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2022 NAHM QUIZ 4: Thanksgiving Misconceptions

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which tribe was involved in the original story of the Pilgrims and Thanksgiving?

a)

Haudenosaunee

b)

Paugussett

c)

Wampanoag

d)

Algonquian

2.

The first Thanksgiving was officially made a holiday in _____.

a)

1789

b)

1621

c)

1770

d)

1492

3.

Tisquantum, aka Squanto, served as a liaison between the Pilgrims and Native people because he spoke English. How did he learn to speak English?

a)

He learned it from a fisherman

b)

Earlier settlers began teaching Native people the English language in an attempt to colonize them

c)

He was kidnapped by European settlers and held captive as a slave

d)

He learned it in school

4.

True or False: the Native poeple were graciously invited to the first Thanksgiving.

a)

True

b)

False: Chief Massasoit heard gunfire and decided to investigate

5.

When did the Pilgrims land in Plymouth

a)

1619

b)

1618

c)

1620

d)

1615

6.

True or False: the Pilgrims and Native people smoked a peace pipe at the first Thanksgiving meal to promote peace, understanding, and camaraderie.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Plymouth Rock was not the intended destination for the Pilgrims. What was?

a)

Connecticut

b)

Delaware

c)

Maryland

d)

Massachusetts

8.

The first documented European to make contact with either the Narragansetts or the Wampanoags in Southern New England was Italian explorer _____.

a)

Giovanni de Verrazano

b)

Giuseppe Acerbi

c)

Paolo Andreani

d)

Scipione Borghese

9.

What was the main reason the Pilgrims came to the New World?

a)

Seeking religious freedom

b)

Maintain their English culture and to make money

c)

Expand the Church of England

10.

Fun Fact: Which state raises the most turkeys each year?

a)

Iowa

b)

Minnesota

c)

North Carolina

d)

Wisconsin