Thanksgiving....a time for giving thanks. Thursday,
November 22nd we will be celebrating Thanksgiving Day. Everyone
will be hustling and bustling to be with friends and family
members, with thoughts of mouth watering meals, football games and
parades. But what does Thanksgiving really mean?
Sharpen your pencils and test your knowledge of Thanksgiving and
some of its traditions. Be sure to print out this page and
share it with your friends and family.
Finish the line to this song. "Over the River and through the
Woods.........."
What day and year did the Pilgrims set sail for the New
World?
How many Pilgrims sailed on board the Mayflower?
When does Canada celebrate Thanksgiving?
How did the Pumpkin Pie originate?
In what year was the first proclaimed official Thanksgiving
Day?
Which
President proclaimed the National Day of Thanksgiving?
Who passes the Jelly Beans at Thanksgiving?
Who was Sarah Josepha Hale?
The Pilgrims originated in England. To flee from religious
prosecution the Pilgrims left to go where before they fled to the
New World?
The Indians called it "ibimi". What
is ibimi?
Felix the Cat was one of the first of the
large balloons that first appeared in the annual Macy's Thanksgiving
Day Parade in what year?
Which of the following did the Pilgrims NOT
eat at the first Thanksgiving feast? (this question has more
than one answer)
corn
~ turkey
~ dried fruit
~ bread
~ deer lobster
~ potatoes
~ fish
~ cheese
~ popcorn pumpkin pie
~ plums
~ clams
~ cranberries
True or False. After the Macy's
Thanksgiving Day Parade they use to release the balloons in the
air.
The
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was once stopped for three
years. When and why was the parade stopped?
According
to Greek mythology, a cornucopia is?
Who was Squanto?
How did the first Thanksgiving come about?
Pilgrim clothing was made of?
Click
Here to Visit our Thanksgiving Page
where you will find
information on Thanksgiving, its Traditions, information on Macy's
Annual Thanksgiving Day Parade and much much more!!
Take a minute to take a look. It's informative and lots of fun
and we're sure you'll want to print it out for your friends and
family!
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