Dates/Time
What year did the Pilgrims set sail for the New World?
A. 1610 B. 1520 C. 1620
C. 1620
Where were the Pilgrims from?
England
What Native American tribe helped the Pilgrims?
A. Wampanoag B. Chumash C. Mojave
A. Wampanoag
The Pilgrims ate turkey during their first Thanksgiving.
False (there was no turkey)
Where does Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade take place? (city)
New York
What year was the FIRST Thanksgiving celebrated?
A. 1620 B. 1621 C. 1625
B. 1621
What was the ship that the Pilgrims sailed on called?
Mayflower
What was the name of the Native American that helped the Pilgrims translate English (to other Native Americans), hunt, fish, and plant crops?
A. Light Feather B. Squanto C. Chief Eagle
B. Squanto
The reason for the feast (Thanksgiving) was to celebrate the abundant fall harvest, and to thank the Native Americans for all their help.
True
What traditional thing does the US president do every year on Thanksgiving Day?
They pardon one turkey, sparing the bird from someone's dinner table and ensuring the rest of its days are spent roaming on a farm.
How long did the first Thanksgiving feast last?
A. 5 days B. 3 days C. 1 day
B. 3 days
Where did they land in the New World?
near Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts
The Pilgrims and Native Americans signed a ________ to begin peaceful relations.
treaty
The Pilgrims sailed the Pacific Ocean to get to the New World.
False (Atlantic Ocean)
How many turkeys are prepared for Thanksgiving in America each year? Tolerance 5 million.
About 46 million
When is Thanksgiving celebrated (today)?
Fourth (last) Thursday of November
Why did the Pilgrims leave their country in search for a New World?
To practice their religion freely (and start a new life)
The Native Americans helped the Pilgrims hunt for food for the feast. What did they mostly hunt?
A. rabbits B. bears C. deer
C. deer
President Abraham Lincoln made Thanksgiving an official national holiday in the United States.
True
What happens the day after Thanksgiving Day and what is the day called?
Black Friday - it marks the start of the Christmas shopping season in the US. Many stores offer sales at discounted prices and often open early, sometimes as early as midnight.
When did Thanksgiving become a national holiday?
A. 1865 B. 1863 C. 1860
B. 1863
How long was the trip to the New World?
A. 90 days B. 30 days C. 66 days
C. 66 days
After the first Thanksgiving, the Pilgrims had another feast with the Native Americans 2 years later. What was the reason for that feast?
To give thanks to God for rain after a two-month drought.
The first winter was very harsh for the Pilgrims, but luckily almost all of them survived and very few died.
False (a lot of them died that winter, only 47 survived out of the 130 passengers)
When exactly is Thanksgiving in Canada?
The second Monday in October