1. The history of Thanksgiving
Quiz

2. You read the letter from Jim to Hans in your Stepping
Stones textbook, page 19, about Thanksgiving.
If you haven’t read it carfully than you have to read the text
again, maby study it a bit!
BECAUSE…… this is the big Thanksgiving quiz !!
So make sure you know everything the book. says about
Thanksgiving !!!
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3. Question 1
Thanksgiving is an American Tradition, celebrated every year.
When do the Americans celebrate Thanksgiving?
• On the first Tuesday of November
• On the fourth Thursday of October
• On the fourth Thursday of November

4. Question 2
Every year the Americans celebrate Thanksgiving
But do you know when the first Thanksgiving was celebrated?
•Almost four hundred years ago
•Almost four years ago
•Almost three hundred years ago

5. Question 3
Who were the first people to celebrate Thanksgiving?
•The Americans
•The Pilgrims
•The children of the Indians

6. Question 4
The Pilgrims came from a town called Plymouth.
But when did they sail to America and what was the ship called?
•In 1620 they sailed to America on a ship called the Mayfloor
•In 1520 they sailed to America on a ship called the Mayyard
•In 1620 they sailed to America on a ship called the Mayflower

7. Question 5
The Pilgrims sailed to America in 1620.
During the first winter a lot of them died because of the cold and
because they didn’t know how to grow food.
How many days took the trip to America in 1620 and who taught
them everything they needed to know about the land?
•The trip to America took 65 days and the children of the Pilgrims
taught them everything they needed to know about the land
•The trip to America took 66 days and the children of the Indians
taught them everything they needed to know about the land
•The trip to America took 65 days and the Indians taught them
everything they needed to know about the land

8. Question 6
How did Thanksgiving started?
•Thanksgiving started after a big fight with the Indians about land, the
Pilgrims won and that’s why the Pilgrims decided to have a big feast to
celebrate their victory
•Thanksgiving started because , after the help of the Indians, the harvest
was very successful and the Pilgrims decided to have a big feast to
celebrate.
•Thanksgiving started after the Indians invited the Pilgrims to celebrate
their successful harvest.

9. Question 7
At Thanksgiving everybody in the U.S has a special Thanksgiving dinner.
We eat food that are the symbols of Thanksgiving.
We eat:
•Stuffed turkey, corn, pumpkin pie and cranberry sauce
•Stuffed turkey, apple pie, corn and cranberry sauce
•Stuffed turkey, corn, pumpkin, blueberry sauce

10. Question 8
Thanksgiving is also a time for:
•Sharing and giving thanks together for the good things in life
•Sharing and giving thanks together for the food and things America has
brought us
•Sharing and giving thanks together for the life we have

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12. Yesss !!
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The American people celebrate Thanksgiving on
the fourth Thursday of November.
So it’s on a different date every year.
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13. Yesss !!
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The first Thanksgiving was almost four
hundred years ago.
But it wasn’t celebrated like Thanksgiving is
celebrated now a days.
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14. Yesss !!
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The first people to celebrate
Thanksgiving were the Pilgrims.
Did you know they had also lived in
The Netherlands for a while?!
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15. Yesss !!
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The ship was called the Mayflower.
Before the trip with the Pilgrims, the ship
was an old trading vessel and had carried
wine across the narrow seas between
France and England.
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16. Yesss !!
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Do you know the name of the Indians??
It were the Wampanoag and Pequamid
Indians who helped the Pilgrims with
everything they needed to know.
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17. Yesss !!
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Without the Indians, there would have
been no Thanksgiving to celebrate.
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18. Yesss !!
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The people eat corn at
Thanksgiving, because the Pilgrims
had nothing and the Indians shared
their corn with the Pilgrims.
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19. Yesss !!
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Thanksgiving isn’t all about food and
giving thanks, it is also about spending
time with your family.
A lot of families travel a long way to be
with their relatives.
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20. Nice job !!
You made it to the end !!
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