Thanksgiving quiz

1. Diapositiva 1

2. Diapositiva 2

Thanksgiving is only celebrated in the USA.
A) True
B) False
False
B)

3. Diapositiva 3

When do Americans celebrate
Thanksgiving Day nowadays?
A) On the first Thursday
of November
B) On the second
Monday of November
C) On the third Thursday
of November
D)
D)On
Onthe
thefourth
fourthThursday
Thursday
of
ofNovember
November

4. Diapositiva 4

When is Thanksgiving celebrated in Canada?
A) On the first Monday
of October
B) On
On the
the second
second Monday
Monday
B)
of October
October
of
C) On the third Monday
of October
C) On the fourth Monday
of October

5. Diapositiva 5

Thanksgiving is a religious holiday.
A) True
B)False
False
B)

6. Diapositiva 6

When did the first colonists from
England arrive in America?
A) 1492
B)1620
1620
B)
C) 1721
D) 1884

7. Diapositiva 7

Where did The Pilgrims sail from?
A)
A)Plymouth
Plymouth
B) London
C) Southampton
D) Amsterdam

8. Diapositiva 8

What was the original name of The Pilgrims?
A)
A)Puritans
Puritans
B) Settlers
C) Parisans
D) Colonists

9. Diapositiva 9

What was the name of The Pilgrims’ ship?
A) Harvest
B) Cook
C)The
TheMayflower
Mayflower
C)
D) Black Tulip

10. Diapositiva 10

How did The Pilgrims call their land?
A) New England
B) New
New World
World
B)
C) New York
D) New Europe

11. Diapositiva 11

How long did the Pilgrims' voyage
to the 'New World' last?
A) 100 days
B) 92 days
C)
C)65
65days
days
D) 44 days

12. Diapositiva 12

Where did The Pilgrims spend
the first freezing winter?
A)
A)On
Onboard
boardthe
theship
ship
C) With Native Americans
B) In the woods
D) In huts

13. Diapositiva 13

Why did The Pilgrims leave England?
A) To fight the Indians
B) To trade tea for animal fur
C) To set up a company
D)
D) To
To seek
seek religious
religious freedom
freedom

14. Diapositiva 14

Squanto, the Native American who helped
The Pilgrims to grow crops,
was a member of the Patuxet tribe.
A)
A)True
True
B) False

15. Diapositiva 15

What year was the celebration that is
most commonly considered to be
the first Thanksgiving?
A)
A)1621
1621
B) 1622
C) 1623
D) 1624

16. Diapositiva 16

Where did The Pilgrims celebrate
the first Thanksgiving?
A) Herald Square
in New York City
B) Plymouth,
Plymouth,Massachusetts
Massachusetts
B)
C) Washington, DC
D) Jamestown, Virginia

17. Diapositiva 17

How long did the first Thanksgiving
dinner last?
A) 1 day
B)33days
days
B)
C) 4 days
D) 1 week

18. Diapositiva 18

Where there more Pilgrims or Native
Americans at the first Thankgiving?
A)
A)Native
NativeAmericans
Americans
B) Pilgrims

19. Diapositiva 19

How many Pilgrims travelled
on The Mayflower?
A) 208
B) 154
C)
C)102
102
D) 97

20. Diapositiva 20

Of the 102 Pilgrims who travelled on
The Mayflower, how many lived to celebrate
the first Thanksgiving?
A) 80
B) 50
50
B)
C) 30
D) 15

21. Diapositiva 21

How many Pilgrim women survived
to celebrate the first Thanksgiving?
A) 20
B) 15
C) 10
D)
D)55

22. Diapositiva 22

Which of the following foods was
probably served at the first Thanksgiving?
A) Potatoes
B) Pork
C)
C)Shellfish
Shellfish
D) Cranberry sauce

23. Diapositiva 23

The Pilgrims ate pumpkin pie and
mashed potatoes at their Thanksgiving feast.
A) True
B) False
False
B)

24. Diapositiva 24

What landmark is known as the place
where the Pilgrims landed in America?
A) Pilgrim Rock
B) Patriot's Rock
C)Plymouth
PlymouthRock
Rock
C)
D) Pet Rock

25. Diapositiva 25

The Native American Indians who celebrated
the First Thanksgiving dinner
with the Pilgrims were from which tribe?
A) Cherokee
B) Mohican
C)
C)Wampanoag
Wampanoag
D) Patuxet

26. Diapositiva 26

About how long had the Wampanoag
been living in the Cape Cod area
when The Pilgrims arrived?
A) 100,000 years
B) 10,000
10,000 years
years
B)
C) 500 years
D) 10 years

27. Diapositiva 27

Who was the leader of the Wampanoag
at the time of the first Thanksgiving?
A) Tisquantum
B) Metacomet
C)
C)Massasoit
Massasoit
D) Crazy Horse

28. Diapositiva 28

What was the name of the governor of the
Plymouth Colony who organized
the first Thanksgiving?
A)
A)William
WilliamBradford
Bradford
B) John Smith
C) George Washington
D) Abraham Lincoln

29. Diapositiva 29

Under which president did Thanksgiving
become an annual holiday?
A) George Washington
B) John Adams
C)Abraham
AbrahamLincoln
Lincoln
C)
D) Andrew Johnson

30. Diapositiva 30

What is the symbol of Thanksgiving Day?
A) Corn
B) Pumpkin
C)
C)Cornucopia
Cornucopia
D) Turkey

31. Diapositiva 31

What does "cornucopia" mean?
A) A lot of corn
B) A lot of vegetables
C)
C)Horn
Hornofofplenty
plenty
D) Greek Goddess of corn

32. Diapositiva 32

What is the traditional dessert
on Thanksgiving Day?
A) Apple pie
B)Pumpkin
Pumpkinpie
pie
B)
C) Cherry pie
D) Strawberry pie

33. Diapositiva 33

What meat did the native Americans
bring to the first Thanksgiving?
A) Lamb
C) Turkey
B) Beef
D)
D)Deer
Deer

34. Diapositiva 34

Which of the following is not used
to decorate homes on Thanksgiving?
A) Wreaths
B) Dried flowers
C)
C)Pumpkin
Pumpkinlamps
lamps
D) Fresh flowers

35. Diapositiva 35

Which company held the first
Thanksgiving Day in 1920?
A)
A)Gimbels
Gimbels
B) Macy's
C) Lord & Taylor
D) Stern's

36. Diapositiva 36

Where does Thanksgiving Parade
usually start from?
A)
A)Macy’s
Macy’s
B) Times Square
C) Empire State Building
D) Brooklyn Bridge

37. Diapositiva 37

The Macy's Thanksgiving Parade is
one of the largest parades in the world.
A)
A)True
True
B) False

38. Diapositiva 38

In what year did the first Macy's
Thanksgiving Parade take place?
A)
A)1924
1924
B) 1926
C) 1928
D) 1930

39. Diapositiva 39

Who traditionally appears at the end
of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
A) A giant turkey
B)Santa
Santa
B)
C) Pilgrims
D) Snoopy

40. Diapositiva 40

Which character has been a Macy's
balloon the most?
A) Mickey Mouse
B) Spiderman
C)Snoopy
Snoopy
C)
D) Spongebob

41. Diapositiva 41

How many turkeys are eaten
in the U.S. each year?
A) 6 million
B) 15 million
C)
C)46
46million
million
D) 70 million

42. Diapositiva 42

What special “duty” does the President of
the United States have during Thanksgiving
every year?
A) He/She throws an annual
ball at the White House
C) He/She eats an entire
pumpkin pie
B) He/She makes a
televised speech about
American History
D)He/She
He/She"pardons“
"pardons“
D)
turkey
aaturkey

43. Diapositiva 43

What happens to turkeys that are pardoned
by the President of the USA?
A) They are served on
a plate at the White
House
C) They become pets
of the First Family
B)
B)They
Theyare
aresent
sentto
toaafarm
farm
to
tolive
liveout
outthe
therest
restofof
their
theirdays
days
D) They are donated
to poor families

44. Diapositiva 44

What did President George W. Bush do with
the turkeys he pardoned?
A) He ate them
C) He sent them to
a friend's farm
B) He sent them to
a cousin's ranch
D)He
Hesent
sentthem
themto
to
D)
DisneyWorld
World
Disney

45. Diapositiva 45

Many Thanksgiving dinners aren’t complete
without a serving of congealed “sauce”
made from this fruit:
A) Apples
B)Cranberries
Cranberries
B)
C) Blueberries
D) Oranges

46. Diapositiva 46

Which televised sport do many people
watch on Thanksgiving?
A) Baseball
C) Basketball
B) Cricket
D)Football
Football
D)

47. Diapositiva 47

What percentage of Americans celebrate
the Thanskgiving feast?
A) 95%
B) 85%
85%
B)
C) 60%
D) 50%

48. Diapositiva 48

Which turkeys gobble?
A)
A)Male
Male
B) Female

49. Diapositiva 49

There are towns in the USA
that are named Turkey.
A)
A)True
True
B) False

50. Diapositiva 50

What is the name of the author who led
the national campaign to have Thanksgiving
declared a national holiday?
A) Nellie Bly
C) Jacob Riis
B) Walt Whitman
D)D)Sarah
SarahJosepha
JosephaHale
Hale

51. Diapositiva 51

Which of America’s Founding Fathers wanted
the turkey to be America’s national bird,
rather than the eagle?
A)
A)Benjamin
BenjaminFranklin
Franklin
B) George Washington
C) Samuel Adams
D) Alexander Hamilton