Thanksgiving quiz

More questions about Thanksgiving

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1. 1 Easy

   Which ship brought the Pilgrims to Cape Cod in 1620?

   Answer: Mayflower

   Why: The Mayflower carried 102 passengers on a turbulent 66-day Atlantic crossing before landing at Cape Cod in November 1620.

2. 2 Medium

   Why did Roosevelt change Thanksgiving’s date in 1939?

   Answer: To lengthen the Christmas shopping season

   Why: Critics dubbed the changed holiday “Franksgiving,” and a 1941 law fixed it on November’s fourth Thursday.

3. 3 Hard

   Who wrote the only surviving eyewitness account of Plymouth’s 1621 feast?

   Answer: Edward Winslow

   Why: Winslow’s letter appeared in Mourt’s Relation, published in 1622.

4. 4 Easy

   For good luck, two people pull apart what turkey bone?

   Answer: Wishbone

   Why: Its older English name was merrythought, and the custom of pulling it apart took shape in the early 1600s.

5. 5 Medium

   Which state began annual Thanksgiving proclamations in 1817?

   Answer: New York

   Why: After Governor DeWitt Clinton's 1817 proclamation, New York made Thanksgiving an official holiday in 1830, the first state outside New England.

6. 6 Hard

   Who campaigned for decades to make Thanksgiving a national holiday?

   Answer: Sarah Josepha Hale

   Why: Hale ran her Thanksgiving campaign while editing the popular magazine Godey’s Lady’s Book.