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What do you know about this holiday?

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What was the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to New England?

1. Golden Hinde
2. Sunflower
3. Mayflower
4. Titanic

What's the famous rock they descended from the boat on called?

1. Plymouth Rock
2. Leiden Rock
3. Mayflower Rock
4. Thanksgiving Rock

When did the Pilgrims arrive on the Mayflower?

1. 1619
2. 1620
3. 1776
4. 1945

The first Thanksgiving Day celebration is thought to have taken place in

1. 1620
2. 1621
3. 1789
4. 1720

BONUS: Where in Europe
did the Pilgrims set sail from?

1. London, England
2. Plymouth, England
3. Leiden, Netherlands
4. Antwerp, Belgium

Congress made Thanksgiving Day a ______________ holiday in 1941

1. special
2. mandatory
3. national
4. family

In which month of the year is Thanksgiving in the US?

1. October
2. November
3. December
4. September

Thanksgiving Day is always on a

1. Wednesday
2. Thursday
3. Saturday
4. Monday

When is Thanksgiving celebrated?

1. first Thursday of November
2. fourth Thursday of November
3. first Tuesday of November
4. fourth Tuesday of November

The most traditional food of Thanksgiving is

1. rabbit
2. pizza
3. glaced ham
4. turkey

This traditional pie is made of _______

1. Cranberry
2. Corn
3. Bean
4. Pumpkin

How many employees and performers take part in the parade?

1. 5000
2. 7000
3. 8000
4. 10,000

In 1924 Macy's department store started their ...

1. Thanksgiving sale
2. Thanksgiving parade
3. Thanksgiving feast
4. Thanksgiving harvest

How many times has the parade been canceled?

1. One
2. Two
3. Three
4. Four

Why was the parade canceled during WW2?

1. Rubber and helium needed for the war
2. It's not appropriate to celebrate when soldiers are dying
3. Hitler invaded New York
4. They ran out of turkey

How long is the parade route?

1. 1 mile
2. 2.5 miles
3. 5 miles
4. 8 miles

From where to where does the route go?

1. 154th to 43rd Street
2. 145th to 43rd Street
3. 154th to 34th Street
4. 145th to 34th Street

Every year, the President "pardons a turkey". What does that mean?

What were the names of the turkeys Trump pardoned?

1. Happy and Jolly
2. Peace and Love
3. Peas and Carrots
4. Carrots and Sticks

A _____ is a small berry, typically made into a sauce for Thanksgiving.

1. blueberry
2. raspberry
3. cranberry
4. strawberry

_____ potatoes is also served at Thanksgiving.

1. Flattened
2. Squashed
3. Crushed
4. Mashed

Many people eat turkey ____ Thanksgiving.

1. on
2. at
3. in

Put the correct words under the pictures!

Plymouth Rock

The Mayflower

Pilgrims

cold and snowy winter

Native American

big dinner

Plymouth monument

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What do Black Friday and Cyber Monday have to do with Thanksgiving?

When did Black Friday become a thing?

1. The 1760s
2. The 1880s
3. The 1960s
4. Last year

What do we 'celebrate'
on Black Friday?

1. Families going home after Thanksgiving
2. The 1929 Wall Street crash
3. The end of Fall
4. The start of Christmas season

What does 'Black' in Black Friday signify?

1. African Americans
2. Sadness and despair
3. Companies making profits again
4. The color of clothing you wear on Thanksgiving