Thanksgiving Holidays

Which goddess did the Greeks honour during their three-day autumn festival?

• Medusa

• Demeter

• Athena

• Artemis

The Hebrew festival celebrated during this time is called...

• Sukkoth

• Yom Kippur

• Rosh Hashanah

• Purim

Why did the Pilgrims come to America?

• To find gold and other precious metals

• To teach English to the Natives

• To escape persecution from the Church of England

• To see if their boats would make it that far

How did the pilgrims learn to survive in the new land?

• through trial and error

• the indigenous people helped them

• the did their research before they came

• the climate was similar to their home, so they had no problems

Who celebrated Thanksgiving first?

• U.S.A

• Egypt

• Greece

• Canada

Answer explanation

Martin Frobisher's expedition was in 1578; the pilgrims arrived in America in 1621

Who celebrates their harvest festival by making "moon cakes"?

• The Greeks

• The Hebrews

• The Egyptians

• The Chinese

Cranberries are used with what part of the thanksgiving meal?

• The stuffing

• The dessert

• The turkey

• The beverage

  (the drink)

Squash is

• a type of vegetable

• a type of fruit

• part of the turkey

• a drink

Martin Frobisher was a(n)

• carpenter

• blacksmith

• butcher

• explorer

Why is the date between Canadian and American thanksgiving different?

• The growing season in Canada is much shorter

• The Canadian government didn't want it to be too close to Christmas

• Thursday seemed like a better day than Monday for the Americans

• The Americans wanted to have Black Friday right before Christmas