Thanksgiving Quiz

Who celebrated the first Thanksgiving?

• The Pilgrims and Europeans

• The Pilgrims and Native Americans

• Native Americans and Europeans

How did the Native Americans help the Pilgrims?

• They taught them to grow crops and hunt.

• They taught them how to build houses.

• The bought them dinner.

When was the first Thanksgiving?

• 1621

• 1776

• 2001

Where was the first Thanksgiving celebrated?

• Dover
• New York
• Plymouth
• Boston

The Pilgrims wanted to have a feast...

• to be thankful for a plentiful harvest.

• to have a big party.

• to harvest their crops.

The food at the first Thanksgiving was the same as people eat at Thanksgiving today.

• True

• False

The pilgrims left England for...

• a better life.

• to escape war.

• for religious freedom.

• for turkey.

What was the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to North America

• Nina
• Mayflower
• Pinta
• Santa Maria

At one time, each state scheduled its own Thanksgiving holiday at different times, mainly in New England and other Northern states.

• True

• False

Who proclaimed the first Thanksgiving Holiday but only made it a recommendation to the states?

• President Washington

• President Lincoln

• President Kennedy