Thanksgiving Quiz

In past years I have given this Thanskgiving Quiz to my students in the class period before our Thanksgiving break. Give it a try! (Answers will be posted in the comments.)

1. What year did the Pilgrims have their feast?
a. 1642
b. 1621
c. 1711
d. 1777

2. Originally a goat’s horn, the Horn of Plenty (or Cornucopia), which symbolizes abundance, originated in which country?
a. Switzerland
b. Ireland
c. Greece
d. Norway

3. The first pilgrim feast lasted for three days, what didn’t they eat?
a. clams
b. venison
c. pumpkin pie
d. wild fowl

4. Were the local Native Americans really invited to the first pilgrim feast?
a. Yes
b. No

5. Which President declared Thanksgiving a national holiday?
a. Thomas Jefferson
b. George Washington
c. Abraham Lincoln
d. Franklin Roosevelt

6. Which President moved Thanksgiving a week earlier to try to lengthen the holiday buying period but was forced by public outcry to return it to its original Thursday?
a. Thomas Jefferson
b. Calvin Coolidge
c. Dwight Eisenhower
d. Franklin Roosevelt

7. The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has been held for about how many years?
a. 40
b. 60
c. 80
d. 100

8. The pilgrims didn’t call their feast a Thanksgiving, what did they consider a Thanksgiving to be?
a. a festival
b. a religious holiday
c. a harvest gathering
d. a type of song

9. Thanksgiving is celebrated in Canada on which day?
a. 1st Monday of November
b. 4th Thursday of November
c. 4th Thursday of October
d. 2nd Monday of October

10. How did the first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade end?
a. the appearance of Santa Clause
b. a performance by the Rockettes
c. releasing of the giant balloons
d. a speech by the mayor of New York City