Thanksgiving Day Quiz - reading passage

What is Thanksgiving Day?

• A day to celebrate the harvest festival

• A day to mourn the arrival of Europeans

• A day to play football games

• A day to give thanks and remember blessings of life

When does Thanksgiving Day take place?

• In the winter

• In the spring

• In the summer

• In the fall

Which group of people have a long tradition of celebrations of thanks for the bounties of the earth?

• European settlers

• English pilgrims

• Native Americans

• Canadian settlers

Where did the Plymouth Colony, founded by English pilgrims, take place?

• Canada

• New York

• New England

• Virginia

What did the colonists and the Wampanoag contribute to the feast during the first Thanksgiving celebration?

• All of the above

• Corn porridge and pumpkin dish

• Duck and turkey

• Deer

Who proclaimed the last Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day in 1863?

• Martin Frobisher

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

When did Thanksgiving Day become a legal federal holiday in the United States?

• 1775

• 1789

• 1939

• 1941

When was the first Canadian thanksgiving celebrated?

• 1578

• 1621

• 1855

• 1957

When is Thanksgiving Day celebrated in Canada?

• Last Thursday in November

• First Monday in October

• Last Monday in October

• Second Monday in October

Who is the contributor of this article?

• Melodie Andrews

• William Bradford

• Sarah Hale

• Martin Frobisher