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INSTRUCTIONS: It's easy. Just read each question and click on the button in front of your answer. The computer will keep score for you. Try to get at least 7 points. To find the answers, just read the Thanksgiving Story, or go to the Non-JavaScript Quiz. Good luck!

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. We have had a national Thanksgiving holiday every year in November since...
1621, the pilgrim's first celebration
1777 when all the colonies held a thanksgiving
1789 when George Washington proclaimed a national day of thanksgiving
1863 when Lincoln proclaimed Thanksgiving Day

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. When Congress made Thanksgiving an official holiday, they set the date as...
the 4th Thursday in November
the last Thursday in November
the 3rd Thursday in November
November 24

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