Thanksgiving Quiz

Who gave thanks together with the historic feast that is now known as Thanksgiving?

• The President and the citizens

• Native Americans and early settlers

• European explorers and traders

• The British monarchy and the pilgrims

When do people in the United States celebrate Thanksgiving?

• The first Monday of October

• The last Thursday of November

• The fourth Thursday of November

• The second Tuesday of November

Before settlers came, which area was inhabited by many Native American tribes?

• West Coast of the United States

• East Coast of the United States

• Northern Canada

• Southern Mexico

Which Native American people had been living in the area known for the first Thanksgiving for over 12,000 years?

• Navajo

• Cherokee

• Wampanoag

• Sioux

What had the native people done for thousands of generations in the land where the first Thanksgiving took place?

• They had built large cities and temples.

• They had traded extensively with European settlers.

• They had fished, hunted, and harvested.

• They had developed advanced agricultural techniques.

Which European settlers visited the home of the Wampanoag people before the arrival of the Mayflower in 1620?

• Spanish explorers

• French traders

• Other European settlers

• Viking explorers

Who were the people that comprised the Plymouth Colony?

• A group of Dutch Protestants

• A group of English Protestants called Puritans

• A group of Spanish explorers

• A group of French traders

Why did the "separatists" initially move to Holland?

• For trading purposes

• To escape from the Church of England

• To find new land for settlement

• Due to financial problems

What was the name of the ship that carried the settlers across the Atlantic Ocean in 1620?

• The Endeavour

• The Santa Maria

• The Mayflower

• The Victory

How long did the Mayflower travel the ocean before landing?

• 30 days

• 66 days

• 102 days

• 90 days