THANKSGIVING DAY QUIZ

1. What year did the pilgrims set sail for America?

1619
1620
1621
1935

2. What was the name of the ship the pilgrims were sailing?
Columbus
Maydance
Mayflower
2. How many days did it take for the pilgrims to reach the New World?
55
65
100
3. Where did the pilgrims first settle in the New World?
Wyoming
Plymouth
New York
4. How many settlers survived the first winter in the New World?
More than 60
Around 50
A hundred
5. What did the Indians teach the pilgrims?
How to get food
How to build houses
How to breed cattle
All the above mentioned
6. How many days did the First Thanksgiving last?
One
Three
A week
7. Who proclaimed Thanksgiving as an official national holiday?
Franklin Roosewelt
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
8. When is Thanksgiving celebrated now?
The last week of November

The last Thursday of November

The last 3 days of November

9. . Canada celebrates Thanksgiving on....

2nd Monday in October

2nd Thursday in November

3rd Thursday in November

May 1
10.The vegetable first grown by the native Americans and later used by
the European settlers. The word starts on C

11. Which of these things are not included in Thanksgiving meal?

Squash
Pumpkin
Corn
Sweet potatoes
Cranberries
Nut stuffing
Ice-cream
Turkey
Pork
12. What food was probably NOT on the Pilgrims Thanksgiving menu?

Potatoes

Corn

Fish

Dried Fruit

13. The Horn of Plenty, or Cornucopia, which symbolizes abundance,

originated in what country?

Holland

Greece

America

Turkey