Pilgrims
What is the name of the ship that took the pilgrims to the New World?
The Mayflower
He taught them how to plant crops native to the land.
What time of the year are crops harvested?
The Fall
What day is Thanksgiving celebrated?
The fourth Thursday in November
Which state is Plymouth Rock located in?
Massachusetts
What was the name of the first English colony?
Jamestown
Who was the first Native American to speak to the Pilgrims?
Samoset
What is the sound that a male turkey makes?
Gobble!
What is the name of the parade that happens on Thanksgiving Day?
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Why didn't Pilgrims bathe very often?
They thought it would give them a cold.
What was the name of the first elected governor?
John Carver
What happened to Squanto's tribe when he was kidnapped and brought to England?
Name three types of food the Pilgrims would have eaten on the first Thanksgiving.
-Wild Turkey
-Deer
-Geese
-Ducks
-Corn
-Pumpkin
-Beans
-Peas
-SquashWhich sport is commonly played on Thanksgiving Day?
Football
What did Squanto tell the Pilgrims to add to mounds of corn, to help it grow?
Pilgrims are usually depicted as wearing black clothes, but this is inaccurate. What color were their actual everyday clothes?
Brown or red (because they were the easiest dye colors to make) and sometimes green or blue.
What is a Sachem?
A Leader or Chief
What crops did the pilgrims bring with them from England, that did not grow well in Plymouth soil?
Barley and Peas
What is the name of the woman who wrote thousands of letters to politicians, asking to make Thanksgiving a national holiday?
Sarah Hale
What was the name of the baby who was born on the Mayflower?
Oceanus
Which pilgrim's letter described the first Thanksgiving?
Edward Winslow
How long had the Wampanoag lived in Massachusetts and eastern Rhode Island before the Pilgrims arrived?
Twelve thousand years!
What disease did some of the Pilgrims get on the Mayflower from not eating enough fruits and veggies?
Scurvy
Why did President Roosevelt try and change Thanksgiving to the third Thursday in November?
He was hoping that by making Thanksgiving sooner, that people would begin Christmas shopping earlier. He thought this might help businesses do better during the Great Depression (It didn't)
What type of utensil did the pilgrims not have?
Forks