Team : _______________________________________________________

Culture quiz #11 (Thanksgiving)

1. What day is Thanksgiving celebrated in the States ?2. What year was the first Thanksgiving celebrated ?3. What were the first English settlers called ? (2 names)

4. Why did they decide to leave England ?

5. Where did they establish the first colony ?6. What was the name of their ship ?7. How many passengers and crew were there on the ship ?

8. How long did the trip last ?9. What was the name of the tribe the first settlers met ?10. Who celebrated the first Thanksgiving and what for ?

11. What did they have for dinner ?

12. What do Americans eat traditionally for Thanksgiving today ? (full menu)

13. What animal does the president traditionally pardon each Thanksgiving ?

14. Which televised sport do many people watch on Thanksgiving ?15. In 1863, which president declared that a national day of Thanksgiving would be held in

November ?16. For many native American people, Thanksgiving is a mourning day rather than a

celebration. Why ?

17. Where is the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade held ?18. What is the name of Norman Rockwell’s painting depicting a Thanksgiving dinner ?

19. What is one of the biggest Christmas shopping days called ?20. What is Cyber Monday ?

Team : _______________________________________________________

Culture quiz #11 (Thanksgiving)

1. What day is Thanksgiving celebrated in the States ?2. What year was the first Thanksgiving celebrated ?3. What were the first English settlers called ? (2 names)

4. Why did they decide to leave England ?

5. Where did they establish the first colony ?6. What was the name of their ship ?7. How many passengers and crew were there on the ship ?

8. How long did the trip last ?9. What was the name of the tribe the first settlers met ?10. Who celebrated the first Thanksgiving and what for ?

11. What did they have for dinner ?

12. What do Americans eat traditionally for Thanksgiving today ? (full menu)

13. What animal does the president traditionally pardon each Thanksgiving ?

14. Which televised sport do many people watch on Thanksgiving ?15. In 1863, which president declared that a national day of Thanksgiving would be held in

November ?16. For many native American people, Thanksgiving is a mourning day rather than a

celebration. Why ?

17. Where is the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade held ?18. What is the name of Norman Rockwell’s painting depicting a Thanksgiving dinner ?

19. What is one of the biggest Christmas shopping days called ?20. What is Cyber Monday ?