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The First Thanksgiving

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the name of the ship the Pilgrims boarded?

a)

Mayflower

b)

Sunflower

c)

Titanic

d)

America

2.

How many passengers were in the Mayflower?

a)

1,002

b)

192

c)

102

d)

112

3.

What would the Pilgrims eat aboard the Mayflower?

a)

pickled beef, cheese, and dry, hard bread

b)

pickles, hot dogs, and pizzas

c)

spaghetti and meatballs

d)

tuna salad sandwiches

4.

After how long did the Pilgrims see spots of land across the ocean?

a)

2 weeks

b)

1 week

c)

8 weeks

d)

9 weeks

5.

How did the Indians react when they saw the Pilgrims on their land?

a)

they are frightened and ran away

b)

they are happy and hug them

c)

they start a fight

d)

they are frightened and welcome them

6.

What did the Pilgrims find in the new land?

a)

gold, silver, and copper

b)

corn, baskets, a spring

c)

candy, popcorn, and ice cream

d)

soap, brush, and shampoo

7.

What did they call the new land where they settled?

a)

New Plymouth

b)

New York

c)

Las Vegas

d)

New England

8.

How did the Pilgrims know that the Indians were watching them?

a)

They heard their music

b)

They could see them from far away

c)

They could see smoke from their campfires

d)

They called them on the phone

9.

How was their first winter in the new land?

a)

every day is bleak and cold

b)

every day is long and cold

c)

every day is sunny and snowy

d)

every day is rainy and cold

10.

Who was the first Indian to walk into the Pilgrim's settlement?

a)

Sacagawea

b)

Samoset

c)

Massasoit

d)

Squanto

11.

Squanto shows the Pilgrims how to survive in the wilderness by:

a)

showing them how to build a house

b)

showing them how to catch fish

c)

showing them how to hunt for deer, and find berries and herbs

d)

showing them how to cut a tree

12.

The first feast lasts for -

a)

three days

b)

three hours

c)

three years

d)

three minutes

13.

In _______ Abraham Lincoln makes Thanksgiving Day a national holiday.

a)

1964

b)

1963

c)

1863

d)

1836

14.

Why are Pilgrims risking their lives to sail to a strange new land called America?

a)

the captain of the ship told them to

b)

to start a new life in a new land

c)

because the king told them they must belong to his religion

d)

they were scared to live in England