Team: ______
Culture quiz #11 (Thanksgiving)
1. What day is Thanksgiving celebrated in the States ?
2. What year was the first Thanksgiving celebrated ?
3. What were the first English settlers called ? (2 names)
4. Why did they decide to leave England ?
5. Where did they establish the first colony ?
6. What was the name of their ship ?
7. How many passengers and crew were there on the ship ?
8. How long did the trip last ?
9. What was the name of the tribe the first settlers met ?
10. Who celebrated the first Thanksgiving and what for ?
11. What did they have for dinner ?
12. What do Americans eat traditionally for Thanksgiving today ? (full menu)
13. What animal does the president traditionally pardon each Thanksgiving ?
14. Which televised sport do many people watch on Thanksgiving ?
15. In 1863, which president declared that a national day of Thanksgiving would be held in November ?
16. For many native American people, Thanksgiving is a mourning day rather than a celebration. Why ?
17. Where is the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade held?
18. What is the name of Norman Rockwell’s painting depicting a Thanksgiving dinner ?
19. What is one of the biggest Christmas shopping days called ?
20. What is Cyber Monday ?
Team: ______
Culture quiz #11 (Thanksgiving)
1. What day is Thanksgiving celebrated in the States ?
2. What year was the first Thanksgiving celebrated ?
3. What were the first English settlers called ? (2 names)
4. Why did they decide to leave England ?
5. Where did they establish the first colony ?
6. What was the name of their ship ?
7. How many passengers and crew were there on the ship ?
8. How long did the trip last ?
9. What was the name of the tribe the first settlers met ?
10. Who celebrated the first Thanksgiving and what for ?
11. What did they have for dinner ?
12. What do Americans eat traditionally for Thanksgiving today ? (full menu)
13. What animal does the president traditionally pardon each Thanksgiving ?
14. Which televised sport do many people watch on Thanksgiving ?
15. In 1863, which president declared that a national day of Thanksgiving would be held in November ?
16. For many native American people, Thanksgiving is a mourning day rather than a celebration. Why ?
17. Where is the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade held?
18. What is the name of Norman Rockwell’s painting depicting a Thanksgiving dinner ?
19. What is one of the biggest Christmas shopping days called ?
20. What is Cyber Monday ?