1. What year did the Pilgrims have their first Thanksgiving Feast? 1619 1620 1621 1935 2. What food was probably NOT on the Pilgrims' Thanksgiving menu? Potatoes Corn Fish Dried Fruit 3. The Horn of Plenty, or Cornucopia, which symbolizes abundance, originated in what country? Holland Greece America Turkey 4. In 1676, a day of thanksgiving was proclaimed to take place during what month? May June October November 5. What president didn't like the idea of having a national Thanksgiving Day? Washington Nixon Truman Jefferson 6. Who is credited with leading the crusade to establish Thanksgiving Day? Sarah Jessica Parker Sarah Lee Sarah Josepha Hale Sarah Ferguson 7. Which president first established the date of Thanksgiving as a national celebration? Jefferson Adams Lincoln Wilson 8. Which president moved the date of Thanksgiving twice? Lincoln T. Roosevelt F. D. Roosevelt Eisenhower 9. The reason Thanksgiving was moved up a week was... To fullfil a political promise To ward off evil spirits Due to public pressure To lengthen the Christmas shopping season 10. Canada celebrates Thanksgiving on... (The answer is not in the narrative.) 2nd Monday in October 2nd Thursday in November 3rd Thursday in November May 1
2. What food was probably NOT on the Pilgrims' Thanksgiving menu? Potatoes Corn Fish Dried Fruit
3. The Horn of Plenty, or Cornucopia, which symbolizes abundance, originated in what country? Holland Greece America Turkey
4. In 1676, a day of thanksgiving was proclaimed to take place during what month? May June October November
5. What president didn't like the idea of having a national Thanksgiving Day? Washington Nixon Truman Jefferson
6. Who is credited with leading the crusade to establish Thanksgiving Day? Sarah Jessica Parker Sarah Lee Sarah Josepha Hale Sarah Ferguson
7. Which president first established the date of Thanksgiving as a national celebration? Jefferson Adams Lincoln Wilson
8. Which president moved the date of Thanksgiving twice? Lincoln T. Roosevelt F. D. Roosevelt Eisenhower
9. The reason Thanksgiving was moved up a week was... To fullfil a political promise To ward off evil spirits Due to public pressure To lengthen the Christmas shopping season
10. Canada celebrates Thanksgiving on... (The answer is not in the narrative.) 2nd Monday in October 2nd Thursday in November 3rd Thursday in November May 1
