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Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!. Thanksgiving is celebrated only in the United States. True or False?. False It is also celebrated in Canada!. The Greek Goddess of Corn is : ( a) Demeter (b) Cornucopia (c) Ceres (d) Grainophillia. A Demeter.

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Happy Thanksgiving!

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  1. Happy Thanksgiving!

  2. Thanksgiving is celebrated only in the United States.True or False?

  3. False It is also celebrated in Canada!

  4. The Greek Goddess of Corn is: (a) Demeter(b) Cornucopia(c) Ceres(d) Grainophillia

  5. A Demeter

  6. The first department store to hold a Thanksgiving parade was: (a) Montgomery Wards(b) J.C. Penney's(c) Gimbel's(d) Macy's(e) None of the above. 

  7. (c) Gimbel's

  8. What is the name of the famous rock credited to where the pilgrims first landed?

  9. Plymouth Rock

  10. The Indians who were invited to the Thanksgiving feast were of the Wampanoag tribe.  Who was their chief? (a) Massasoit(b) Pemaquid(c) Samoset(d) Squanto

  11. (a) Massasoit

  12. What was the name of the ship the pilgrims came over on?

  13. Mayflower

  14. The term "Cornucopia" means what? (a) Tall Corn(b) Greek God of Corn(c) Horn of Plenty(d) A traditional New England relish

  15. (c) Horn of Plenty

  16. What was the original name for the pilgrims? (a) Puritans or Separatists(b) Partisans or Dividians(c) Settlers or Colonists(d) Journeymen or Seekers

  17. (a) Puritans or Separatists

  18. What part of the turkey is saved and snapped as a superstitious good luck custom?

  19. Wishbone

  20. Indian corn is for decoration purposes only and not for cooking. True or False?

  21. True

  22. It is believed that how many pilgrim women survived to celebrate the first Thanksgiving in 1621. (a) 5(b) 15(c) 25

  23. (a) 5

  24. The first Thanksgiving in 1621 was believed to have lasted how many days? (a) 1 day(b) 3 days(c) 7 days

  25. (b) 3 days

  26. Turkeys can drown if they look up in the rain. True or False?

  27. True

  28. Historians have proven that the pilgrims didn't really wear those funny hats and buckles on their shoes. True or False?

  29. True

  30. Back in the early 1600's, the pilgrims didn't have which of the following utensils to eat their Thanksgiving meal with? (a) Spoons (b) Forks(c) Knives

  31. (b) Forks

  32. How many pilgrims were on the Mayflower? (a) 92(b) 102(c) 122

  33. (b) 102

  34. Of the original 102 pilgrims that came, approximately how many survived to celebrate the first Thanksgiving? (a) 101(b) 50(c) 10

  35. (b) 50

  36. Which of the following foods that we normally do not eat today at Thanksgiving, was an original food that the pilgrims ate back in 1600's? (a) Roast Beef(b) Codfish(c) Ham

  37. (b) Codfish

  38. At the first Thanksgiving, there were more Indians than there were pilgrims. True or False?

  39. True

  40. Which of the following was approved table manners at the first Thanksgiving: (a) To eat with your hands(b) To spit on the floor(c) To throw bones into the hearth when done(d) All of these

  41. (d) All of these

  42. Back in the early Thanksgiving celebrations, they also liked sporting events and took bets. Of course it wasn't football back then. Which sport was it? (a) Shooting(b) Archery(c) Knife Throwing

  43. (a) Shooting

  44. The first Thanksgiving football game was started in 1934 by which team?(a) Pittsburgh Steelers(b) Kansas City Chiefs(c) Detroit Lions

  45. (c) Detroit Lions

  46. In 1621, which of the following foods that we eat at Thanksgiving today, they DID NOT serve? (a) Pumpkin Pie(b) Yams(c) Vegetables

  47. (a) Pumpkin Pie

  48. In 1705 a ship in Colchester, CT port was stuck frozen in the harbor and so the people delayed Thanksgiving one week so that what item on this ship (important to Thanksgiving) could be brought ashore? (a) Tea(b) Molasses(c) Cinnamon

  49. (b) Molasses

  50. Which state produces the most turkeys? (a) North Carolina(b) North Dakota(c) Texas(d) California

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