Thanksgiving History

• Question 1 out of 10

  When was the first Thanksgiving celebrated?

  1492

  1621

  1776

  1863

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• Question 2 out of 10

  Who were the Native American people who attended the first Thanksgiving?

  Cherokee

  Sioux

  Wampanoag

  Apache

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• Question 3 out of 10

  Which President proclaimed Thanksgiving as a national holiday in 1863?

  George Washington

  Abraham Lincoln

  Thomas Jefferson

  Theodore Roosevelt

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• Question 4 out of 10

  What food was likely NOT on the table at the first Thanksgiving?

  Turkey

  Deer

  Corn

  Shellfish

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• Question 5 out of 10

  Which U.S. President tried to change the date of Thanksgiving?

  Franklin D. Roosevelt

  Andrew Jackson

  Woodrow Wilson

  John F. Kennedy

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• Question 6 out of 10

  What traditional activity is associated with the President on Thanksgiving?

  Eating dinner with troops

  Pardoning a turkey

  Lighting a bonfire

  Delivering a Thanksgiving sermon

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• Question 7 out of 10

  Which state was the first to adopt Thanksgiving as an annual holiday?

  Virginia

  Massachusetts

  New York

  Connecticut

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• Question 8 out of 10

  Which city hosts the famous Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade?

  Boston

  Chicago

  New York City

  Philadelphia

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• Question 9 out of 10

  What was the name of the Native American who served as a translator and guide for the Pilgrims?

  Squanto

  Sacagawea

  Pocahontas

  Sitting Bull

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• Question 10 out of 10

  What was the Mayflower Compact?

  A trade agreement with England

  A list of rules for self-governance

  A map to the New World

  An agreement with the Wampanoag

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