Презентация - Thanksgiving is only celebrated in the usa.. A) true. B) false. B) false

Thanksgiving is only celebrated in the USA.
A) True
B) False
B) False

When do Americans celebrate Thanksgiving Day nowadays?
On the first Thursday of November
B) On the second Monday of November
C) On the third Thursday of November
D) On the fourth Thursday of November
D) On the fourth Thursday of November

When is Thanksgiving celebrated in Canada?
On the first Monday of October
B) On the second Monday of October
B) On the second Monday of October
C) On the third Monday of October
C) On the fourth Monday of October

Thanksgiving is a religious holiday.
A) True
B) False
B) False

When did the first colonists from England arrive in America?
A) 1492
B) 1620
B) 1620
C) 1721
D) 1884

Where did The Pilgrims sail from?
A) Plymouth
A) Plymouth
B) London
C) Southampton
D) Amsterdam

What was the original name of The Pilgrims?
A) Puritans
A) Puritans
B) Settlers
C) Parisans
D) Colonists

What was the name of The Pilgrims’ ship?
A) Harvest
B) Cook
C) The Mayflower
C) The Mayflower
D) Black Tulip

How did The Pilgrims call their land?
A) New England
B) New World
B) New World
C) New York
D) New Europe

How long did the Pilgrims' voyage to the 'New World' last?
A) 100 days
B) 92 days
C) 65 days
D) 44 days
C) 65 days

Where did The Pilgrims spend the first freezing winter?
A) On board the ship
A) On board the ship
B) In the woods
C) With Native Americans
D) In huts

Why did The Pilgrims leave England?
To fight the Indians
B) To trade tea for animal fur
C) To set up a company
D) To seek religious freedom
D) To seek religious freedom

Squanto, the Native American who helped The Pilgrims to grow crops, was a member of the Patuxet tribe.
A) True
A) True
B) False

What year was the celebration that is most commonly considered to be the first Thanksgiving?
A) 1621
A) 1621
B) 1622
C) 1623
D) 1624

Where did The Pilgrims celebrate the first Thanksgiving?
Herald Square  in New York City
B)  Plymouth, Massachusetts
B)  Plymouth, Massachusetts
C) Washington, DC
D) Jamestown, Virginia

How long did the first Thanksgiving dinner last?
A) 1 day
B) 3 days
B) 3 days
C) 4 days
D) 1 week

Where there more Pilgrims or Native Americans at the first Thankgiving?
A) Native Americans
A) Native Americans
B) Pilgrims

How many Pilgrims travelled on The Mayflower?
A) 208
B) 154
C) 102
D) 97
C) 102

Of the 102 Pilgrims who travelled on The Mayflower, how many lived to celebrate the first Thanksgiving?
A) 80
B) 50
B) 50
C) 30
D) 15

How many Pilgrim women survived to celebrate the first Thanksgiving?
B) 15
C) 10
D) 5
D) 5

Which of the following foods was probably served at the first Thanksgiving?
A) Potatoes
B) Pork
C) Shellfish
D) Cranberry sauce
C) Shellfish

The Pilgrims ate pumpkin pie and mashed potatoes at their Thanksgiving feast.
A) True
B) False
B) False

What landmark is known as the place where the Pilgrims landed in America?
A) Pilgrim Rock
B) Patriot's Rock
C) Plymouth Rock
C) Plymouth Rock
D)  Pet Rock

The Native American Indians who celebrated the First Thanksgiving dinner with the Pilgrims were from which tribe?
A) Cherokee
B) Mohican
C) Wampanoag
D)  Patuxet
C) Wampanoag

About how long had the Wampanoag been living in the Cape Cod area when The Pilgrims arrived?
A) 100,000 years
B) 10,000 years
B) 10,000 years
C) 500 years
D) 10 years

Who was the leader of the Wampanoag at the time of the first Thanksgiving?
A) Tisquantum
B) Metacomet
C) Massasoit
D)  Crazy Horse
C) Massasoit

What was the name of the governor of the Plymouth Colony who organized the first Thanksgiving?
A) William Bradford
A) William Bradford
B) John Smith
C) George Washington
D) Abraham Lincoln

Under which president did Thanksgiving become an annual holiday?
A) George Washington
B) John Adams
C) Abraham Lincoln
C) Abraham Lincoln
D)  Andrew Johnson

What is the symbol of Thanksgiving Day?
A) Corn
B) Pumpkin
C) Cornucopia
D)  Turkey
C) Cornucopia

What does "cornucopia" mean?
A) A lot of corn
B) A lot of vegetables
C) Horn of plenty
D)  Greek Goddess of corn
C) Horn of plenty

What is the traditional dessert on Thanksgiving Day?
A) Apple pie
B) Pumpkin pie
B) Pumpkin pie
C) Cherry pie
D) Strawberry pie

What meat did the native Americans bring to the first Thanksgiving?
Lamb
B) Beef
C) Turkey
D) Deer
D) Deer

Which of the following is not used to decorate homes on Thanksgiving?
A) Wreaths
B) Dried flowers
C) Pumpkin lamps
D)  Fresh flowers
C) Pumpkin lamps

Which company held the first Thanksgiving Day in 1920?
A) Gimbels
A) Gimbels
B) Macy's
C) Lord & Taylor
D) Stern's

Where does Thanksgiving Parade usually start from?
A) Macy’s
A) Macy’s
B) Times Square
C) Empire State Building
D) Brooklyn Bridge

The Macy's Thanksgiving Parade is one of the largest parades in the world.
A) True
A) True
B) False

In what year did the first Macy's Thanksgiving Parade take place?
A) 1924
A) 1924
B) 1926
C) 1928
D) 1930

Who traditionally appears at the end of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
A) A giant turkey
B) Santa
B) Santa
C) Pilgrims
D) Snoopy

Which character has been a Macy's balloon the most?
A) Mickey Mouse
B) Spiderman
C) Snoopy
C) Snoopy
D)  Spongebob

How many turkeys are eaten in the U.S. each year?
A) 6 million
B) 15 million
C) 46 million
D)  70 million
C) 46 million

What special “duty” does the President of the United States have during Thanksgiving every year?
He/She throws an annual ball at the White House
B) He/She makes a televised speech about American History
D) He/She "pardons“ a turkey
C) He/She eats an entire pumpkin pie
D) He/She "pardons“ a turkey

What happens to turkeys that are pardoned by the President of the USA?
B) They are sent to a farm to live out the rest of their days
They are served on a plate at the White House
B) They are sent to a farm to live out the rest of their days
D) They are donated to poor families
C) They become pets of the First Family

What did President George W. Bush do with the turkeys he pardoned?
He ate them
B) He sent them to a cousin's ranch
D) He sent them to Disney World
C) He sent them to a friend's farm
D) He sent them to Disney World

Many Thanksgiving dinners aren’t complete without a serving of congealed “sauce” made from this fruit:
A) Apples
B) Cranberries
B) Cranberries
C) Blueberries
D) Oranges

Which televised sport do many people watch on Thanksgiving?
Baseball
B) Cricket
D) Football
C) Basketball
D) Football

What percentage of Americans celebrate the Thanskgiving feast?
A) 95%
B) 85%
B) 85%
C) 60%
D) 50%

Which turkeys gobble?
A) Male
A) Male
B) Female

There are towns in the USA that are named Turkey.
A) True
A) True
B) False

What is the name of the author who led the national campaign to have Thanksgiving declared a national holiday?
Nellie Bly
B) Walt Whitman
C) Jacob Riis
D) Sarah Josepha Hale
D) Sarah Josepha Hale

Which of America’s Founding Fathers wanted the turkey to be America’s national bird, rather than the eagle?
A) Benjamin Franklin
A) Benjamin Franklin
B) George Washington
C) Samuel Adams
D) Alexander Hamilton