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Thanksgiving Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Where did the Pilgrims come ashore in North America?
a)
Virginia
b)
Florida
c)
Jamestown
d)
Plymouth
2.
What was the name of the Indian tribe that helped the Pilgrims survive?
a)
Cherokee
b)
Wampanoag
c)
Sasquatch
d)
Tlingit
3.
What was the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to North America
a)
Nina
b)
Mayflower
c)
Pinta
d)
Santa Maria
4.
What day of the week is Thanksgiving on?
a)
Thursday
b)
Friday
c)
Saturday 
5.
In what year did the first Macy's Thanksgiving parade take place?
a)
1950
b)
1909
c)
1924
d)
1971
6.
What part of the turkey is saved and snapped as a superstitious good luck custom?
a)
Wishbone in the neck
b)
Thigh bone
c)
Collar bone
d)
Drumstick
7.

Wild turkeys can run at speeds of up to ____

a)

10 mph

b)

25 mph

c)

75 mph

d)

100 mph

8.

Which president declared Thanksgiving a National Holiday?

a)

George Washington

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

9.

Which president was the first to 'pardon' a turkey?

a)

Harry Truman

b)

Bill Clinton

c)

Theodore Roosevelt

d)

Richard Nixon

10.

The pilgrims left England in...

a)

1620

b)

1980

c)

1492

d)

1860

11.

The men went exploring to find a way where they can build their new ....

a)

ships

b)

homes

c)

harvests

d)

friends

12.

They _________ houses on the new land called Plymouth.

a)

built

b)

destroyed

c)

draw

d)

bought

13.

More than half of the pilgrims died in the first _______.

a)

spring

b)

summer

c)

fall

d)

winter

14.

Mary Chilton, who is saying the story, lost both of her __________.

a)

sisters

b)

brothers

c)

parents

d)

aunts

15.

In March of 1621 a _______________ arrived to the village, his name was Samoset.

a)

Native American

b)

Pilgrim

c)

British man

d)

Chief

16.

Samoset brought another Native American called _______.

a)

Squanto

b)

Wampanoag

c)

Charles

d)

Wamsutta

17.

Squanto taught the English men how to __________.

a)

run and jump

b)

hunt and fish

c)

write and read

d)

do yoga

18.

He taught the women how to_____________ .

a)

plant and cultivate corn

b)

clean the houses

c)

collect wood

d)

sing in the woods

19.

They made a feast to ___________ the great harvest.

a)

sell

b)

buy

c)

celebrate

d)

organize

20.

Pilgrims invited Chief Massasoit and his tribe to _______ turkey and many more things.

a)

drink

b)

eat

c)

hunt

d)

cook

21.

The _________dish was an Indian pudding.

a)

worse

b)

more delicious

c)

best

d)

better

22.

The Mayflower was a ________

a)

plane

b)

ship

c)

song

d)

dessert

23.

Is it okay to do Home Work over holiday breaks?

a)

yes

b)

no

c)

Home work is lame and I should only have to do it if I don't get my class work done

24.

When is Thanksgiving?

a)

today

b)

tomorrow

c)

Thursday

d)

Friday

25.

How long was the first Thanksgiving celebration?

a)

one day

b)

two days

c)

three days

d)

four days