BULLETIN NOTES – NOVEMBER 26, 2000

THANKSGIVING QUIZ

1. Which of the four men was not part of the Pilgrim colonies?

a. Miles Standish

b. Nathen Hale

c. John Smith

d. William Bradford

2. What President established the date of Thanksgiving a National Holiday?

a. Washington

b. Lincoln

c. Jefferson

d. Adams

3. How many people landed in Plymouth?

a. 79

b. 300

c. 27

d. 99

4. The name of the ship the Pilgrims sailed to the New World in?

a. The Mayflower

b. The Rose

c. Titanic

d. None of the above

5. When did the Pilgrims have their first Thanksgiving feast?

a. 1631

b. 1619

c. 1621

d. 1629

6. The Indians introduced the Pilgrims to a new type of food called maize, what was it?

a. Broccoli

b. Carrots

c. Peas

d. Corn

7. What berry did the Indians introduce to the Pilgrims?

a. Blueberry

b. Cranberry

c. Strawberry

d. Raspberry

8. Why did the Pilgrims immigrate to the New World?

a. A potato famine forced them to look for new lands

b. An urge to explore strange new land

c. Religious freedom

d. Didn’t have anything better to do

9. The Indians had a different way to fertilize their maize. They would put ‘what’ in with the seed when they planted it?

a. A fish

b. A flower

c. Manure

d. An acorn

10. The first Indian the Pilgrims met was the leader of the Pemaquid Indians, what was his name?

a. Sitting Bull

b. Samoset

c. Little Bear

d. Jumper

Answers: 1-b), 2-b), 3-d), 4-a), 5-e), 6-d), 7-b), 8-c), 9-a), 10-b)