Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving occurs on the:

• Fourth Thursday in November

• Third Thursday in November

• November 26 each year

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The first Thanksgiving lasted:

• One day

• Two days

• Three days

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Which Indian tribe taught the Pilgrims how to cultivate the land and were invited to the Thanksgiving meal?

• Apache

• Wampanoag

• Cherokee

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Which southern state was the first to adopt a Thanksgiving Day in 1855?

• South Carolina

• Virginia

• Georgia

Today, our Thanksgiving is the fourth Thursday of November because

• It is the date the Pilgrims landed in the New World

• This was the date set by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939 and approved by Congress in 1941

• It was the date people voted to have it on

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In which president’s rule did Thanksgiving grow into an annual holiday?

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincon

• Barack Obama

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Which State raises the highest Number of Turkeys?

• North Carolina

• Minnesota

• Arkansas

What Meat was brought to the first Thanksgiving by the native Americans?

• Deer

• Turkey

• Pork

In what colony in the United States did the first American Thanksgiving take place?

• Delaware

• Massachusetts

• Maine

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Which was the first year the Pilgrims celebrated Thanksgiving?

• 1631

• 1640

• 1625

• 1621

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