ash Wednesday, and lasts for 40 days (not including Sundays)
Lent
The tradition of setting off fireworks on the 4 of July began in what place?
Philadelphia
What 2 football teams play each year on Thanksgiving?
Detroit Lions and the Chicago Bears
What is the BEST part of Halloween?
Candy and Costumes!
What is Santa Claus called in Canada?
Father Christmas
The Sunday immediately prior to Easter is called
Palm Sunday
Philadelphia held the first annual commemoration of independence on what date.
7/4/1777
When is Thanksgiving celebrated in Canada?
The second Monday in October
Borrowing from European traditions, Americans began to dress up in costumes and go house to house asking for what?
Food or Money
What year was Christmas declared a holiday?
1840
What phrase is sometimes used to refer to Jesus and the sacrificial nature of his death.
"Lamb of God"
On July 4th, the Continental Congress formally adopted the Declaration of Independence, which had been written largely by Jefferson. Though the vote for actual independence took place on what date? From then on the 4th became the day that was celebrated as the birth of American independence.
July 2nd
What woman author helped in making Thanksgiving a national holiday?
Sarah Josepha Hale
In the late 1800s, there was a move in America to mold Halloween into a holiday more about community and neighborly get-togethers than about ghosts, pranks and what?
Witchcraft
Christmas provided families with a day when they could lavish attention-and gifts-on their children without appearing to “what?” them?
Spoil
Easter is a Christian holiday that celebrates the belief in what?
during the summer of what year did some colonists celebrated the birth of independence by holding mock funerals for King George III as a way of symbolizing the end of the monarchy’s hold on America and the triumph of liberty.
1776