THANKSGIVING DAY

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