The Plymouth colonists and what Native American tribe shared an autumn feast that came to be known as today’s ?

1) * 2) Wamesit 3) Algoquin

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In September of 1620, a small ship called the left what English port?

1) Southampton 2) Plymouth* 3) London

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On board the Mayflower were 102 passengers considered religious:

1) Conservatives 2) Separatists* 3) Liberals 4) Zealots

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The crossing of the Mayflower took how many days?

1) 55 2) 66* 3) 77

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What Native American chief joined the first Thanksgiving?

1) Sitting Bull 2) Geronimo 3) * The Mayflower landed and dropped anchor near the tip of Cape Cod in Massachusetts. What was their originally planned destination?

1) Portland, Maine 2) Hudson River* 3) Connecticut River

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After landing, most of the colonists remained on the Mayflower through a brutal winter. What percentage of the passengers and crew lived to see the first spring?

1) One quarter 2) Three quarters 3) One half*

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In March of 1621, the settlers moved ashore after a winter on the ship. They received a visit from a member of the Abenaki tribe, who greeted them in English.

True* or False?

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The pilgrims were greeted by of the Pawtuxet tribe. This Native American had once been kidnapped by an English sea captain, sold into slavery, escaped and returned to his homeland through an exploratory expedition. To which city did he escape before heading back to his homeland?

1) London* 2) Madrid 3) Belfast

Squanto taught the pilgrims, who were weakened by malnourishment, how to do all of these except (pick one):

1) Cultivate corn 2) Extract sap from maple trees 3) Catch fish 4) Plant potatoes and other vegetables* 5) Avoid poisonous plants

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Squanto helped the settlers forge an alliance with the Native Americans that endured for 50 years and is considered one of the sole examples of harmony between European colonists and Native Americans.

True* or False?

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Although the first Thanksgiving would likely not have been called Thanksgiving, it was still a feast of gratitude that lasted how many days?

1) One 2) Three* 3) Five

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In 1817, which state became the first of several states to officially adopt an annual Thanksgiving holiday (prior to it becoming a national holiday)?

1) Massachusetts 2) New York* 3) Rhode Island

In 1827, Sarah Josepha Hale, launched a 36-year campaign to make Thanksgiving a national holiday. She’s also famous for being what?

1) A Nursery rhyme creator* 2) A school teacher 3) A doctor

(*Sarah wrote “Mary had a Little Lamb”)

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The New York Thanksgiving Parade was not the first to celebrate Thanksgiving, though it became the most well-known. What decade did it start?

1) 1920’s* 2) 1930’s 3) 1940’s

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Some scholars do not consider the Plymouth Thanksgiving as the first in the United States, citing other ceremonies of “giving thanks” predating 1621. An example, in 1565, explorer Avile invited the local Native Americans to a dinner of thanks in St. Augustine. In what state did that happen?

1) Louisiana 2) Florida* 3) North Carolina

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Some Native Americans take issue with the Thanksgiving story, masking the long history of conflict between Native Americans and European colonists. Since 1970, there are annual protests at Cole’s Hill, which overlooks what?

1) Plymouth Plantation 2) * 3) Cape Cod Bay Native Americans had a rich tradition of celebrating ______with feasting and merrymaking, long before Europeans set food on their shores.

1) Breaking of bread 2) Tribute to the gods 3) Fall harvest*

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One of our founding fathers suggested in 1784 that the wild turkey would be a more appropriate national symbol than the bald eagle. Who was it?

1) Benjamin Franklin* 2) Alexander Hamilton 3) John Adams

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Native Americans used what common staple of Thanksgiving for medicinal purposes?

1) Turnips 2) Pumpkin seeds 3) Cranberries*

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The tradition of NFL football on Thanksgiving Day began in 1934. What team played then and still plays today annually on Thanksgiving?

1) Chicago Bears 2) Detroit Lions* 3) Pittsburgh Steelers

Today’s Thanksgiving is a blend of two traditions. One of these answers is not correct. Which one is it?

1) The custom of rejoicing after a successful harvest, based on ancient English harvest festivals 2) The Wampanoag tradition of training others in the ways of the land* 3) The Puritan solemn religious observance of prayer and feasting