Thanksgiving Quiz

Thanksgiving is celebrated in … both in Canada and in the United States.

• spring

• summer

• fall

• winter

Which of the following is an example of a ‘holiday’?

• Monday

• spring

• Thanksgiving

• thankful

What kinds of people are very busy during a ‘harvest’?

• teachers

• farmers

• children

• taxi drivers

Cranberry sauce is made from ‘cranberries’. What color are they?

• white

• blue

• brown

• red

Which of the following words is similar in meaning to ‘traditional’?

• old

• expensive

• new

• cheap

Many people like to eat ‘turkey’ at Thanksgiving. A turkey is a kind of …

• vegetable

• fish

• bird

• dessert

The ‘Pilgrims’ were some of the first European people who …

• arrived in North America

• celebrated Christmas in England

• traveled by boat

• wore traditional clothing

What do most people do when they sit down to a ‘feast’?

• travel very far

• eat lots of food

• study North American traditions

• give each other gifts

The ‘Mayflower’ was the name of the ship that …

• traded with France and England

• bought and sold flowers

• sailed across the Pacific Ocean

• brought the Pilgrims to North America

When did ‘Native Americans’ first arrive in North America?

• 1492

• hundreds of millions of years ago

• 1620

• tens of thousands of years ago