Thanksgiving Quiz

Who came together to have a historic harvest feast that is now celebrated as Thanksgiving?

• The President and the citizens

• Native Americans and early settlers

• European explorers and Native Americans

• The British colonists and French traders

On which day do people in the United States celebrate Thanksgiving?

• The first Monday of October

• The fourth Thursday of November

• The second Tuesday of November

• The last Wednesday 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 tribe had been living in the area known for the site of 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?

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

• Spanish explorers

• Dutch traders

• Other European settlers

• French missionaries

Who were the people that comprised the Plymouth Colony?

• A group of Dutch Protestants

• A group of English Protestants called Puritans

• A group of French Protestants

• A group of Spanish settlers

Why did the "separatists" initially move to Holland?

• For trading purposes

• To escape from the Spanish Inquisition

• To break away from the Church of England

• 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 reaching the New World?

• 30 days

• 66 days

• 102 days

• 90 days