Q 01/05

In which month is Thanksgiving celebrated in the United States?

A) September

B) October

C) November

D) December

Answer · why

C) November

American Thanksgiving is a federal holiday held on the fourth Thursday of November every year.

Q 02/05

American Thanksgiving always falls on which day of the week?

A) Monday

B) Wednesday

C) Thursday

D) Friday

Answer · why

C) Thursday

It is always the fourth Thursday of November. The Friday straight after it has its own nickname: Black Friday.

Q 03/05

The Pilgrims' famous 1621 harvest feast took place at which settlement?

A) Jamestown

B) Plymouth

C) Roanoke

D) Boston

Answer · why

B) Plymouth

After bringing in their first good harvest, the colonists celebrated at Plymouth for three days in the autumn of 1621.

Q 04/05

Which Native American people joined the Pilgrims at that 1621 feast?

A) Cherokee

B) Wampanoag

C) Navajo

D) Sioux

Answer · why

B) Wampanoag

The Wampanoag had made a mutual protection agreement with the colonists, and their farming and hunting know-how had produced much of the food at the f...

Q 05/05

Which ship carried the Pilgrims across the Atlantic in 1620?

A) Santa Maria

B) Mayflower

C) Discovery

D) Endeavour

Answer · why

B) Mayflower

The Mayflower was an English merchant sailing ship. It transported the group of English families we now call the Pilgrims to the New World.