Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is celebrated on

• the 28 November every year.

• the 28 November this year.

• the third Thursday in November every year.

• the fourth Friday in November every year.

Thanksgiving has been a national holiday since

• 1621

• 1776

• 1863

• 1920

What was the name of the ship on which the Pilgrims came to America?

• Santa Maria

• Nina

• Mayflower

• Queen Mary

Which of the following utensils did the Pilgrims not have to eat their Thanksgiving feast?

• spoons

• knives

• forks

The Pilgrims left their home country because

• they wanted to earn more money.

• of their religion.

• committed a crime.

• of their love for America.

Which president was the first to give a turkey a presidential pardon?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ronald Reagan

• Barack Obama

• John F. Kennedy

What meat did the native Americans bring to the first Thanksgiving?

• deer

• rabbit

• turkey

• pumpkin

The first Thanksgiving lasted

• one day

• three days

• three weeks

• a week

Cranberries are

• tasted to see if they are sweet enough to harvest.

• bounced to see if they are ripe.

• brownish when they are ripe.

• smashed to see if they are ripe.

Turkeys grown for Thanksgiving

• contain less protein than chicken.

• are mostly too heavy to fly.

• cannot make any sound.

• can see behind themselves.